The Shortlist: Disappearing Acts: Thrillers Stalk Women With Deadly Secrets
In three new thrillers the search is on: for a missing best friend, a possibly dead mom and a really angry stalker.
Nonfiction: ‘Surfing With Sartre’: Does Riding a Wave Help Solve Existential Mysteries?
In his latest book, the philosopher Aaron James finds profound meaning in his favorite pastime.
Nonfiction: The Russian Revolution Recast as an Epic Family Tragedy
Yuri Slezkine’s “The House of Government” tells the story of Bolshevik elites who became targets of their own terror.
Paperback Row: Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Fiction: Food, Folklore and Fulfillment Against a French Backdrop
The protagonists of two summer novels, by Nina George and Hannah Tunnicliffe, discover the lives they really want in the French region of Brittany.
Nonfiction: Giving the Lie to the Notion that Warfare Is ‘Unwomanly’
Svetlana Alexievich’s “The Unwomanly Face of War” collects memories of the Russian women who fought against Hitler.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the single genre issues, Allen Ginsberg and more.
Hollywood on Tape
Many celebrities are in on the audiobook business. Here, readings from more than 20 of them.
Editors' Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Newsbook: 3 Books on North Korea and the Threat of Nuclear War
Two books offer readers insight into the Orwellian society, and another discusses policy solutions.
In 'Good Booty,' Our Hot And Heavy Love Affair With Pop Music
Sex is such an inextricable part of pop music, it's easy to overlook, but NPR Music critic Ann Powers rectifies that in her new book, a portrait of America's obsession with sex as it manifests in pop.
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By the Book: Karl Ove Knausgaard: By the Book
The author of the six-volume autobiographical novel “My Struggle” and, most recently, “Autumn” steers clear of crime fiction: “I only read crime novels when I’m depressed, so I try to avoid them.”
Nonfiction: Ellen Ullman’s New Book Tackles Tech’s Woman Problem
The pioneering programmer discusses her career and the dangers the internet poses to culture, privacy and civility in “Life in Code.”
Crime: Crime Fiction: Sue Grafton Nears the End of Her Alphabet Mysteries
Kinsey Millhone makes one of her last crime column appearances. Elsewhere, we meet rough limo drivers, inept Laotian athletes and a wry L.A. coroner.
Sketchbook / Graphic Review: Jillian Tamaki on ‘The Sky Is Falling’
Jillian Tamaki revisits “The Sky Is Falling,” the children’s classic about British children evacuated to Canada during World War II.
3 Romances For Your August Escape
The lazy days of August call for getaway reading, so we've got three romances that'll take you from old China to the small-town South, featuring couples who learn love is closer than they think.
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An Oddball Family That Can't Connect In 'How To Behave In A Crowd'
Camille Bordas keeps things light in her smart, charming new novel, but there are serious underpinnings to this story about the youngest member of a family of quirky, emotionally closed overachievers.
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Fiction: A Postmodern Buddy-Cop Novel Sends Up the World of Semiotics
Laurent Binet’s “The Seventh Function of Language” turns the story of the death of Roland Barthes into a romp through the days when literary theory reigned.
Nonfiction: A Family Memoir Makes the Case That Autism Is Different, Not Less
Judith Newman’s “To Siri With Love,” about life with an autistic son, is both riotous and moving.
'Home Fire' Puts A Topical Spin On Ancient Greek Tragedy
Kamila Shamsie's new book — beautifully written and paced — updates the ancient story of Antigone to tell an explosive story of two families tangled together by love, grief and religious radicalism.
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