Book Review: ‘The Best Minds,’ by Jonathan Rosen
In “The Best Minds,” Jonathan Rosen pieces together how he and his brilliant classmate diverged after Long Island, Yale and enviable careers.
Book Review: ‘Honey, Baby, Mine,’ by Laura Dern and Diane Ladd
Laura Dern and her mother, Diane Ladd, both made careers in the movies. In “Honey, Baby, Mine,” they drop names, rehash arguments and lean on each other.
Book Review: ‘Ordinary Notes,’ by Christina Sharpe
The scholar Christina Sharpe’s new book comprises memories, observations, artifacts and artworks — fragments attesting to the persistence of prejudice while allowing glimpses of something like hope.
Newly Published, From Graphic Novels to Brazilian Amulets
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘Greek Lessons,’ by Han Kang
In “Greek Lessons,” Han Kang’s latest novel to be translated into English, a young Korean mother is suddenly unable to speak.
Book Review: ‘Gravity and Center,’ by Henri Cole
Henri Cole’s sonnets, gathered in “Gravity and Center,” reject most of the form’s constraints but embrace its ability to show how thought works.
Review: ‘Biting the Hand,’ by Julia Lee
Julia Lee’s memoir, “Biting the Hand,” is about forging an identity in a nation of boundaries.
Subversive Novels Dominate Shortlist for International Booker Prize
Books by Maryse Condé and Eva Baltasar are among six nominees for the prestigious award for fiction translated into English.
Book Review: ‘Symphony of Secrets,’ by Brendan Slocumb
In Brendan Slocumb’s sophomore novel, “Symphony of Secrets,” a professor is tasked with deciphering a rediscovered opera, only to uncover a historical betrayal.
Review: “Open Heart,” “Minor Prophets,” “The Last Animal,” ”The Sky Above the Roof”
Books by Elvira Lindo, Blair Hurley, Ramona Ausubel and Nathacha Appanah take on crises of kinship.
Book Review: ‘Kantika,’ by Elizabeth Graver
Inspired by the 20th-century migrations of her grandmother, Elizabeth Graver’s new novel, “Kantika,” depicts lives filled with music, ritual and hardship across continents and cultures.
Book Review: ‘The One,’ by Julia Argy
Julia Argy’s debut novel, “The One,” goes behind the cameras at a reality TV show. Is the protagonist there for the right reasons?
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $35.6 Million in Grants
The first round of funding for the year will support over 250 projects across the country.
Review: ‘Biography of a Phantom,’ by Robert ‘Mack’ McCormick
Mack McCormick’s long-awaited book about the musician Robert Johnson has arrived, in modest and expurgated form.
Book Review: ‘Chita: A Memoir,’ by Chita Rivera with Patrick Pacheco
Her new memoir finds the 90-year-old singer-dancer hungry for acclaim, but generous to others on her way to getting it.
Book Review: ‘The Forgotten Girls,’ by Monica Potts
For her first book, “The Forgotten Girls,” Monica Potts returned to her hometown in Arkansas to figure out why so many of her peers were struggling.
Book Review: ‘Invisibility,’ by Gregory J. Gbur
In “Invisibility,” the professor of physics and optical science Gregory J. Gbur examines the past and future of everyone’s favorite plot device.
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Book Review: ‘My Cousin Maria Schneider,’ by Vanessa Schneider
In a troubling new memoir, Vanessa Schneider contends that the sexually explicit 1972 film exploited, and irrevocably hurt, her cousin.
‘The Tale of Genji’ Is More Than 1,000 Years Old. What Explains Its Lasting Appeal?
The book is often described as the world’s first novel and a touchstone of Japanese literature. But some of its themes, including its take on gender and power, have echoed over centuries.
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