11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
He Wants to Save the Present With the Indigenous Past
Bruce Pascoe’s book “Dark Emu” sparked a reconsideration of Australian history. Now he hopes to use his writing to revive Aboriginal community.
How Yaa Gyasi Found Religion (in Literature)
“There isn’t much literary fiction that deals with evangelicalism. ‘Go Tell It on the Mountain,’ by James Baldwin, was the first book I read that spoke to that part of my life and it moved me so deeply to see faith rendered on the page with such care and brilliance.”
LeBron Wrote a Children’s Book and It’s Selling Really Well
In “I Promise,” LeBron James and the illustrator Nina Mata give hope to kids when they need it most.
Laura Lippman Isn’t as Terrible as She Makes Herself Sound
The veteran crime novelist gets personal in her first essay collection, “My Life as a Villainess.”
‘Sisters in Hate’ Offers a Window Into Women in the White Nationalist Movement
The new book, by the journalist Seyward Darby, follows three American women who have little in common but racial hatred.
‘Reaganland,’ by Rick Perlstein: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Reaganland,” by Rick Perlstein
‘The Glass Kingdom,’ by Lawrence Osborne: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Glass Kingdom,” by Lawrence Osborne
On the Lam in Bangkok, With a Suitcase Full of Cash
Lawrence Osborne’s “The Glass Kingdom” follows an American woman who is hiding out in Thailand as civil unrest grows around her.
Is the White Church Inherently Racist?
In “White Too Long,” Robert P. Jones argues that, in America, white Christianity has been a decisive force in propping up white supremacy.
In Two Memoirs, the Scars of Childhood Trauma Run Deep
Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s “The Erratics” and Gretchen Cherington’s “Poetic License” reveal childhoods marred by narcissistic, abusive parents.
When a Black Man’s Heart Was Transplanted Without Consent
In “The Organ Thieves,” Chip Jones tells the story of a heart transplant in 1968 that raised troubling questions about medical ethics and brutal realities of segregation.
When the Ottoman Empire Threatened Europe — and the World
“God’s Shadow,” by Alan Mikhail, argues that world history was shaped by the West’s fears of Turkish domination.
America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice.
In “Soul Full of Coal Dust,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hamby tells the story of black lung and the mining companies who refused to take responsibility for its harm.
Confessions of an Internet Addict
Emma Jane Unsworth’s novel, “Grown Ups,” will force you to rethink your own unhealthy obsession with social media.
The Future Looks Very Different on Opposite Sides of Los Angeles
In “Show Them You’re Good,” Jeff Hobbs examines the high school experiences of boys in Beverly Hills and Compton.
New & Noteworthy, From Ants to Erin Brockovich
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
How Ronald Reagan Triumphed
Rick Perlstein’s “Reaganland” completes his multivolume survey of American conservatism with the 1980 election victory of Ronald Reagan.
A Road Trip With One of the 20th Century’s Greatest Writers
“Borges and Me,” a memoir by Jay Parini, recounts a young poet’s travels with Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentine master.
Scenes From a Marriage: One Cheats, the Other Wants To
Cree LeFavour’s first novel, “Private Means,” examines the tribulations of an Upper West Side couple.
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