John Banville’s New Murder Mystery Starts Like a Game of Clue
“Snow” is a classic policier like the novels written under Banville’s pen name, Benjamin Black. But it is a superbly rich and sophisticated one.
Comics That Dismantle the White Cowboy Myth
In “Black Heroes of the Wild West,” James Otis Smith introduces a new audience to Stagecoach Mary, Bass Reeves and Bob Lemmons.
From Sharecropping to the Voting Booth in 3 Generations
In “Loretta Little Looks Back,” a novel in monologues, Andrea Davis Pinkney invites young readers to “go tell it” by reciting along with the characters.
Revisiting George Smiley and the British Secret Service
In 1974, Richard Locke reviewed “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” John le Carré’s novel following a spymaster’s pursuit to uncover a Soviet mole in the British secret service, for the Book Review.
Hari Kunzru on Writing ‘Red Pill’
Kunzru talks about his new novel, and Ben Macintyre discusses “Agent Sonya,” his latest real-life tale of espionage.
Sometimes, the Funny Thing About Poetry Is the Poems
Two debut collections, Sumita Chakraborty’s “Arrow” and Chessy Normile’s “Great Exodus, Great Wall, Great Party,” both show that humor can be a valuable weapon in a serious poet’s arsenal.
New in Paperback: ‘Running Home’ and ‘The Shadow King’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Trump and the Press and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
How Bob Dylan Turned David Remnick on to Serious Reading
“He’d mention Allen Ginsberg and I’d discover ‘Howl’ for a nickel at a secondhand sale. He’d mention T.S. Eliot and I’d discover ‘The Waste Land.’”
The Feats and Failures of Jimmy Carter
In a new biography, “His Very Best,” Jonathan Alter offers an authoritative introduction to a president who has been largely neglected by biographers.
Shout Out to the Bodega Boys, From the Bronx to the Best-Seller List
In “God-Level Knowledge Darts,” Desus Nice & the Kid Mero deliver a “fat sack of truth nuggets.”
New & Noteworthy, From Y.A. Dystopia to the Lives of Stoics
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
The New York Times Book Review: Back Issues
Complete contents of the Book Review since 1997.
Searching for the Real Abraham Lincoln
David S. Reynolds’s “Abe” seeks to understand Lincoln by placing him in the context of his times.
‘Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times,’ by David S. Reynolds: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times,” by David S. Reynolds
‘The End of the Day,’ by Bill Clegg: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The End of the Day,” by Bill Clegg
‘The Midnight Library,’ by Matt Haig: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Midnight Library,” by Matt Haig
Marilynne Robinson’s New Book Explores Love in Segregated America
In “Jack,” the fourth volume in Robinson’s Gilead series, an interracial romance faces perils in a Jim Crow city.
Beyond Nature vs. Nurture, What Makes Us Ourselves?
In “Unique,” David J. Linden distinguishes those traits that are entirely genetic from the murkier category of qualities that are a combination of heredity and experience.
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