For This Mountaineer, Everest Was a Challenge and a Path to Peace
In her memoir, “In the Shadow of the Mountain,” Silvia Vasquez-Lavado recounts how she climbed Mount Everest and how she transcended a past of abuse and alcoholism.
Sex, Lies and Infidelity on a Small College Campus
Julia May Jonas’s debut novel, “Vladimir,” taps into a timeless story with several timely twists.
Unhappy Families Abound in These New Books About Fathers and Sons
Three new books (by Adrian Nathan West, Daniel Black and Obed Silva) explore difficult family dynamics, each challenging in its own way.
Your Mother Died. Now She Wants to Tell You Her Secrets.
Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel, “Black Cake,” shows how many times a woman can cook up a new life and what happens when she runs out of steam.
A Novel About Abortion, Told From Inside and Outside a Clinic
In “Mercy Street,” Jennifer Haigh examines a controversial issue from multiple perspectives.
Hollywood Came to China; It Was Epic.
Erich Schwartzel’s “Red Carpet” explores how Hollywood wooed the Chinese market — and became the villain of the piece.
‘The Violin Conspiracy’ Is a Musical Thriller With Some Unexpected Notes
Brendan Slocumb’s debut novel is a musical bildungsroman cleverly contained within a literary thriller.
A Celebration of Rap, and a Shrewd Study of Its Lyricism
“What’s Good,” by Daniel Levin Becker, is a wide-ranging examination of hip-hop and its language games.
A Mother and Daughter Go Sightseeing. They See Each Other.
In Jessica Au’s prizewinning novel “Cold Enough for Snow,” two generations communicate with words and what’s left unsaid.
These Characters Study Abroad in Berlin. It Doesn’t Go Well.
In Calla Henkel’s debut novel, “Other People’s Clothes,” two American art students take a new city by storm, with seismic consequences.
Russia, Ukraine and ‘Hybrid Conflicts’
Four new books investigate modern warfare by examining limited conflicts by great powers.
Book Review: ‘Violeta,’ by Isabel Allende
A centenarian’s life mirrors the turbulence of her country’s in “Violeta.”
BookReview: "My Annihilation," by Fuminori Nakamura
In his dizzying new novel, “My Annihilation,” Fuminori Nakamura destabilizes the reader at every turn.
Imani Perry Talks About ‘South to America’
Perry discusses her new book, and Oliver Roeder talks about “Seven Games.”
One Good Antarctic Explorer Deserves Another
The adventurer Ranulph Fiennes has written a biography of Ernest Shackleton, telling the life story of the famed explorer while also describing his own exploits.
Toni Morrison’s Only Short Story Addresses Race by Avoiding Race
“Recitatif,” originally published in 1983 and now available in book form, features a Black girl and a white girl, but Morrison never identifies which is which.
Elizabeth Taylor, Jim Harrison and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Newly Published, From Afro-Atlantic Histories to GameStop
A selection of books published this week.
New Horror Fiction
In Sara Gran’s occult thriller, “The Book of the Most Precious Substance,” a rare-book dealer falls under the spell of a powerful 17th-century manuscript.
The Lives of Black Women, at Home and Abroad
Three debut novels — by Kai Harris, Nikki May and Destiny O. Birdsong — follow female protagonists struggling to find their place.
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