Jennifer Egan Talks About ‘The Candy House’
Egan’s new novel is a follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Visit From the Goon Squad.”
Book Review: ‘The Gotti Wars,’ by John Gleeson
John Gleeson’s “The Gotti Wars” is a memoir about what it took to jail America’s star gangster.
Review: ‘The Case of the Married Woman,’ by Antonia Fraser
Antonia Fraser’s “The Case of the Married Woman” tells the story of Caroline Norton, who scandalized 19th-century London society — and upended its laws.
New in Paperback: ‘Halfway Home’ and ‘The Code Breaker’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
John Keats, Chopped Prose and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
John Cho’s Debut Middle Grade Novel Makes ‘Good Trouble’
“Troublemaker,” about a 12-year-old Korean American boy in post-Rodney King Los Angeles, rebuts the model minority myth.
Young Newshound Who Inspired ‘Home Before Dark’ Investigates Herself
In “Hilde on the Record: Memoir of a Kid Crime Reporter,” Hilde Lysiak cracks her own case.
Newly Published, From Whitney Houston to Bioluminescent Fish
A selection of books published this week.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Secrets of an American Fortune, Told Four Ways
“Trust,” by Hernan Diaz, examines the human costs of wealth in a novel that keeps revising itself.
What Books Adriana Trigiani Keeps on Her Shelves and by Her Bed
“Everything she wrote then matters now,” says the novelist, whose latest book is “The Good Left Undone.” “The great writers can see into the future.”
The Secrets of an American Fortune, Told Four Ways
“Trust,” by Hernan Diaz, examines the human costs of wealth in a novel that keeps revising itself.
Sara Novic Writes About Sex, Drugs and Sign Language
In “True Biz,” the author, who is deaf, conjures the characters she wishes she’d known as she lost her hearing.
New Historical Fiction
These historical novels feature an Irish soldier haunted by his time in the trenches, a young expat who witnesses a crucial period of change and a book that narrowly escaped burning in Nazi Germany.
Six Artists Balance Creativity and Motherhood. Results Vary.
In Julie Phillips’s group portrait, Alice Neel, Doris Lessing, Ursula Le Guin, Audre Lorde, Alice Walker and Angela Carter take on making art while parenting.
At a Place Where He Was Supposed to Be Safe, He Was Molested
In his memoir, “Chosen,” Stephen Mills recalls summers at a Long Island camp led by a director who abused him while befriending his family.
Looking to the Past, an Artist Finds a Soul Mate in Gwen John
Celia Paul’s “Letters to Gwen John” is a conversation between two artists — one living, one dead — about creativity, loss and the long shadows of famous men.
In Squad We Trust: When a Church Committee Yields Unexpected Discovery
One year, eight members, many meetings. The setup for Michelle Huneven’s new novel, “Search,” sounds like a reality show, and it’s equally entertaining.
A Couple Self-Isolate for Seven Years, and Become One Person
In Sara Baume’s poetic novel “Seven Steeples,” Bell and Sigh’s world is reduced to each other, their dogs and the looming mountain they never climb.
How Does One Find Meaning and Love in a World Full of Ills?
Zachary Lazar’s new novel, “The Apartment on Calle Uruguay,” examines the ambiguous relationships we have with harsh political realities.
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