7 Takeaways From Mary Trump’s Book About Her Uncle Donald
Growing up Trump wasn’t easy. There were feuds, grudges and spanking with a wooden spoon. Now, there’s the burden of the name.
In Charlie Kaufman’s Novel, a Comic Hero Is Haunted by a Lost Film
“Antkind,” Kaufman’s hallucinogenic debut novel, features the madcap effort to reconstruct a masterpiece of outsider cinema.
New & Noteworthy, From Craigslist Confessions to Toxic Outrage
A selection of recent books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
‘Notes on a Silencing,’ by Lacy Crawford: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Notes on a Silencing,” by Lacy Crawford
‘Burning Down the House,’ by Julian E. Zelizer: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Burning Down the House,” by Julian E. Zelizer
‘Want,’ by Lynn Steger Strong: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Want,” by Lynn Steger Strong
“The Beauty in Breaking,” by Michele Harper: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Beauty in Breaking,” by Michele Harper
A Survivor of Sexual Assault Speaks Out
Lacy Crawford told her story when she was a student at St. Paul’s School. Few people listened. Now she’s telling it again.
Cavorting in Hot Springs, Ark., During Its Sin-Soaked Heyday
“The Vapors,” by David Hill, brings the mobsters, gamblers, drinkers and crooked politicians to life in an exuberant history of a now-forgotten capital of sleaze.
A Lakeside Family Vacation Goes Awry in This Debut Novel
David James Poissant’s “Lake Life” tests the limits of a family’s capacity for love and forgiveness.
After a Copycat Murder, Reopening an Old Case and Old Wounds
Take bored boys. Add lucid dreaming. Shake vigorously. Welcome to Alex North’s dark thriller, “The Shadows.”
A Novel of Sexual Obsession Has Something to Say About How We Tell Stories
“22 Minutes of Unconditional Love,” by Daphne Merkin, muses on the process of making up stories while recounting a young woman’s torrid affair with an older man.
What Happens When Your Baby Isn’t Who You Expected?
In “Raising a Rare Girl,” Heather Lanier writes about a daughter who has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.
In ‘Want,’ a Lost Friendship and the Anxieties of the Modern Family
Lynn Steger Strong’s new novel follows a Brooklyn wife and mother through professional failure, bankruptcy and the legacy of her past traumas.
In ‘The Golden Cage,’ a Kept Woman Grabs the Keys to the Kingdom
Camilla Lackberg shows how stifled ambition never really goes away. It just bides its time.
What’s Wrong With Men in America?
Two new story collections reveal the toxicities of (mostly white) masculinity, from the frat house to the Midwestern farm.
How Do You Tell Your Child He Is Undocumented?
In Lysley Tenorio’s debut novel, “The Son of Good Fortune,” the Filipino-American journey is over before the story even begins.
The Moral of These Stories? ‘You Are Not as Special as You Think’
In “Cool for America,” Andrew Martin’s characters are caught in a lingering post-adolescence, stretching for a certainty that eludes them.
What if You Didn’t Know Who You Were? What if No One Did?
In Robin Wasserman’s new novel, “Mother Daughter Widow Wife,” a young woman found on a city bus has no identification, no memory, and no one looking for her.
When Bonnie Met Clyde
Christina Schwarz’s fifth novel tells the life story of half of the famous duo, showing the loneliness of life on the lam.
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