Holiday Gift Books for Children
From a little suitcase that contains a towering cake to the ultimate shaggy dog story.
What African Americans Thought of Barack Obama
Claude A. Clegg III’s “The Black President” looks at the often surprising reactions of African Americans to the Obama administration.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Bette Midler Is Still in the Thrall of 19th-Century Novelists
“I love Dickens and Twain above all.”
Veteran Authors and Mistletoe Descend on the Best-Seller List
But where are the menorahs and Kwanzaa candles?
Shifting Styles and Blue Moods in the Pages of a Graphic Novel
Ed Park’s latest Graphic Content column looks at new work from Matt Madden and R. Kikuo Johnson.
The Crash of Two Airplanes and the Crisis at Boeing
Peter Robison’s “Flying Blind” tells the full story of two air disasters and Boeing’s role in the crashes.
Has the Myth of the ‘Good War’ Done Us Lasting Harm?
In “Looking for the Good War,” the West Point scholar Elizabeth D. Samet argues that an idealized narrative of America’s actions in World War II has colored our beliefs about warfare in detrimental ways.
Magritte, Surrealism and the Pipe That Is Not a Pipe
Alex Danchev’s biography of René Magritte portrays a subversive artist who had no interest in bohemian life.
Stories Anchored in Place, From Japan to the U.S.-Mexican Border
New collections by Hiromi Kawakami, Wendy J. Fox and Blake Sanz.
The Horrors of Irish Magdalene Laundries, Revisited
Claire Keegan’s “Small Things Like These” uncovers the Catholic Church’s centuries-long conspiracy to imprison, abuse and even murder “fallen women” and their children.
An Earthquake Has Broken Tehran, but She’s Looking for a Different Fix
“In Case of Emergency,” a novel by Mahsa Mohebali, offers an antic portrait of a mind on edge in contemporary Iran.
The Best Books of 2021
Editors at The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year.
Performing Twins Part Ways. Estrangement Ensues.
In Elizabeth Weiss’s debut novel, “The Sisters Sweet,” a vaudeville family is torn asunder by a sibling in search of a limelight of her own.
A Book’s Unlikely Pairing: Fernando Pessoa and Plane Crashes
James Hannaham’s “Pilot Impostor” is a hybrid work of stories, essays, poems and visual art.
Ann Patchett on ‘These Precious Days’
Patchett talks about her new essay collection, and Corey Brettschneider discusses a series of books about liberty.
Starring Louise Erdrich as Herself
In her new best seller, “The Sentence,” the veteran novelist plays a small but important role as her protagonist’s benevolent boss.
Thomas Mann, Guilty Pleasures and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Ian Frazier Wishes Somebody Would Write About the World’s Largest Beaver Dam
“Supposedly it’s the largest animal-made structure visible from space. I would like to write about it myself, but no editors are interested.”
New in Paperback: ‘To Make Men Free’ and ‘You Love Me’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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