‘Minecraft: The Island’ Blurs the Line Between Fiction and Gaming
Max Brooks’s new novel has an unusual premise: It can also be played within a video game.
'The World Broke In Two': Four Writers, One Transformational Year
Using excerpts from letters and diaries, historian and critic Bill Goldstein follows writers Virginia Woolf, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence and T. S. Eliot through the tumultuous literary year of 1922.
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Fiction: On Vacation in Greece, and Refusing to Feel Ancient
Pushing 70, the three women at the center of Lynn Freed’s novel “The Last Laugh” discover that passion and conflict remain powerful forces.
Nonfiction: What Happens When Liberty Fails to Deliver
In “The Retreat of Western Liberalism,” Edward Luce argues that the tradition of liberty is under mortal threat.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Seeking Poetry with That Certain Slant of Light
An admirer of Emily Dickinson and Anne Carson asks for poetry recommendations. Susan Howe, Charles Wright, Monica Youn, Maggie Nelson and more ensue.
Books of The Times: Portrait of a Nigerian Marriage in a Heartbreaking Debut Novel
Ayobami Adebayo’s “Stay With Me,” like great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, explores the pull between tradition and modernity in Nigeria.
Nonfiction: An Odyssey Through Self-Harm and Out the Other Side
In the memoir “Lights On, Rats Out,” Cree LeFavour recalls the damaged young woman she once was.
Fiction: Around the World in 50 Years
To mark a major birthday (and avoid an ex-lover’s wedding), the hero of Andrew Sean Greer’s novel “Less” embarks on a long journey.
Essay: A Lot Like Prayer: Remembering Denis Johnson
Everywhere Denis Johnson went, he portrayed himself as an openhearted American bumbler not unlike his hapless characters.
'Caesar's Last Breath' Is A Breezy History Of Our Atmosphere
Sam Kean's funny, conversational new book reminds us not to take the air we breathe for granted — our atmosphere can tell stories about everything from dinosaurs and Julius Caesar to space flight.
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Life Lessons (With Zombies) In 'Minecraft: The Island'
Max Brooks' latest novel is set in the world of the popular video game Minecraft — and once you get past that, it has a lot of valuable ideas for young readers, cleverly disguised with plenty of fun.
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The Book Review Podcast: Steve Bannon’s Road to the White House
Joshua Green talks about “Devil’s Bargain”; Laura Dassow Walls discusses her new biography of Thoreau; and Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich on “The Fact of a Body.”
The Shortlist: Hearty Helpings From Three Culinary Histories
Three explorations of American foodways delve into the cookbooks and culinary preoccupations of the past, with a special emphasis on Southern cuisine.
Inside the List: A Crime Writer Finds the ‘Perfect Setting’ in Amish Country
“Down a Dark Road” is the ninth book in Linda Castillo’s series. “I love the juxtaposition of such a bucolic setting and the introduction of evil,” she says.
Crime: Grifters, Swindlers and Chumps Headline the Latest in Crime
From contemporary Los Angeles to medieval Venice, bad guys romp in new mysteries from Richard Lange, Ace Atkins, S.D. Sykes and Michael Connelly.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Nonfiction: At a Law Firm that Defended a Child Murderer, an Intern Recalls Her Own Childhood Abuse
In “The Fact of a Body,” Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich recounts how her memories resurfaced when her law firm took on the case of a pedophile.
Fiction: Alexandra Fuller’s Novel of Lakota Culture May Stir the Appropriation Debate
“Quiet Until the Thaw” follows two reservation boys whose lives become fatefully intertwined.
Egos: New in Memoir: Lessons in Falling in Love, and 2 Accounts of Its Horrors
Three books trace the highs and the (very) lows of love and marriage, says our memoir columnist, Meghan Daum.
Letters to the Editor
A reader responds to a misstated metaphor, an author defends his work and more.
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