A French Feminist Tells Us to Embrace Our Inner Hag
“In Defense of Witches,” Mona Chollet’s exploration of the life and times of a polarizing archetype, was a divisive best seller in her native France.
Can We Empathize With Our Enemies? One Author Wants Us to Try.
Mónica Guzmán’s new book, “I Never Thought of It That Way,” examines our polarized culture and helps us find common ground.
NoViolet Bulawayo Allegorizes the Aftermath of Robert Mugabe
In “Glory,” a dictatorial elderly horse is unseated from his rule over the fictional African nation of Jidada.
Review: "The Insect Crisis," by Oliver Milman
It’s probably been awhile — and that’s a problem, Oliver Milman writes in his new book, “The Insect Crisis.”
William P. Barr’s Good Donald Trump and Bad Donald Trump
William P. Barr’s memoir, “One Damn Thing After Another,” recounts his life and, in particular, his time as Donald Trump’s attorney general.
Review: "Sounds Wild and Broken," by David George Haskell
In “Sounds Wild and Broken,” David George Haskell celebrates nature’s trills, calls and peeps.
Middle Grade Fiction That Sees the Forest for the Trees
In Pam Muñoz Ryan’s “Solimar,” Ben Okri’s “Every Leaf a Hallelujah” and Marjorie Liu’s “Wingbearer,” saving humanity can begin with a single sprout.
New in Paperback: ‘Klara and the Sun’ and ‘The Committed’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Two New Memoirs About Affliction
Frank Bruni talks about “The Beauty of Dusk,” and Meghan O’Rourke discusses “The Invisible Kingdom.”
A Natural (and Political and Cultural) History of America’s Bird
In “The Bald Eagle,” Jack E. Davis takes a wide-angle view on the decline and recent resurgence of his title subject.
Review: "Empire of the Scalpel," by Ira Rutkow
Ira Rutkow’s “Empire of the Scalpel” is by turns fascinating and ghastly.
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.
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