Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology
Two new books, Kermit Pattison’s “Fossil Men” and Meave Leakey’s “The Sediments of Time,” offer a glimpse into the adventurous world of the men and women searching for our origins.
‘Wintering’ Offers Hopeful Perspective on Embracing Difficult Times
In her memoir, Katherine May writes about coping with “a fallow period in life when you’re cut off from the world, feeling rejected, sidelined, blocked from progress.”
New & Noteworthy, From Astrophysics to Reading Nabokov
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
5 Picture Books About Civil Rights
From “the father of the Underground Railroad” to the first woman vice president, these Black action figures are poetry in motion.
Agents of Change
Kerri Greenidge discusses two books about African-Americans in the years before the Civil War, and Neal Gabler talks about “Catching the Wind,” his biography of Edward Kennedy.
Three New Cinderella-Inspired Romance Novels
There’s something for everyone in these intelligent, offbeat happily-ever-afters.
Lost and Found: A Missing Camus Biography and a Christmas Miracle
Geoff Dyer remembers the book that came back.
New in Paperback: ‘The Dutch House’ and ‘The Nation City’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Dancing to ‘Yellow Submarine,’ Neanderthal Extinction and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
The Best Book Covers of 2020
The Book Review’s art director offers his annual laurels to the covers that distinguished themselves in his eyes.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Jess Walter Doesn’t Have a Lot of Patience for Memoirs
“I get claustrophobic spending too much time in the head of another writer.”
Want to Talk About Racism? Sit Next to Frederick Joseph
This debut author has learned not to read the comments about his new book, “The Black Friend.” Some are supportive; others contain death threats.
New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Boxing to Hollywood Candids
A selection of recent visual books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Violent Tragedy Upends a Bible Belt Town in This Brisk Novel
“The Ancient Hours,” by Michael Bible, examines lives in a North Carolina town after a deadly church fire.
‘Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,’ by Rachel Holmes: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,” by Rachel Holmes
The British Activist Who Was a Spiritual Ancestor to Today’s Teen Radicals
“Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,” by Rachel Holmes, captures the turbulent life of an indefatigable crusader for women’s and workers’ rights.
Three Books That Gaze Upward to Heaven and Inward to the Heart
In new books by Rachel Mikva, T.M. Luhrmann and Joe Drape, faith and the world of believers take center stage.
Best Poetry of 2020
Our poetry columnist picks some of her favorite collections of the year.
Stormy Fairy Tales
The children in these three new novels brave blizzards, witches and monsters to convey a heartening message: “We will weather this together.”
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