Claudia Rankine Wishes More Writers Thought About Whiteness
“Racist ideas continue to shape our consciousness.”
In “This Is Your Time,” Ruby Bridges Urges a New Generation to Keep Fighting
The trailblazer’s best seller is intended for a middle grade audience, but her message of persistence is relevant to people of all ages.
New in Paperback: ‘Invisible Americans’ and ‘Hunter’s Moon’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Walt Whitman, Parenting Books and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Assaults and Occupations in Wartime
Two new books look at men in battle and civilians under occupation.
A Poet Who Mesmerizes by Zigs and Zags, Hopping From Idea to Idea
In “That Was Now, This Is Then,” the Pulitzer-winning poet Vijay Seshadri invites readers into his coiling, conversational thought process.
7 New Books to Watch For in December
There’s a new novel from Jane Smiley and biographies of the English suffragist Sylvia Pankhurst and Louise Fitzhugh, the creator of “Harriet the Spy.”
Why Harry Truman Matters Today
Joe Scarborough’s “Saving Freedom” recalls how politicians in 1947 took the lead in fighting isolationism and redefining America’s role in the world.
‘The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams,’ by David S. Brown: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams,” by David S. Brown
Three New Books That Stare Up at the Stars
From the secret lives of planets to the mysteries contained in meteors, a look at books that explore the vast and fascinating cosmos.
Queer Exile: Three Novels About Émigrés, Lovers and Family
“The Thirty Names of Night,” “You Exist Too Much” and “A Country for Dying” feature characters who leave home and long for new identities.
Studies of Darkness and Disguise at the Movies
In Ed Park’s Graphic Content column, he looks at two new graphic novels: Katriona Chapman’s “Breakwater” and Pat Dorian’s “Lon Chaney Speaks.”
In a Gentrifying Seattle, a Queer Activist Works to Blur Borders
“The Freezer Door,” by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, reflects on the boundaries of gender and queerness, and the frustrating limitations of language.
The Brilliant, Bitter, Unlikable Scion of an American Political Dynasty
“The Last American Aristocrat,” by David S. Brown, relates the incident-filled life of Henry Adams, the Gilded Age intellectual and historian who witnessed much of the 19th century from his privileged perch.
New & Noteworthy Poetry, From Eavan Boland to the African-American Canon
A selection of recent poetry titles; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Remembering the Enslaved Who Sued for Freedom Before the Civil War
In “A Question of Freedom,” the historian William G. Thomas III writes about families who pursued more than a thousand freedom suits, a number of them successful.
A Wild, Caustic Satire Packed With the Absurd
Guillermo Stitch’s novel “Lake of Urine” is full of bristly characters and bizarre incidents.
The 10 Best Books of 2020
The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year.
An Eco-Fable From the Author of ‘The Magicians’
In Lev Grossman’s first middle grade novel, “The Silver Arrow,” a magic steam train ride with talking animals gives a young girl a sense of purpose.
What if Peter Rabbit and Mr. McGregor Had Joined Forces?
In “Alice’s Farm,” a brave cottontail and her brother secretly help a city family succeed at farming to save their bunny habitat from developers.
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