Nixon’s Tricks, Antarctic Expeditions and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Erin Entrada Kelly on the Stranger Within
When a mysterious outsider joins a small-town Louisiana classroom, in Erin Entrada Kelly’s “Those Kids From Fawn Creek,” everything changes.
What Happened When Kelly Yang Moved ‘Back Where She Came From’
In the semi-autobiographical novel “New From Here,” Yang looks at Covid’s effect on brotherly love, in the world and in her household.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Keep Calm and Go Quietly Mad
Sarah Moss’s “The Fell” takes on the claustrophobia of lockdown, and what happens when her characters crack.
Speak Up! You Might Become a Best Seller Like These Authors.
In two very different books, Cole Arthur Riley and Axie Oh both celebrate the importance of making your presence known.
Pankaj Mishra Says Faulkner’s Work Is ‘Atrociously Written,’ and Great
“This terrible and occasionally illegible prose never quite overcomes the reader’s trust in Faulkner’s profound creative power.”
Audiobooks Explain Things to Me
Chuck Klosterman on the ’90s, Michael Schur on ethics and Florence Williams on the science of a broken heart.
Newly Published, From a Nixon Insider to Margaret Atwood
A selection of books published this week.
Reimagining Art, One Threesome at a Time
In “Spellbound by Marcel,” Ruth Brandon explores the counterculture swirling around Marcel Duchamp and his circle.
Autofiction for People Who Think They’re Sick of It
Claire-Louise Bennett’s second novel, “Checkout 19,” centers on the passionate collision between reader, writer and book.
New Psychological Thrillers
In Gilly Macmillan’s new novel, “The Long Weekend,” a country holiday goes very, very wrong.
‘Run and Hide,’ by Pankaj Mishra: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Run and Hide,” by Pankaj Mishra
Book Review: "Never Simple," by Liz Scheier
In her memoir, “Never Simple,” Liz Scheier writes about life as the child of a master manipulator.
How Sarah Polley, Child Star and ‘Canada’s Sweetheart,’ Grew Up Way Too Fast
In her essay collection, “Run Towards the Danger,” Polley discusses her early fame, her largely unsupervised adolescence and her complicated relationships.
How a Mystery Illness Cost One Writer a Decade of Health
In “The Invisible Kingdom,” Meghan O’Rourke exposes the ways our afflictions can undermine our very sense of self.
When the Past Can’t Be Buried: Debut Novels Dredge Up Old Ties
New fiction of familial roots and grief, spanning Louisiana, suburban New York and Trinidad.
In a Novel of the ‘New India,’ Success Has a Steep Price
“Run and Hide,” by Pankaj Mishra, follows the conflicting paths of three university classmates who join India’s elite.
When Nations Disappear, What Happens to Nationalities?
Yoko Tawada’s novel “Scattered All Over the Earth” imagines a future in which a climate crisis has eroded borders and cultural identities.
Sabaa Tahir’s New Y.A. Novel Poignantly Explores the Meaning of Home
“All My Rage” is a love story, a tragedy and an infectious teenage fever about home when you feel you don’t fit in.
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