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Nonfiction: The Hand of the Comic Artist
Manohla Dargis reviews two new books that examine the aesthetics and the business of comics, from Superman to R. Crumb.
Nonfiction: The Comic Strip’s Heyday in ‘Cartoon County’
Cullen Murphy recounts his coming-of-age among the elites of American illustration.
Profile: Eluding Censors, a Magazine Covers Southeast Asia’s Literary Scene
Mekong Review’s contributors include some of the best-known authors, journalists and academics who follow the region.
The Book Review Podcast: ‘The Second Coming of the KKK’
Linda Gordon talks about “The Second Coming of the KKK”; Scott Kelly discusses “Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery”; and editors from the Book Review talk about our 10 Best Books of 2017.
Nonfiction: The Last Civic Remnant of Authentic Spirituality at Christmastime
Jonathan Keates’s “Messiah: The Composition and Afterlife of Handel’s Masterpiece” seeks to save the oratorio from centuries of misinterpretatin.
Books News: Jacqueline Woodson to Explore Belonging in Two Upcoming Books
A middle-grade novel and a picture book, to be published in 2018, explore what being American really means.
Sketchbook | Graphic Review: Reading ‘Catcher in the Rye’ Today
An illustrated review of J. D. Salinger's classic from a 21st-century perspective.
Nonfiction: Great Art, Repugnant Politics
“Growing Up With the Impressionists,” the childhood diary of Julie Manet, daughter of Berthe Morisot and Eugene Manet, reveals some unsavory views.
The Shortlist: International Thrillers Favor Trysts over Treason
Three fall novels take readers across the globe on missions in which the espionage takes a back seat to the characters’ personal lives and liaisons.
Nonfiction: Anti-Fascism With a Human Face
In “A Bold and Dangerous Family,” Caroline Moorehead continues her Resistance Quartet with the story of Amelia, Carlo and Nello Rosselli.
Fiction: ‘I Am the Kind of Woman I Would Run From’
The journalist heroine of Anthony Quinn’s novel “Freya” is both headstrong and ambitious. Neither will be assets in post-World War II Britain.
Nonfiction: From Working for Jesse Helms to Writing ‘Tales of the City’
In “Logical Family,” Armistead Maupin describes a conservative upbringing before he became a beloved author and L.G.B.T. activist.
Nonfiction: Franklin Roosevelt’s Story Is Worth Telling Again and Again
Robert Dallek’s “Franklin D. Roosevelt” examines both the public and the private man.
Nonfiction: Yearning for an Earlier Era of American Diplomacy
Jeffrey A. Engel’s “When the World Seemed New” recounts the last spasm of Republican internationalism.
Nonfiction: She Breaks Rules While Expecting Students to Follow Them
In “The Education of Eva Moskowitz,” the controversial founder of Success Academy Charter Schools sets out to defend her pedagogical approach and settle scores.
Fiction: The Future Is Now, and Dark, in T. Coraghessan Boyle’s Stories
The characters in Boyle’s new collection, “The Relive Box,” battle modern problems badly.
Inside the List: A Tom Clancy Fan Continues Tom Clancy’s Series
The thriller writer Marc Cameron is the latest novelist invited to channel Clancy, who died in 2013.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent reviews by connecting new literature to old.
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