Sketchbook | Graphic Review: Reviews in Pictures: Harry Bliss on Norman Douglas’s ‘South Wind’
The 1917 novel from the British travel writer uses landscape as character.
Nonfiction: Writing Lines for Obama, Mixing Comedy and Hope
In his memoir “Thanks, Obama,” the speechwriter David Litt recalls coming of age at the White House.
The Shortlist: How We Make Up Our Minds
Four books about the mechanics of decision making.
Fiction: In ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing,’ a Haunted Road Trip to Prison
Jesmyn Ward’s follow-up to “Salvage the Bones” tells the story of a woman intent on making her fractured family whole again.
Author’s Note: Marilynne Robinson on Finding the Right Word
The author of “Gilead” and “Housekeeping” reflects on Emily Dickinson, expanding the mind and writing into the unknown.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Greek myths, a cover illustration and more.
Editors' Choice: 12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
In 'The Ninth Hour,' A Tonic For The Ills Of The World
Alice McDermott's new novel immerses readers in the homely details of Irish Catholic Brooklyn in the early decades of the 20th century, but also addresses bigger, universal questions of love and life.
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In 'The Twelve-Mile Straight,' Characters Are Symbols First, People Second
Eleanor Henderson's novel, set in 1930s Georgia, seeks to portray a time when "slavery was over, but not past," says our reviewer. But a lack of nuance keeps its characters from emerging as individuals.
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Nonfiction: ‘Streampunks’ Serves Up YouTube’s Greatest Hits
Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s chief business officer, delivers a lively, if biased, history of the video-sharing platform’s most noteworthy success stories.
Nonfiction: When the Governments of the World Agreed to Banish War
“The Internationalists,” by Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro, argues that a 1928 pact was the beginning of the end of war.
By the Book: Celeste Ng: By the Book
The author of, most recently, “Little Fires Everywhere,” often returns to “The Count of Monte Cristo”: “Right now, I see it as an exploration of the complexities of good and evil and how easily one shifts into the other.”
Newsbook: For Hispanic Heritage Month, 3 Books on Latinos in the U.S.
From conquistadores to modern cultural enclaves, these books trace the centuries-long Latino experience in the United States.
Novel 'Forest Dark' And Dog Book 'Afterglow' Consider The Meaning Of Life
Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews two books that use experimental forms to tackle weighty topics. "Both of these odd new books offer something special," she says.
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Zine And Heard: In 'Moxie,' A Young Woman Fights Back
In Jennifer Mathieu's novel, "nice girl" Vivian secretly publishes a zine decrying her high school's culture of sexist harassment. Our reviewer says Moxie works on a "pure, wish-fulfillment level."
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In A Future Ruled By Big Pharma, A Robot Tentatively Explores Freedom — And Sex: 'Autonomous'
Annalee Newitz's tale of a pharmaceutical pirate and the dangerous agents hunting her is built on tender, intimate characterizations that probe notions of selfhood, gender and ownership.
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Nonfiction: A Wild and Exacting Food Writer Gets Her Due
Patience Gray exerted an outsize influence on the culinary world, as Adam Federman’s biography “Fasting and Feasting” makes clear.
Nonfiction: Alice Waters Retraces the Path That Led Her to Chez Panisse
According to a new autobiography, “Coming to My Senses,” it all began with a year in Paris and a taste for the food she discovered there.
Book News: YouTube Star Hank Green Will Publish His First Novel Next Year
Following in the footsteps of his older brother, the best-selling novelist John Green, Hank Green will publish his first novel with Dutton
The Science And Art Of Mapping Animal Movements
Technology allows mapping of wildlife movements with new precision — and a fresh approach to conservation — as evidenced by Where the Animal Go, released Tuesday in the U.S., says Barbara J. King.
(Image credit: Margaret Crofoot, University of California, Davis; Damien Farine, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology /Courtesy of Oliver Uberti)
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