Happily Ever After? Harry and Meghan Will Settle for Normal
In “Finding Freedom,” the veteran reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand show how the British royal family’s fairy tale turned into a cautionary one.
In ‘Zo,’ Love Must Overcome Class Difference and Disaster
Xander Miller’s debut novel asks how we can stay together when the world is coming apart.
Kurt Andersen Asks: What Is the Future of America?
“Evil Geniuses” diagnoses the troubling changes that have taken place in America over the last several decades, and how to fix them.
‘Evil Genuises,’ by Kurt Andersen: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Evil Genuises,” by Kurt Andersen
When Railroads Controlled the Country
Michael Hiltzik’s “Iron Empires” describes how 19th-century robber barons created and destroyed wealth on an unprecedented scale.
The Harvard Professor Who Told the World That Jesus Had a Wife
In “Veritas” Ariel Sabar tells the madcap story of the professor who was tricked by a Florida fraudster into announcing an extraordinary religious discovery.
The City of Angels, Viewed Through a Prism
In “City at the Edge of Forever,” Peter Lunenfeld explores Los Angeles in a series of essays about the idiosyncrasies of a place that defies categories.
Edward P. Jones’s Carefully Quantified Literary World
In the second installment of "The Americans," his series on overlooked or under-read writers, A.O. Scott considers the scrupulously documented, meticulously observed fiction of Edward P. Jones.
New & Noteworthy, From Corruption to Male Privilege
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Boundary-Pushing Books for Fans of Narrative Experiments
“Natural History,” “Avoid the Day,” “Crossings” and “Little Scratch” offer literary puzzle boxes and formal feats.
In This Novel, a Grisly Discovery Leads to Self-Discovery
The three siblings at the center of “The Boy in the Field,” by Margot Livesey, find an unconscious child. Their lives are never the same.
Tear Down That Will: An East German Guide to Breaking the Spirit
In Jennifer Hofmann’s debut novel, “The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures,” an aging Berliner loses his sense of self.
Disaster May Upend Reality, but What Is ‘Real’ Anyway?
In “The Unreality of Memory,” the poet and essayist Elisa Gabbert considers our psychological relationship to calamity.
3 Graphic Novel Detective Stories
Dynamic duos set out to solve mysteries for others and end up uncovering truths about themselves.
Three New Books by Women in the American Political Sphere
Memoirs by Representative Ilhan Omar, the political analyst Tiffany Cross and the former congresswoman Katie Hill recount trials, victories and hopes for changing the country.
Isabel Wilkerson Talks About ‘Caste’
Wilkerson describes the ideas about race in America that fuel her new book, and David Hill discusses “The Vapors.”
Hot and Bothered: Four New Romance Novels
Looking for a pitch-perfect summer escape? We’ve got some recommendations.
New in Paperback: ‘Around the World in 80 Trees’ and ‘The Truths We Hold’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Three New Memoirs Offer a Glimpse Into the Writer’s Mind
Literary biographies take you from the ’70s New York underground to a contemporary writer’s residency at Google, recalling all the verses and prose along the way.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
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