Tank Tops and Short Shorts and Bears, Oh My!
In Carrie Firestone’s “Dress Coded,” a middle school’s sexist dress code is more terrifying than the bears wandering through its woods.
For Two Teenagers on Election Day, the Political Gets Personal
In Brandy Colbert’s “The Voting Booth,” a girl who’s been speaking out since age 7 helps a drummer make his voice heard.
Stabbed in the Convent, Murdered in the Yard
In the newest batch of crime novels, bodies accumulate at a rather alarming rate.
The ‘Seductive Lure’ of Authoritarianism
Anne Applebaum discusses “Twilight of Democracy,” and Barbara Demick talks about “Eat the Buddha.”
Why the Working Class Votes Against Its Economic Interests
Two new books, Robert B. Reich’s “The System” and Zephyr Teachout’s “Break ’Em Up,” examine the impact of economic inequality in America.
Monsters vs. Aliens
In “Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything,” a Mexican-American girl lights candles in the desert for her deported mother. Then a spacecraft arrives.
A Native American Coming-of-Age and the Uses of Enchantment
In James Bird’s “The Brave,” a boy bullied for his numeric mind undergoes a metamorphosis when he’s sent to live on a reservation with his Native American mother.
New Books Take You Through the Microscope to the World of Pathogens
Authors explore the way the invisible world impacts our lives, from bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics to the beneficial biodiversity on our skin.
New Books Take You Through the Microscope to the World of Pathogens
Authors explore the way the invisible world impacts our lives, from bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics to the beneficial biodiversity on our skin.
New in Paperback: ‘This Land Is Our Land’ and ‘Your House Will Pay’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
On Hamlet’s Origins 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.
Isabel Wilkerson Loves Books. That Doesn’t Mean She Treats Them Gently.
“Many of them are not only dog-eared, but often double-cornered-dog-eared, the margins marked up with my own commentary.”
In ‘Memorial Drive’ a Poet Evokes Her Childhood and Confronts Her Mother’s Murder
The new memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey is an aching investigation of trauma and art.
‘Memorial Drive,’ by Natasha Trethewey: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Memorial Drive,” by Natasha Trethewey
Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman Wrote a Big Best Seller
In “Big Friendship,” the best friends and podcast co-hosts rediscover their bond across a different kind of social distance.
New & Noteworthy Poetry, From a Hungry God to a Fake Shepherd
A selection of recent poetry books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Forgotten Town at the Center of the Manhattan Project
In “The Apocalypse Factory,” Steve Olson tells the story of Hanford, a small rural town in Washington State that played an outsize role in America’s nuclear ambitions.
‘Afterland,’ by Lauren Beukes: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Afterland,” by Lauren Beukes
The Chinese Town That Became the Self-Immolation Capital of the World
In “Eat the Buddha,” Barbara Demick tells the story of Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule through the stories of the people who have seen it up close.
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