Candice Millard Has Given Up on Organizing Her Book Collection
“My family has too many,” says the author, whose latest narrative history is “River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile.”
The Woman Who Was Written Out of the History of Dance
Lynn Garafola’s “La Nijinska” tells the life story of the trailblazing choreographer Bronislava Nijinska.
Newly Published, From Space Cats to the Mexican Revolution
A selection of books published this week.
Review: ‘The Premonitions Bureau,’ by Sam Knight
In “The Premonitions Bureau,” Sam Knight unspools the story of a British psychiatrist who tried to predict the future by mining people’s visions and dreams.
Book Review: ‘Love Marriage,’ by Monica Ali
In her new novel, “Love Marriage,” Monica Ali explores the ripple effect of one union on two households with deep secrets.
The Racist Song That Has Dug Deep Roots in American Culture
Emily Bingham’s “My Old Kentucky Home” describes how a song that sentimentalized the slaveholding South became a kind of anthem.
After a Five-Decade Run, a Master Hangs Up His Reins
In “Last Letter to a Reader,” Gerald Murnane closes an illustrious career with thoughts on each of his books.
Songs of Innocence, Experience and a Galaxy Far, Far Away
In “William Blake vs. the World,” John Higgs examines the visionary poet’s relevance to modernity.
Book Review: ‘Companion Piece,’ by Ali Smith
Ali Smith’s new novel, “Companion Piece,” is set in a pandemic-ravaged, post-Brexit Britain, with a perplexing choice at its center.
Welcome to ‘Single White Female’ With a Maternal Twist
In Elizabeth Day’s psychological thriller, “Magpie,” an obsessive, boundary-pushing lodger upends the lives of a picture-perfect couple trying to have a baby.
‘We Were Liars’ Was a Y.A. Sensation. But How Is the New Prequel?
Eight years after her Y.A. psychological thriller “We Were Liars,” E. Lockhart returns with a prequel, “Family of Liars.”
Review: ‘After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul,’ by Tripp Mickle
A new history of the trillion-dollar company in the wake of Steve Jobs.
Review: “We Do What We Do in the Dark” by Michelle Hart
In Michelle Hart’s debut novel, “We Do What We Do in the Dark,” a grieving college student falls for a married woman who happens to be a professor.
Newly Published, From Cults to Con Men
A selection of books published this week.
Review: ‘Anna: The Biography,’ by Amy Odell
It depends on whom you ask.
Review: ‘Dead in the Water,’ by Matthew Campbell & Kit Chellel
In Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel’s real-life whodunit “Dead in the Water,” Big Oil, Big Insurance and global corruption clash on a giant scale.
Review: ‘Fly Girl' and ‘The Great Stewardess Rebellion’
Two new books trace the evolution of the industry from the perspective of women who worked in it.
Book Review: ‘Vigil Harbor,’ by Julia Glass
In her new novel, “Vigil Harbor,” Julia Glass imagines a not-so-distant future when a New England town is wracked by crises.
Review: ‘The Immortal King Rao,’ by Vauhini Vara
Vauhini Vara’s “The Immortal King Rao” is about a lot of things, from a father-daughter bond to the end of human civilization.
Review: ‘Homesickness,’ by Colin Barrett
Set mostly in western Ireland, Colin Barrett’s second collection is a painterly portrait of characters on the edge.
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