The Book That Taught Tammy Duckworth How to Mummify Human Remains
“I haven’t found a use for that yet, but you never know.”
Walter Isaacson’s New Book Celebrates Three Notable Women
“The Code Breaker” is about a world-changing scientist and dedicated to two legends of the publishing industry.
In a Sister’s Elegies, Proof That the Art of Losing Can Bring Comfort
Our poetry columnist writes about Valerie Mejer Caso’s “Edinburgh Notebook” and other works of vicarious grief.
New & Noteworthy, From Obamacare to Women in Television
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Book Review: ‘Life’s Edge,’ by Carl Zimmer
In “Life’s Edge,” Carl Zimmer examines the many scientific attempts to define what it is that exactly constitutes life.
What Is Amazon Doing to Our Country?
In “Fulfillment,” Alec MacGillis tours America to understand how one company’s culture and capitalistic impulses are seeping into our way of life.
Evils Lurking Beneath a City’s Centuries-Old Canals
In Donna Leon’s 30th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, “Transient Desires,” the setting — Venice — is the most important character of all.
A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and Blood
Carribean Fragoza’s new collection, “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You,” moves between horror and the real.
‘Red Island House,’ by Andrea Lee: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Red Island House,” by Andrea Lee
What Does Home Mean to Us? Not the Same Thing It Did Before the Pandemic
We’re tired, and so are our living spaces. As we emerge from lockdown, architects, writers and others reflect on how we’ll reinvent them — and what matters now.
Welcome to Paradise. You May Want to Catch the Next Flight Home.
In her new novel, “Red Island House,” Andrea Lee gives readers a grand tour of Madagascar — and reminds us to be careful what we wish for.
They’re Not Lost in the Woods, They’re Thriving
In Andrew J. Graff’s new novel, “Raft of Stars,” two boys flee into the woods after a tragedy. They’re pursued by a search party. Off the beaten path, they find themselves.
Book Review: ‘Rock Me on the Water,’ by Ronald Brownstein
In “Rock Me on the Water,” Ronald Brownstein explores one momentous year that brings together Archie Bunker and Joni Mitchell in a narrative of cultural ferment.
International Novels Unearth Family Secrets and Nature’s Mysteries
“The Rain Heron,” “American Delirium,” “Antonio” and “If You Kept a Record of Sins” explore hidden pasts and mythic visions.
A Life Spent Focused on What Computers Are Doing to Us
In her memoir, “The Empathy Diaries,” Sherry Turkle describes her own intellectual journey toward her specialty: the erosion of human feeling in our digital age.
The Patient Is Obsessed With Sex. But How Reliable Is Her Therapist?
“My Friend Natalia,” by the Finnish novelist Laura Lindstedt, delivers an intriguing portrait of an unorthodox therapeutic relationship.
Book Review: ‘The Vietri Project,’ by Nicola DeRobertis-Theye
In Nicola DeRobertis-Theye’s debut novel, “The Vietri Project,” curiosity propels a bibliophile across the globe in search of her own story.
Was 1925 Literary Modernism’s Most Important Year?
“Ulysses” and “The Waste Land” appeared in 1922. But three years later, masterworks by Virginia Woolf, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos gave the movement its signature forms — and influence.
Can Humans Be Replaced by Machines?
Two new books — “Genius Makers,” by Cade Metz, and “Futureproof,” by Kevin Roose — examine how artificial intelligence will change humanity.
She Awoke in Central Park, Handcuffed to a Stranger. What Happened?
That’s the premise of “Central Park,” by the French suspense king Guillaume Musso — just one of the novels in this week’s Crime column.
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