A Troubled Artist’s Death Proves as Unknowable as Her Life
In “The Book of Atlantis Black,” Betsy Bonner attempts to solve the mysterious fate of her troubled, enigmatic older sister.
‘Wandering in Strange Lands,’ by Morgan Jerkins: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Wandering in Strange Lands,” by Morgan Jerkins
‘Life of a Klansman,’ by Edward Ball: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Life of a Klansman,” by Edward Ball
The Reporter Who Told the World About the Bomb
“Fallout,” by Lesley M.M. Blume, recounts how John Hersey revealed the devastating toll of the atomic bomb on the citizens of Hiroshima.
‘Looking for Miss America’ Tells the History of the Legendary Pageant
The new book by Margot Mifflin shows how the famous contest for women reflected conflicting ideas about female beauty, ambition and fame over the past 100 years.
This Is How It All Ends
In “The End of Everything,” the theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack takes a look at the ultimate doom and destruction of our universe. It’s not pretty.
What Do America’s Racial Problems Have in Common With India and Nazi Germany?
In “Caste,” the journalist Isabel Wilkerson looks to other countries’ histories to show how our racial order is founded on a hierarchal structure of hereditary status.
A New Mother Chronicles Her Journey to Hell and Back
In “Inferno,” Catherine Cho writes honestly of surviving postpartum psychosis.
What if the Meat We Ate Was Human?
Agustina Bazterrica’s dystopian second novel, “Tender Is the Flesh,” uses cannibalism to highlight the inhumanity of factory farming.
A History of Hurricanes in America and the Devastation They Have Wrought
In “A Furious Sky,” Eric Jay Dolin recounts 500 years of reckoning with the monster storms that come in off the Atlantic Ocean.
Edmund White’s High-Octane Saga of Twin Sisters and 1950s Texas
White’s new novel, “A Saint From Texas,” traces the fates of Yvonne — who marries a French nobleman — and Yvette, who becomes a nun.
New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Covid Parenting to Didion Onstage
A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
‘The Animals Are Dying. Soon We Will Be Alone Here.’
In “Migrations,” Charlotte McConaghy’s visceral reimagining of “Moby-Dick,” a young woman documents some of the world’s last surviving seabirds.
The Story of Refugees in America Through the Gripping Tales of Two Women
In “After the Last Border,” Jessica Goudeau offers a searing history of this nation’s response to humanitarian crises while recounting the stories of two refugees.
‘Life of a Klansman’ Tells Ugly Truths About America, Past and Present
In his latest book, Edward Ball retraces an ancestor’s involvement with the Ku Klux Klan in order to shed light on the country’s legacy of white supremacy.
Through the Russian Wilderness in Search of the World’s Largest Owl
In “Owls of the Eastern Ice,” Jonathan Slaght recounts his quest to track down the elusive Blakiston’s fish owl, a journey that will push him to the edge of endurance.
He’s Losing His Mind. Maybe His Country Is Too?
The protagonist of “The Tunnel,” by the Israeli novelist A.B. Yehoshua, tries to carry on after a dementia diagnosis.
Welcome to Another Novel Set in Brooklyn. This One Is Different.
In “Kings County,” David Goodwillie examines New York’s most celebrated borough with an uncynical eye.
Why the U.S. Dropped Atomic Bombs on Japan
Marc Gallicchio’s “Unconditional” details debates in both Japan and the United States to end World War II.
Morgan Jerkins Heads Down South in Search of Her Black Identity
“Wandering in Strange Lands” traces the author’s ancestry — and the history of African-American oppression — along the footsteps of the Great Migration.
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