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“Red Comet,” a mammoth new biography by Heather Clark, aims to rescue the poet from the clichés that have dominated her afterlife and secure her status as a major American writer.
A new Graphic Content column reviews three books that cover a gamut of world-building, from the lives of Syrian refugees to the friends of Pepe the Frog.
In “Culture Warlords,” Talia Lavin immerses herself among white supremacists and neo-Nazis, then tells us what she found.
In “Group,” Christie Tate walks readers through an unusual therapeutic journey.
In her memoir, “I’ll Be Seeing You,” Elizabeth Berg tells the story of her parents’ decline.
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
In “The Cold Millions,” the author delves into the labor conflicts and street riots of the early 20th century.
A Japanese-American man abandons his Black boyfriend with his visiting mother in Houston. Conflicts and unexpected kinships ensue.
In “Life With the Afterlife,” Amy Bruni reveals the lessons she’s learned helping ghosts and the people they visit.
“Inside Story,” a novel in a genre Amis calls “life-writing,” revisits the author’s relationships with Saul Bellow, Christopher Hitchens and others.
A review in comics format helps inquisitive young citizens learn how we choose who runs our country.
The dangerous animosities of the past never went away, and have now re-emerged with new force.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
In Marilyn Stasio’s new crime-fiction column, the bodies accumulate at a rather alarming rate.
Ian McGuire talks about his new novel, and Elisabeth Egan discusses Romy Hausmann’s “Dear Child.”
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
In “Billion Dollar Loser,” Reeves Wiedeman places the once exalted Silicon Valley founder in the context of contemporary capitalism.
In “Billion Dollar Loser,” Reeves Wiedeman places the once exalted Silicon Valley founder in the context of contemporary capitalism.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The former national security adviser H.R. McMaster’s new book, “Battlegrounds,” examines recent foreign policy and charts a path forward.
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