America Is Obsessed With Cuba. But What Do We Know About Its Citizens?
“The Cubans,” by Anthony DePalma, paints a detailed, novelistic portrait of a handful of ordinary Cubans — their hopes, political beliefs and struggles to get by.
Guns, Gunfights and the Legends of the Wild West
Jim Rasenberger’s “Revolver” explores Sam Colt and the invention of the six-shooter, while Tom Clavin’s “Tombstone” looks at the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Going Places: An Anonymous Gossip Cartoonist With Buzz
In Remy Lai’s “Fly on the Wall,” an overprotected boy who feels invisible at school creates an eavesdropping alter ego.
A Comics-Obsessed Cinderella Down on the Farm
In Lucy Knisley’s “Stepping Stones,” a city girl faces her fears about farming, family life and evil stepsisters.
Immigration Reform, Past and Present
Jia Lynn Yang talks about “One Mighty and Irresistible Tide,” and Judith Newman discusses books that help simplify life.
With Museums Closed, Coffee-Table Books Bring the Art to You
The catalogs meant to accompany the spring’s biggest exhibitions are now the exhibitions themselves.
Looking at War Across 2,500 Years
Thomas E. Ricks considers books from ancient China down to the war in Afghanistan.
The Origins of the Holocaust and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘Inland’ and ‘Becoming Dr. Seuss’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Why Yo-Yo Ma Would Invite Socrates to Dinner
“For once, I’d like to ask the questions.”
Welcome to Kiera Cass’s Kingdom, Where She Makes the Rules
It has been decreed: The author of the ‘Selection’ series has another best seller.
America’s Immigration Paradox
Two new books, Jia Lynn Yang’s “One Mighty and Irresistible Tide” and Adam Goodman’s “The Deportation Machine,” take very different approaches to the immigration question.
In Search of Time Lost and Newly Found
Our critic Parul Sehgal examines how the notion of time — and how we describe it — has changed during the quarantine.
A ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Focuses on an Unlikely Character
A teenage Coriolanus Snow stars in Suzanne Collins’s “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” which is every bit as violent and jarring as the first three books.
‘Drifts,’ by Kate Zambreno: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Drifts,” by Kate Zambreno
‘The Equivalents,’ by Maggie Doherty: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Equivalents,” by Maggie Doherty
‘The Motion of the Body Through Space,’ by Lionel Shriver: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Motion of the Body Through Space,” by Lionel Shriver
Before the Feminist Revolution, This ‘Messy Experiment’ Nurtured Female Talent
“The Equivalents,” by Maggie Doherty, combines the story of a Radcliffe College institute to support creative women with that of the friendship forged by five early fellows.
You May Not Like Lionel Shriver’s Characters. That May Be the Point.
In “The Motion of the Body Through Space,” a lifelong couch potato starts running, and trouble follows.
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