How the Problem of ‘Waste’ Affects the Rural Poor
Catherine Coleman Flowers’s memoir chronicles her advocacy for improved sanitation systems in rural America and her own education as an activist.
A Writer Owes His Liberty to His Mother’s Surrender of Her Own
Ismail Kadare’s autobiographical novel “The Doll” is part remembrance, part detective story about how his mother shaped his own life.
The Deadliness of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Was Not Inevitable
In “Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds,” the public health expert Paul Farmer examines the structural and historical inequalities that led to Ebola’s devastating toll.
Book Review: ‘The Moth and the Mountain,’ by Ed Caesar
“The Moth and the Mountain,” by Ed Caesar, recounts the unlikely story of a man who dreamed of being the first person to ascend Mount Everest.
Book Review: ‘The Orchard,’ by David Hopen
In David Hopen’s debut novel, “The Orchard,” faith gets put to the test as a boy comes of age.
The Director André Gregory Has Written a Memoir, but He Says He Hasn’t
In “This Is Not My Memoir,” the co-star of “My Dinner With André” remembers his many theatrical provocations.
A Climate-Crisis Novel Offers True-to-Life Snapshots of Survival
“Stillicide,” a novel by Cynan Jones, imagines a world where an extended drought has transformed daily life.
Enslaved, Terrorized, Disenfranchised: Black Americans Still Found Ways to Change America
Two new works of history, “South to Freedom,” by Alice L. Baumgartner, and “The Kidnapping Club,” by Jonathan Daniel Wells, show how the actions of Black Americans have long influenced national politics.
Rachel Bloom’s Life Is an Open Book
The star and co-creator of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” wryly explores adolescent angst, adult trauma and musical theater in a new memoir, “I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are.”
Jacques Pépin and the Art of Making the Most of It
“Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple,” an updated cookbook, offers useful lessons in economy for trying times.
A Girl Raised in Isolation Stumbles on an Exit
“Cleo Porter and the Body Electric,” a lighthearted adventure written before the pandemic, imagines a post-virus world eerily like the one we now inhabit.
Razzle Dazzle, Part 2: Broadway Triumphs Again
Michael Riedel’s “Singular Sensation” tracks the blockbuster successes of the 1990s.
Undreamed Waters, Unexpected Shores
Two remarkable new picture books about ships that pass in the night.
David Byrne on Turning ‘American Utopia’ Into a Book
Byrne talks about his work with the artist Maira Kalman on his latest book, and Brittany K. Barnett discusses “A Knock at Midnight.”
Using the Bible in an Apocalypse and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback:
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Considering Malcolm X and the Perfect Black Man
Michael P. Jeffries reviews Les Payne and Tamara Payne’s book, “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X,” in this week’s issue. In 1992, Michael Eric Dyson wrote for the Book Review about a select group of books that examine Malcolm X’s life.
Young Adult Debuts
Coming-of-age stories from four first-time novelists.
Into the Woods
In Gavriel Savit’s “The Way Back,” a National Book Award finalist, two children leave their shtetl and venture to the Far Country.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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