Heroines, Witnessing Executions and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The (Way Too Many) Kids Whose Lives Have Been Upended by Gun Violence
“Children Under Fire,” by the Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox, homes in on the often overlooked suffering of children who have witnessed a shooting or lost a loved one to it.
Tillie Olsen Captured the Toll of Women’s Labor — on Their Lives and Art
Through her rigorous depictions of working-class families, this mid-20th-century writer of fiction conveyed the costs of living for burdened mothers, wives and daughters.
The Restless, Eclectic and Contradictory Passions of Edward Said
“Places of Mind,” a new biography by Timothy Brennan, a former student, shows one of America’s most distinguished postwar intellectuals to have been a man of deep complexity.
The Book That Taught Tammy Duckworth How to Mummify Human Remains
“I haven’t found a use for that yet, but you never know.”
Walter Isaacson’s New Book Celebrates Three Notable Women
“The Code Breaker” is about a world-changing scientist and dedicated to two legends of the publishing industry.
In a Sister’s Elegies, Proof That the Art of Losing Can Bring Comfort
Our poetry columnist writes about Valerie Mejer Caso’s “Edinburgh Notebook” and other works of vicarious grief.
New & Noteworthy, From Obamacare to Women in Television
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Book Review: ‘Life’s Edge,’ by Carl Zimmer
In “Life’s Edge,” Carl Zimmer examines the many scientific attempts to define what it is that exactly constitutes life.
What Is Amazon Doing to Our Country?
In “Fulfillment,” Alec MacGillis tours America to understand how one company’s culture and capitalistic impulses are seeping into our way of life.
Evils Lurking Beneath a City’s Centuries-Old Canals
In Donna Leon’s 30th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, “Transient Desires,” the setting — Venice — is the most important character of all.
A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and Blood
Carribean Fragoza’s new collection, “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You,” moves between horror and the real.
‘Red Island House,’ by Andrea Lee: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Red Island House,” by Andrea Lee
What Does Home Mean to Us? Not the Same Thing It Did Before the Pandemic
We’re tired, and so are our living spaces. As we emerge from lockdown, architects, writers and others reflect on how we’ll reinvent them — and what matters now.
Welcome to Paradise. You May Want to Catch the Next Flight Home.
In her new novel, “Red Island House,” Andrea Lee gives readers a grand tour of Madagascar — and reminds us to be careful what we wish for.
They’re Not Lost in the Woods, They’re Thriving
In Andrew J. Graff’s new novel, “Raft of Stars,” two boys flee into the woods after a tragedy. They’re pursued by a search party. Off the beaten path, they find themselves.
Book Review: ‘Rock Me on the Water,’ by Ronald Brownstein
In “Rock Me on the Water,” Ronald Brownstein explores one momentous year that brings together Archie Bunker and Joni Mitchell in a narrative of cultural ferment.
International Novels Unearth Family Secrets and Nature’s Mysteries
“The Rain Heron,” “American Delirium,” “Antonio” and “If You Kept a Record of Sins” explore hidden pasts and mythic visions.
A Life Spent Focused on What Computers Are Doing to Us
In her memoir, “The Empathy Diaries,” Sherry Turkle describes her own intellectual journey toward her specialty: the erosion of human feeling in our digital age.
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