9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
In Searching Essays, Knausgaard Extols the Freedom and Limitations of Art
“In the Land of the Cyclops,” the Norwegian author’s first essay collection to be published in English, circles the mysteries of artistic creation, including his own writing process.
In the Cultural Revolution, Ai Weiwei’s Father Burned the Family’s Books
“It confirmed in me how powerful those words printed on paper, and the images in between, could be.”
Is Pam Jenoff a Law Professor Moonlighting as a Novelist, or Vice Versa? You Decide
The prolific author describes her double life as “messy” and “imperfect.” Nevertheless, she publishes a lot of books.
4 Young Adult Crossover Novels
The latest fiction from Nic Stone, Elizabeth Wein, David Yoon and Arvin Ahmadi.
5 Dance Picture Books
Children of all abilities glide from page to stage with the likes of American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet pros.
How Poets Use Punctuation as a Superpower and a Secret Weapon
Just like line breaks and spacing decisions, typographical marks can shape how a reader hears the language.
Animation’s Early Days: Artists, Hucksters, Talking Mice and Pigs
Reid Mitenbuler’s “Wild Minds” details wild times, when cartoonists pictured sex and death as well as cute animals.
New & Noteworthy, From Sex to Murder
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Answering Mail From Our Listeners
Critics and editors at The Times respond to questions about criticism, reading habits, favorite stories and more.
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
‘Eyes Open. Hit First. Move Fast. Stop When He’s Dead.’
The Butcher’s Boy may no longer be a professional hit man, but he hasn’t forgotten how to kill, as we learn in Thomas Perry’s new novel, “Eddie’s Boy.”
For Ijeoma Oluo, Books and Bedtime Are a Perfect Combination
"Lately, I’ve been able to find a few minutes to read in bed each night after my family has gone to sleep and it’s been absolutely heavenly.”
Andrew Sullivan on the War Within Conservatism and Why It Matters to All of Us
Edmund Fawcett’s “Conservatism” is a sweeping history that reaches deep into the past but with startling relevance for the present.
Aimee Nezhukumatathil Wants You to Get Some Fresh Air
In her best-selling essay collection, the veteran poet offers a cynicism-busting perspective on nature.
New in Paperback: ‘Brother & Sister’ and ‘The Resisters’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Eleanor Roosevelt Buying Pears and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Michael Cunningham on Virginia Woolf’s Literary Revolution
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist explains how Woolf turned an ordinary day in an ordinary life into a masterpiece.
Audiobooks to Get You Through the Most Distracted of Times
New fiction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Barack Obama’s accent game, a Wilco frontman’s memoir and romance by Vonnegut.
A Mother Who Tries to Rescue Her Sons From the Maws of War
In “Lara’s Story,” the Polish journalist Wojciech Jagielski recounts how one woman went searching in Syria for a son who had succumbed to radical Islam.
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