Anna Wintour Is Not the Star of André Leon Talley’s Memoir. He Is.
In “The Chiffon Trenches,” the former Vogue editor grapples with his own complicated story.
Dissecting Kissinger, and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Rape, Torture, Murder, Beheadings — All in a Day’s Work for Marilyn Stasio
This week’s Crime column includes a computer gamer who is handy with a Samurai sword and a 14-year-old girl who solves a murder in an amusement park.
These Debuts Arrived at a Tough Time. They Deserve Your Attention.
If a first book is published in the midst of a pandemic, does it make a splash? For this crew, the answer should be yes.
New in Paperback: ‘Walking on the Ceiling’ and ‘Good Husbandry’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Title of Emma Straub’s New Novel Is Mocking Her
“All Adults Here” is not an accurate description of her life these days.
The Science Fiction Writer John Scalzi Readily Quits Reading
“Life is short and there are many other books.”
‘The Arab Winter,’ by Noah Feldman: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Arab Winter,” by Noah Feldman
New & Noteworthy, From a Korean Thriller to John Maynard Keynes
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
How Walking Changes Us
“In Praise of Walking” and “In Praise of Paths” offer two very different approaches to the benefits of taking regular strolls.
‘A Children’s Bible,’ by Lydia Millet: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “A Children’s Bible,” by Lydia Millet
The Pirates’ Booty That Changed the Course of History
In “Enemy of All Mankind,” Steven Johnson argues that a 1695 showdown on the high seas was a crucial turning point in the rise of the British Empire.
Would You Trust a Snake-Wielding Preacher, if He Were Your Dad?
The heroine of Amy Jo Burns’s debut novel, “Shiner,” comes of age amid the patriarchy of contemporary Appalachia.
How ‘Sesame Street’ Changed Childhood Forever
In “Sunny Days,” David Kamp traces a revolutionary decade in kids’ TV.
In Richard Ford’s New Stories, Ambivalence Is the Default Condition
His collection “Sorry for Your Trouble” features characters who find that the pieces of their lives no longer fit.
The Challenges of a Threatening World
In “The World,” Richard Haass urges Americans to educate themselves about an increasingly dangerous planet.
African-Americans in the New Deal
Jill Watts’s “The Black Cabinet” highlights the struggles of those African-Americans who worked in the Franklin Roosevelt administration.
‘What Pea Disrupts Your Sleep, Princess?’
In “The Shapeless Unease,” the British novelist Samantha Harvey ponders her struggles with insomnia.
A French Expert Surveys the Entire Middle East
Gilles Kepel’s “Away From Chaos” is a useful overview of the many changes that have roiled the Muslim world.
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