Newly Published, from Asteroids to Garden Gnomes
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Looking for Europe’s Future in an Overlooked Corner of the Continent
Robert D. Kaplan’s “Adriatic” takes readers on a political, intellectual and personal tour from Italy to Albania.
Review: ‘The Foundling,’ by Ann Leary
Ann Leary’s novel, “The Foundling,” may sound like dystopian satire — but it’s not.
Book Review: “Yerba Buena,” by Nina LaCour
The author Nina LaCour is known for her young adult novels. She is making her adult debut with a tale of two women finding themselves, and each other.
Review: ‘Planes,’ by Peter C. Baker
“Planes,” by Peter C. Baker, explores the internal lives of four characters in a story of activism, duty and culpability.
Review: “Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World,” by Barry Lopez
In a posthumous essay collection, Lopez asks readers “not to give in to the temptation to despair.”
White and Black: A Historian Traces African-American Influences in the United States
David Hackett Fischer’s “African Founders” examines the interplay of Black and white culture through the centuries.
Bill McKibben, American Idealist, Sours on America’s Ideals
In “The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon,” an activist finds flaws in patriotism, faith and suburban life and urges fellow baby boomers to change.
Book Review: ‘Happy-Go-Lucky,’ by David Sedaris
The chronicler of dysfunctional families and oddball enthusiasms returns with a new essay collection, “Happy-Go-Lucky.”
New Travel Books to Transport You This Summer
Recent travel books show an interest not just in distant places, but in distant times.
10 New Books About Gardening
Get your hands in the dirt — and relish the pleasant company of frogs and fireflies, salamanders and snakes.
8 New Romance Novels to Read This Summer
What do these romance novels — featuring ghosts, Greek goddesses, a cardiologist, a fisherman, an astronaut and a Tang dynasty courtesan — have in common?
New Sports Books About the Knicks, Rickey Henderson and More
Baseball, basketball, Formula One: Six new books take readers on a tour from Madison Square Garden to Monza, Italy.
7 New Thrillers to Read This Summer
There’s something for everyone in this summer’s crop of thrillers.
8 New Horror Novels to Read This Summer
It may be hot outside, but these novels — from Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau” to Catriona Ward’s “Sundial” — cast a shivery chill.
New Books About Hollywood and the Art Industry
Books about Viola Davis, Harvey Fierstein, Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward and more take us “into performance and creativity, slipping down old lanes, conducting close readings.”
8 New Cookbooks Coming This Summer
You’ll swoon over recipes for burrata with honey, persimmons and pistachio; lemongrass-scented chai; sesame creamed spinach and more.
New Historical Fiction to Read This Summer
These novels remind us that people have made horrible mistakes since the beginning of time. (They also contain love, joy and triumph!)
6 New True Crime Books to Read This Summer
Six new true-crime books take you from the South Seas to Shenandoah National Park, then from a rural doctor’s office in North Carolina to Chile.
7 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels to Read This Summer
Rethinking old myths and accepted narratives comes with risks, but the results can be thrilling.
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