Otherworldly: The Latest in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Novels, graphic and otherwise, about the world at war, life with no future and imagined universes.
'Sing' Mourns The Dead, Both Buried And Unburied
Jesmyn Ward's lush and lonely new novel is set amid the mud, blood and heat of Mississippi. It's a road-trip odyssey complicated by hunger, sickness and the murderous racism that infects the town.
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Life in a Police State, Through the Searing Story of a Refugee’s Disappearance
In “A Disappearance in Damascus,” the journalist Deborah Campbell searches for her guide, an Iraqi refugee.
Fiction: ‘A Kind of Freedom’ Follows Three Generations of a Black Family in New Orleans
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s luminous debut novel has the disenchanting optimism of the blues.
'Blood, Sweat, And Pixels': For Designers Of Video Games, It's Always Crunch Time
Journalist Jason Schreier walks readers through the development of 10 recent games, finding marked similarities in the essential infrastructure of their design and production.
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Children’s Books: Picture Books That Remind Children — and Grown-Ups — What Real-Life Friendship Looks Like
For real, true friends, there are sweet spots, rough spots and true connection — beyond clicks and tweets.
Fiction: ‘Class Mom’ Casts a Satirical Lens on So-Called Perfect Parents
Laurie Gelman’s debut novel, “Class Mom,” is told from the comically cynical point of view of a former ’90s wild child turned suburban mother.
Nonfiction: Fake News: It’s as American as George Washington’s Cherry Tree
Kurt Andersen’s “Fantasyland” argues that alternative facts are baked into the American character.
Children’s Books: A Talking Tree, 200 Years Old and Fed Up With Intolerance
In her new novel, “Wishtree,” Katherine Applegate channels the natural world to take on prejudice against immigrants.
On the Road in Germany, Accompanied by Troubling Memories
Alison Moore’s novel “The Lighthouse” follows a lonely British hiker on an increasingly precarious trek through the German countryside.
Fiction: In ‘Careers for Women,’ the Plot Twists Around the World Trade Center
Joanna Scott’s “Careers for Women,” featuring a Port Authority publicist in midcentury Manhattan, serves up a vice-ridden narrative with white-glove service.
Chelsea Manning Headlines New Yorker Festival
The event, from Oct. 6 to 8, will also include interviews with Preet Bharara, Seth Meyers and Glenn Close.
For September, 3 Twisty, Turny, Thrill-Packed Romances
As the weather turns cooler and we start to emerge from summer's torpor, it's time for some faster-paced romances with plenty of exciting twists and turns on the way to the happily-ever-after.
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'Sourdough' Rises Like A Good Loaf
Robin Sloan's latest is a beautiful, small, sweet, quiet book that takes a deep dive into the world of food, underground restaurants and markets, and the magic power of a good sourdough starter.
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The Book Review Podcast: An American Abroad
Suzy Hansen discusses “Notes on a Foreign Country,” and David Thomson talks about “Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio.”
Inside the List: A Decades-old Detective Series Is Still on Top
“Y is for Yesterday,” the penultimate installment of Sue Grafton’s Alphabet Series, premieres on the Best-Seller list at No. 1.
Crime: Mythic Revenge, a Mythic Film and Possibly Mythic Memories
This week’s crime novels delve into the Spanish past and into film history, then grapple with two present-day children tormented by dangerous visions.
The Shortlist: Suspense Fiction That Mines the Terrain of Female Guilt
New novels by Deborah Moggach, Nuala Ellwood, Hallie Ephron and Ruth Ware explore the complex ethics, traumas and loyalties that define women’s lives.
Essay: Epic Stories That Expand the Universal Family Plot
Julian Lucas considers how family stories go beyond genealogy to discover those “who became ‘our’ ancestors” and those who didn’t.
Fiction: Feminist Fiction From the Philippines, Written 50 Years Ago
In Nick Joaquin’s “The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic,” women are granted powers that are both uncanny and real.
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