Isabel Wilkerson Talks About ‘Caste’
Wilkerson describes the ideas about race in America that fuel her new book, and David Hill discusses “The Vapors.”
Hot and Bothered: Four New Romance Novels
Looking for a pitch-perfect summer escape? We’ve got some recommendations.
New in Paperback: ‘Around the World in 80 Trees’ and ‘The Truths We Hold’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Three New Memoirs Offer a Glimpse Into the Writer’s Mind
Literary biographies take you from the ’70s New York underground to a contemporary writer’s residency at Google, recalling all the verses and prose along the way.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Edmund White Thinks Most People Misread ‘Lolita’
“Nabokov’s job in the book is to make you like the monstrous Humbert Humbert. In the 1960s readers were too swinging to see how evil he was and now readers are too prudish to see how charming he can be.”
Experiencing War Far From the Battlefield
Two new books look at World War II from the perspectives of outsiders on the fringes of conflict.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
‘Luster,’ by Raven Leilani: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Luster,” by Raven Leilani
Unfortunately, Eddie S. Glaude Jr.’s Book is Well-Timed
This Princeton professor was going to write a biography of James Baldwin. A violent encounter between the police and a Black man put his book on a different track.
You Can’t Avoid Death, but You Can Make It Easier
In Karolina Waclawiak’s novel “Life Events,” a “death doula” struggles to detach from her patients.
In ‘Luster,’ Young Black Women Feel Uneasy in a White American Home
Raven Leilani’s debut novel follows an interracial, intergenerational affair as it leads to an unusual redefinition of family.
Coming of Age Amid the Troubles
In “Inventory,” Darran Anderson sorts through the objects and memories of his 1980s Northern Ireland adolescence.
‘The Lost Pianos of Siberia,’ and the Lost Individuals Who Played Them
Sophy Roberts goes on a quest for a rare instrument, and discovers a vast, uncharted history along the way.
The Many Varieties of Donald Trump
Three new books analyze what the Trump presidency has meant for American politics and American society.
How Hitler Took the World Into War
Benjamin Carter Hett’s “The Nazi Menace” examines the path to World War II and German responsibility.
Why the Mueller Investigation Failed
Jeffrey Toobin’s “True Crimes and Misdemeanors” examines the battle over the Mueller report and how Donald Trump prevailed.
‘The Death of Vivek Oji,’ by Akwaeke Emezi: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Death of Vivek Oji,” by Akwaeke Emezi
Hit Hard by Recession, an Irish Family Faces a Bitter Struggle
Caoilinn Hughes’s novel “The Wild Laughter” considers the catastrophic effects of the fall of the Celtic Tiger.
What Parents Leave Behind When They Die
Jill McCorkle’s “Hieroglyphics” examines the end of life through the stories of an aging couple and a tragic murder trial.
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