Experimental Literature That Tests Family Bonds and Routines
“Last Orgy of the Divine Hermit,” “Marshlands” and “Saturation Project” are full of inventive twists and innovations.
Made by Hand in America: A New Book Tells the Story of Unsung Artisans
“Craft: An American History,” by Glenn Adamson, considers the often disparaged tradition of artisanal work from colonial days to today’s maker movement.
After the Loss of a Child, How Does Life Go On?
Emily Rapp Black ponders the unanswerable in her new memoir, “Sanctuary.”
Figuring It Out: Two Novels About Ice Skating and Adolescence
“The Comeback,” by E.L. Shen, and “Ana on the Edge,” by A.J. Sass, put identity on center ice.
James Comey and Truth in Government
Joe Klein talks about Comey’s “Saving Justice,” and Elisabeth Egan discusses Peter Ho Davies’s “A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself.”
Thrillers Spiked With Malice and Dread
Looking for a nerve-fraying whodunit? These three novels — including one from Jane Harper — will keep you up at night.
The Essential Octavia Butler
She created vivid new worlds to reveal truths about our own. Here’s where to start with her books.
What Can We Expect After the Pandemic?
Four new books look at life after the virus and reach startlingly different conclusions.
What Is a Home? In ‘Aftershocks,’ the Answer Is Not So Clear
In her memoir, Nadia Owusu contemplates what it means to find home.
New in Paperback: ‘Amnesty’ and ‘Cool Town’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Punctuated Poetry and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
For Comfort Reading, Susan Minot Turns to Comic Writers
“Being funny is not only hard but perhaps the most powerful thing of all.”
Fredrik Backman Walked Into A Potential Future Home. What He Found Surprised Him.
Some of us are struck by aspiration when we’re touring a staged property. For this best-selling author, the lightbulb moment was more productive.
New & Noteworthy, From ‘Faust’ to Life in Lockdown
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Stories of Everyday Strangeness, in the Midwest and Beyond
“Life Among the Terranauts,” by Caitlin Horrocks, offers vivid, often fantastical portraits of life.
Two ‘Disappeared’ Argentine Exiles Fall in Love. One Is Already Dead.
With his debut novel, “Hades, Argentina,” Daniel Loedel pays homage to lost family.
A Memoir That Sees Only the Tip of the Melting Iceberg
In “Unsolaced,” Greta Ehrlich tells a story of personal discovery against the backdrop of the climate crisis.
What Fuels a Fanatical Sports Parent?
In “Pee Wees,” Rich Cohen chronicles a year in youth hockey — and gets real about its impact on his own psyche.
Was the Constitution a Pro-Slavery Document?
In “The Crooked Path to Abolition,” James Oakes shows how Abraham Lincoln relied on America’s founding texts to chart a path to abolition.
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