New in Paperback:
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Need a Distraction? These Thrillers Will Have You on the Edge of Your Seat
From Mary Kubica’s latest to Graham Moore’s jury room drama and a haunted film set, some of the creepiest suspense stories so far this decade.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Emily St. John Mandel Will Read Anything, if She Likes It
“Life’s too short to spend time with books that you don’t love.”
A Scientist Puts Things in Perspective
You don’t have to be Einstein to appreciate the scope of ‘Until the End of Time.’
Celeste Ng, Ann Patchett, Min Jin Lee and Others on the Books That Bring Them Comfort
Looking for a respite from the news? You might find solace in reading.
Celeste Ng, Ann Patchett, Min Jin Lee and Others on the Books That Bring Them Comfort
Looking for a respite from the news? You might find solace in reading.
Here’s Looking at You, Grid: A History of Crosswords and Their Fans
In “Thinking Inside the Box,” Adrienne Raphel offers a cultural and personal history of America’s favorite word puzzle.
‘Nobody Will Tell You This but Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story,’ by Bess Kalb: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Nobody Will Tell You This but Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story,” by Bess Kalb
‘Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best,’ by Neal Bascomb: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best,” by Neal Bascomb
She Was Abused by Her Husband. So Is the Narrator of Her New Book.
Meena Kandasamy’s second novel, “When I Hit You,” contains echoes of her own experience with domestic violence.
His Nation in Turmoil, One Boy Finds Refuge and Adventure in Friendship
In Romesh Gunesekera’s “Suncatcher,” set in 1960s Ceylon, the narrator reflects on a bond marked by differences in class and power.
A Stirring Family Saga Tells a Taboo History of Vietnam
“The Mountains Sing,” the first novel in English by the Vietnamese poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai, imagines her country’s traumatic 20th century through the stories of three generations of women.
Someday, We’ll Look Back on All of This and Write a Novel
Writers are taking notes on the pandemic, says Sloane Crosley. But now’s not the time for your coronavirus book.
He Questioned the Meaning of Life. William James Answered.
In “Sick Souls, Healthy Minds,” John Kaag looks to the 19th-century psychologist and philosopher for answers to life’s big questions.
Samsung: The Tech Monster That Conquered the World
Geoffrey Cain’s “Samsung Rising” tells the full story of the giant corporation from its beginnings as a shop selling vegetables.
Is There Cosmic Meaning in Life’s Randomness?
In a new memoir, “My Meteorite,” the artist Harry Dodge searches for the grand pattern in his life’s myriad coincidences.
For Black and Mixed-Race Women, Hair and Identity Are Tangled Together
In “That Hair,” the Portuguese writer Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida uses a young half-Angolan girl in Lisbon to explore her own Afro-European selfhood.
Has Physics Lost Its Way?
In “The Dream Universe,” David Lindley argues that physicists have become too enamored of theoretical phenomena like parallel universes and black holes.
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