Newly Published, From Missing Classmates to a Family Curse
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘The Car,’ by Bryan Appleyard
Bryan Appleyard’s historical odyssey charts the human love affair with motor vehicles.
Book Review: ‘American Demon,’ by Daniel Stashower
In his new true-crime book, “American Demon,” Daniel Stashower explores the unsolved case of Cleveland’s “Torso Killer” and the quixotic hunt to stop him.
Review: “Status and Culture” by W. David Marx.
In “Status and Culture,” W. David Marx sets out to unravel the grand mysteries of identity.
BOOK REVIEW: “The Instant” by Amy Liptrot
In her follow-up to “The Outrun,” Amy Liptrot grapples with more urban demons.
Agatha Christie’s Latest Biographer Plumbs a Life of Mystery
In “Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman,” Lucy Worsley revisits the weird story of one of the 20th century’s most popular and enduring authors.
Book Review: “The Red Widow,” by Sarah Horowitz
The toast and terror of Belle Epoque Paris, Marguerite Steinheil was a society hostess, a woman of letters, a muse — and probably a murderer.
New Crime Fiction
In “The Rising Tide,” old school chums who meet on an island off the Northumberland coast become murder suspects.
Review: “The Marriage Plot,” by Maggie O’Farrell
“The Marriage Portrait” is the fictionalized story of the 16th-century Italian noblewoman Lucrezia di Cosimo de’Medici.
Review: ‘The Betrayed,’ by Reine Arcache Melvin
In Reine Arcache Melvin’s debut, “The Betrayed,” the Filipina-born daughters of a dead political dissident fall for the enemy.
Review: ‘If I Survive You,’ by Jonathan Escoffery
Jonathan Escoffery’s debut story collection, “If I Survive You,” follows a young man through family tensions and personal struggles.
Review: “The Godmother,” by Barbie Latza Nadeau.
In Barbie Latza Nadeau’s “The Godmother,” we meet the women who have run the mob, and the new generation poised to take over.
Review: ‘The Bad Angel Brothers,’ by Paul Theroux
“The Bad Angel Brothers” comes laden with jealousy, betrayal and a mythic lust for vengeance.
Review: “Partisans,” by Nicole Hemmer
In “Partisans,” Nicole Hemmer zeros in on ’90s figures like Pat Buchanan as guiding forces behind the Republican Party’s hard-right, conspiracy-minded turn.
Review: “Eliot After ‘The Waste Land,’” by Robert Crawford
“Eliot After ‘The Waste Land,’” the second volume of Robert Crawford’s two-part biography, offers some answers — and some revelations.
Book Review: ‘Birds of Maine,’ by Michael DeForge
“Birds of Maine,” about a colony of birds fleeing disaster, showcases Michael DeForge’s trademark blend of the enigmatic and the ridiculous.
Newly Published, From Lost Worlds to Whale Talk
A selection of books published this week.
David Sedaris’s Diaries
The essayist talks about his book “Theft by Finding,” a selection of diary entries spanning 25 years that helped him find and shape his voice as a writer.
Review: ‘Sacrificio,’ by Ernesto Mestre-Reed
“Sacrificio,” a novel by Ernesto Mestre-Reed, imagines an extreme counterrevolutionary movement during desperate times.
“Attack of the Black Rectangles” by Amy Sarig King
Two new middle grade novels with academic settings have a message for students: Beware adults who claim they only want what’s best for you.
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