‘August,’ by Callan Wink: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “August,” by Callan Wink
‘Sharks in the Time of Saviors,’ by Kawai Strong Washburn: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Sharks in the Time of Saviors,” by Kawai Strong Washburn
What Wins in the Heartland, Machismo or Intellect?
Callan Wink’s debut novel, “August,” pits brains against brawn in an America far from the literary world.
A Mexican Novel Conjures a Violent World Tinged With Beauty
“Hurricane Season,” by Fernanda Melchor, imagines Mexico’s scourge of violence against women in language that is fierce, profane and marvelously inventive.
Martin, Malcolm and the Fight for Equality
Peniel E. Joseph’s “The Sword and the Shield” shows that Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had more in common than is generally believed.
New & Noteworthy Poetry Books
Recent collections from Sidney Wade, Justin Phillip Reed and more; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Botanist’s Desire Turns Toxic in This Novel of Romantic Obsession
In Rebecca Dinerstein Knight’s “Hex,” an expelled Ph.D. candidate offers a not-so-scientific confession to the mentor she idolizes.
The Hawaii of ‘Sharks in the Time of Saviors’ Is Modern, Yet Mystical
Kawai Strong Washburn’s debut novel envisions an archipelago of Indigenous peoples who refuse to be erased.
Ann Patchett on Why We Need Life-Changing Books Right Now
The novelist Ann Patchett doesn’t have children and didn’t read middle-grade books. Then she picked up one by Kate DiCamillo and couldn’t stop until she’d read them all.
A Box of Secrets Led to the Story of Her Father’s Painful Wartime Past
Ariana Neumann’s father had nightmares and an ID card in a different name. In her memoir, “When Time Stopped,” she unspools the past he kept hidden for so long.
No Fan of Sports, a Graphic Novelist Learns to Follow the Bouncing Ball
In “Dragon Hoops,” Gene Luen Yang intercuts the thrilling wins and crushing losses of one high school team with basketball’s own turbulent history.
How a College Final Became a Lesson in Survival
When Covid-19 struck, Stanford closed its classrooms. The novelist Daniel Mason turned his students’ last assignment into an exercise for staying well.
From the Archives: Colson Whitehead and Jeffrey Toobin
Whitehead discusses “The Underground Railroad,” and Toobin talks about “American Heiress.”
11 of Our Best Weekend Reads
Courage inside a Brooklyn hospital. A husband’s illness. Learning to swim. The survivors of Thalidomide. C.E.O.s are just like us — logged on from the laundry room. And more.
A 12-Year-Old Gymnast Heals After a Coach’s Sexual Abuse
Helped by a raft of strong women, the heroine of Kate Messner’s “Chirp” reclaims the parts of her childhood she’s not ready to leave behind.
In This Moment of Solitude, Books Can Be Our Passports
Faced with the cancellation of her book tour, a writer turns to books that evoke a sense of place — and recommends 8 books that might take you somewhere, too.
In Protest or Celebration, Four Poets Evoke a Sense of Endings
The end of relationships, the end of life, the end of civilization: Collections from Major Jackson, Carolyn Forché, Victoria Chang and Danez Smith imagine the worst.
New in Paperback: ‘Savage Feast’ and ‘The Bird King’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Considering Kurt Vonnegut and Who Survives
This week, Lorrie Moore discusses her life as a reader in By the Book. In 1985, Moore wrote for the Book Review about “Galápagos,” Kurt Vonnegut’s novel about a group of survivors stranded on the Galápagos Islands because of an apocalypse.
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