James Baldwin’s Review, Babe Ruth and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Five Poets Who Find Music in the Personal, the Political or in Music Itself
New collections from Paul Muldoon, Rita Dove, Jim Moore, Marianne Worthington and Frank Bidart.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
On the Best Seller List, Rachel Held Evans’s Legacy Endures
How ‘Wholehearted Faith’ survived computer problems and the death of its creator
Claire Tomalin’s Favorite Fictional Heroine? It ‘Must Be Natasha’ in ‘War and Peace’
“Joined of course by Emma, Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot, Marianne — well, that’s enough.,” says the renowned British biographer, whose latest book is “The Young H.G. Wells.” “We all enjoy heroines who don’t always behave themselves.”
A Biography of E.O. Wilson, the Scientist Who Foresaw Our Troubles
In Richard Rhodes’s “Scientist,” a portrait emerges of Wilson’s ability to focus on the smallest details in nature and recognize the ways in which they connect to larger ecosystems.
Newly Published, From Primo Levi to ‘Positive Masculinity’
A selection of books published this week.
Three Y.A. Novels About the Challenges and Charms of Growing Up
“Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World” (by Benjamin Alire Sáenz), “Bad Girls Never Say Die” (by Jennifer Mathieu) and “Himawari House” (by Harmony Becker) all explore, through very different approaches, what it means to grow up.
Women Seeking Intimacy Through Food, Mathematics and Rhythm
From a New York au pair to a kathak dancer in India to an aspiring mathematician in Oslo, the heroines of three debut novels seek solace in vocation.
A New Novel by Louise Erdrich Haunted by Covid and George Floyd’s Death
Set in Minneapolis mostly during 2020, “The Sentence,” by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, is a ghost story about America’s current traumas that also evokes those of our collective past.
4 New Y.A. Fantasy Novels Full of Dark, Enchanting Twists
These fantasy novels — “Year of the Reaper,” by Makiia Lucier; “Beasts of Prey,” by Ayana Gray; “Skin of the Sea,” by Natasha Bowen; and “Gilded,” by Marissa Meyer — will transport you to magical worlds.
Lily King Tries Her Hand at Something New: Short Stories
In “Five Tuesdays in Winter,” the longtime novelist strings together a series of small worlds that form their own solar system.
Scholars Cringe at the Term ‘Dark Ages.’ Dan Jones Explains Why.
Jones’s book “Powers and Thrones” is a comprehensive history of the Middle Ages that links the medieval era’s genuine achievements to modern times.
Is the Supreme Court on Its Way to Becoming a Conservative Bastion?
Linda Greenhouse’s “Justice on the Brink” looks back at the Supreme Court’s last year, with intimations of what we can expect in the future.
Padgett Powell Goes Snake Chasing
The novelist’s first nonfiction book, “Indigo,” collects wide-ranging essays unified by his unmistakable voice.
McCartney, With and Without Lennon
In “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present,” Paul McCartney and the poet Paul Muldoon present the words to 154 of the former Beatle’s songs.
Huma Abedin Talks About ‘Both/And’
Abedin discusses her new memoir, and Gary Shteyngart talks about his latest novel, “Our Country Friends.”
New in Paperback: ‘First Principles’ and ‘The Searcher’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Memoirs of Womanhood by Emily Ratajkowski, Toufah Jallow and N. West Moss
Three autobiographical debuts reveal the pain and power of the female condition.
Letters to the Editor on the 125th Anniversary Issue
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
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