The South’s Fight for White Supremacy
Immediately after the Civil War ended, the South began a campaign to deny the true meaning of the conflict.
The Life of a Brilliant, Suffering Scientist
Samanth Subramanian discusses “A Dominant Character,” his biography of J. B. S. Haldane, and Patrik Svensson talks about “The Book of Eels.”
Reading Elena Ferrante in English? You’re Also Reading Ann Goldstein
The self-effacing translator worked with the “My Brilliant Friend” author again for her latest book, “The Lying Life of Adults.”
A Former Soldier Tells His Grandson: ‘I Wasn’t a Nazi.’
In his debut novel, “We Germans,” Alexander Starritt considers the weight of shame.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘Girl in Black and White’ and ‘Know My Name’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
He Wants to Save the Present With the Indigenous Past
Bruce Pascoe’s book “Dark Emu” sparked a reconsideration of Australian history. Now he hopes to use his writing to revive Aboriginal community.
How Yaa Gyasi Found Religion (in Literature)
“There isn’t much literary fiction that deals with evangelicalism. ‘Go Tell It on the Mountain,’ by James Baldwin, was the first book I read that spoke to that part of my life and it moved me so deeply to see faith rendered on the page with such care and brilliance.”
LeBron Wrote a Children’s Book and It’s Selling Really Well
In “I Promise,” LeBron James and the illustrator Nina Mata give hope to kids when they need it most.
Laura Lippman Isn’t as Terrible as She Makes Herself Sound
The veteran crime novelist gets personal in her first essay collection, “My Life as a Villainess.”
‘Sisters in Hate’ Offers a Window Into Women in the White Nationalist Movement
The new book, by the journalist Seyward Darby, follows three American women who have little in common but racial hatred.
‘Reaganland,’ by Rick Perlstein: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Reaganland,” by Rick Perlstein
‘The Glass Kingdom,’ by Lawrence Osborne: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Glass Kingdom,” by Lawrence Osborne
On the Lam in Bangkok, With a Suitcase Full of Cash
Lawrence Osborne’s “The Glass Kingdom” follows an American woman who is hiding out in Thailand as civil unrest grows around her.
Is the White Church Inherently Racist?
In “White Too Long,” Robert P. Jones argues that, in America, white Christianity has been a decisive force in propping up white supremacy.
In Two Memoirs, the Scars of Childhood Trauma Run Deep
Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s “The Erratics” and Gretchen Cherington’s “Poetic License” reveal childhoods marred by narcissistic, abusive parents.
When a Black Man’s Heart Was Transplanted Without Consent
In “The Organ Thieves,” Chip Jones tells the story of a heart transplant in 1968 that raised troubling questions about medical ethics and brutal realities of segregation.
When the Ottoman Empire Threatened Europe — and the World
“God’s Shadow,” by Alan Mikhail, argues that world history was shaped by the West’s fears of Turkish domination.
America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice.
In “Soul Full of Coal Dust,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hamby tells the story of black lung and the mining companies who refused to take responsibility for its harm.
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