The Beach May Be Closed, but These Books Are Worth Opening
Three new novels transport you to other places — Nantucket, Seoul and the French Riviera.
Dreaming of a Park Bench and a Book
What we wouldn’t give to spend an afternoon reading in the sun.
A Novel Imagines the Fate of Twin Sisters, One Passing for White
“The Vanishing Half,” by Brit Bennett, considers fraught questions of racial identity, personal freedom and community in a story that stretches from the Jim Crow South to 1980s Los Angeles.
Fact or Farce? Alexandra Petri Thinks ‘Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why’
The latest installments of political satire from the Washington Post columnist.
Life Advice From a Dead Grandmother Who’s Returned as a Bird
“Parakeet,” Marie-Helene Bertino’s trippy, surreal new novel, follows a heroine reckoning with her unhappy engagement and other life choices.
New in Paperback: ‘Sabrina & Corina’ and ‘Save Me the Plums’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Revisiting Summer Reading, Over 100 Years Ago
More than a century ago, the editorial page of The Times recommended the Book Review’s annual Summer Reading issue.
Comedy Tonight: ‘S.N.L.’ Then and Now
On its 45th anniversary, Colin Jost (in “A Very Punchable Face”) and Alan Zweibel (in “Laugh Lines”) relive their years at “Saturday Night Live.”
Lighting Out for the Territories With Ornette Coleman
Maria Golia’s new biography of the unorthodox jazz musician captures the many worlds his compositions explored.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Yes, It Is Possible to Change History. Write a Novel!
In her best-selling debut, “The Henna Artist,” Alka Joshi changes the course of her mother’s life.
The Novel That Made Jules Feiffer Ignore His Family on Vacation
“For five days, I barely moved from the beach chair.”
On Being a Trans Woman, and Giving Up Makeup
I have short hair. I don’t wear heels. Because there is no one way to be a trans woman, either.
Visit These Science-Fiction Worlds to Make Sense of Our Own
Racial strife, consent, wealth inequality: The issues swirling in these fantastical settings may seem familiar.
David Frum Rethinks Conservatism
In “Trumpocalypse,” a former prominent neoconservative reflects on what he got wrong, and where we should go from here.
In His New Book, a War Novelist Turns to More Intimate Battles
“Red Dress in Black and White,” by Elliot Ackerman, features an American woman anxious to leave her Turkish husband as political unrest rages in Istanbul.
From the Philippines to Harvard, Boyhood to Womanhood, a Coming-of-Age Across Borders
In “Fairest,” Meredith Talusan looks back on her life lived at the intersection of genders, races, sexualities and cultures.
New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Harry Potter to Kevin Hart
A selection of recent audiobooks of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
J.M. Coetzee’s Jesus Sees the World as Don Quixote Does
“The Death of Jesus,” the final novel in a trilogy, is a modern fable that challenges our limited understanding of reality.
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