Hilary Mantel Takes On Royals and Rebels in a Book of Essays
“Mantel Pieces” compiles nearly 30 years of the author’s work for The London Review of Books.
Book Review: ‘Editing Humanity,’ by Kevin Davies
In “Editing Humanity,” Kevin Davies offers an account of Crispr at a moment when its leading American researcher has just won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Inside the C.I.A.
John O. Brennan’s memoir, “Undaunted,” describes his career at the C.I.A., including his years as head of the agency.
Debut Novels About Seamy Underbellies and Dark Turns
“Straight From the Horse’s Mouth,” “The Nightworkers” and “These Violent Delights” examine the grimmer side of things.
‘Tomboy’ Looks at Gender Roles, and Role-Playing, Through the Ages
Lisa Selin Davis’s book asks what it means, really, to “act like a girl,” or not.
New & Noteworthy Anthologies, From Climate Reporting to Gun Violence
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
The Hidden Wonders of a City, Made Visible
In “The 99% Invisible City,” Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt delve into the everyday features of urban life that we take for granted.
Untangling the Story of a Deadly Blaze and ‘The Arsonist’ Who Lit It
The new book by the Australian writer Chloe Hooper recreates the events surrounding a lethal 2009 fire in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
‘War: How Conflict Shaped Us,’ by Margaret MacMillan: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “War: How Conflict Shaped Us,” by Margaret MacMillan
‘The Zealot and the Emancipator,’ by H.W. Brands: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Zealot and the Emancipator,” by H.W. Brands
‘Earthlings,’ by Sayaka Murata: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Earthlings,” by Sayaka Murata
Mindy Kaling Doesn’t Want Your Pity
In her new collection of personal essays, “Nothing Like I Imagined,” the actor and TV producer balances single parenthood with a singular career.
Book Review: ‘The Tangled Web We Weave,’ by James Ball
In “The Tangled Web We Weave,” James Ball looks to the structure of the internet and the history of its growth as the deeper sources of our current problems.
Book Review: ‘Eleanor,’ by David Michaelis
David Michaelis’s “Eleanor” describes an unstoppable force who had a profound effect on American politics.
Did the U.S. Try to Assassinate Lenin in 1918?
In “The Lenin Plot” Barnes Carr tells the mostly unknown story of America’s intervention in the earliest days of the Soviet Union.
Book Review: ‘Mad at the World,’ by William Souder
In a new biography, “Mad at the World,” William Souder claims the “Of Mice and Men” author was motivated by anger toward injustice.
Book Review: ‘Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World,’ by Fareed Zakaria
Zakaria’s “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World” analyzes the social and political impact of Covid-19.
Does an Intellectual History of the Trump Era Exist? It Does Now
Joe Klein reviews that book, Carlos Lozada’s “What Were We Thinking,” as well as two Washington Post journalists’ account of the impeachment and its aftermath.
Book Review: ‘Leave the World Behind,’ by Rumaan Alam
In “Leave the World Behind,” Rumaan Alam imagines what happens when homeowners interrupt their renters’ idyll to seek refuge from a crisis.
From Kafka to Kushner, Touring the 20th Century’s Jewish Canon
In “The Blessing and the Curse,” the critic Adam Kirsch offers a literary survey covering the last 100 years of Jewish history.
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