Gabrielle Union Has Some Personal Updates
In her second memoir, “You Got Anything Stronger?,” the actor bares her struggles with fertility, rape, aging and grief.
Colson Whitehead’s Warmhearted Novel of a 1960s Crime Caper in Harlem
“Harlem Shuffle” luxuriates in the seedy spaces of late night, “when the straight world slept and the bent got to work.”
A Novel of Young Love, New York City and Coffee
In Vince Passaro’s new novel, “Crazy Sorrow,” two college students meet in 1976. Their story spans decades.
T.C. Boyle’s New Novel Looks Into the Mind of a Chimpanzee
“Talk to Me” tracks the complex relationships among a professor, his undergraduate assistant and a chimp who knows sign language.
George Washington Slept Here? Then So Will Nathaniel Philbrick.
In “Travels With George,” a book that’s part history and part travelogue, Philbrick retraces Washington’s steps in an effort to understand America’s problems then and now.
When the Criminal Is Furry and Has a Penchant for Garbage
In “Fuzz,” Mary Roach explores the tricky terrain where humans and wildlife overlap and often collide.
The False and Dangerous Promise of Humane Wars
Samuel Moyn’s “Humane” explores America’s enthusiasm for making wars more humane even if it assures us of future wars.
A Black Woman in Finance Regains Her Agency
In Natasha Brown’s slim debut novel, “Assembly,” the social critique matters more than the plot.
Banned in Her Home Country, Wendy Guerra Writes of a Lost Cuba
In “I Was Never the First Lady,” the protagonist sets out to find the mother who abandoned her, and Cuba, long ago.
Liane Moriarty’s New Novel Is a Family Saga and a Mystery
In “Apples Never Fall,” the author of “Nine Perfect Strangers” and “Big Little Lies” serves readers the tale of a missing mother and tennis pro.
The Nuns of Fiction: Experts in Affliction and Awe
From Chaucer to Don DeLillo and Lauren Groff, nuns in literature have served a variety of functions — not least, Claire Luchette writes, as the authors’ stays against mortal agony.
Once, Twice, Thrice Upon a Time
Three book-length fairy tales — by Tom Gauld, Nadja Spiegelman and Ole Könnecke — take common ingredients and whip them into fresh new stories.
Brandon Taylor on the Sally Rooney Phenomenon
Taylor talks about Rooney’s “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” and David Rooney discusses “About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks.”
New in Paperback: ‘The Best of Me’ and ‘Piranesi’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Has the Pandemic Changed Cities Forever?
In “Survival of the City,” Edward Glaeser and David Cutler explore a range of issues that will affect how our urban areas will look into the future.
Wilma Rudolph, Nuclear Fusion and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Four New Poetry Books Mine Their Authors’ Pasts for Music and Meaning
Stephanie Burt reviews “Catcalling,” by Lee Soho; “The Collection Plate,” by Kendra Allen; “Maroon Choreography,” by Fahima Ife; and “The Survival Expo,” by Caki Wilkinson.
What’s Wrong With Big Tech? Three Stanford Professors Think They Know.
“System Error,” by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein, explores the problems inherent in Silicon Valley’s hold on us.
The Runty Prehistoric Mammals That Outlasted the Dinosaurs
In “Beasts Before Us,” the paleontologist Elsa Panciroli puts a spotlight on the small mammals that might have been our most important ancestors.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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