Contemporary Brazil, Captured in Two Novels and a Journalist’s Collection
Heartbreak, exile, lethal violence and the gold rush in the Amazon are some of the themes explored in three newly translated works.
Four High-Octane New Thrillers
The bodies pile up at the hands of hit men, henchmen, doctors, arms dealers and White House interns.
‘Dear Me’: A Novelist Writes to Her Future Self
Inspired by a character in a classic children’s book, Ann Napolitano began writing herself letters to be read only 10 years later.
New in Paperback: ‘Prisoner’ and ‘All My Puny Sorrows’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Ouch, Oh and Oh No!
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Before Michael B. Jordan Played Him in ‘Just Mercy,’ Bryan Stevenson Was a Kid Who Loved to Read
The best-selling author and public interest lawyer comes from a family in which words mattered. A lot.
Charles Yu Loves Reading With His Children. Don’t Tell Them.
“I try not to smile too hard — if they ever realized how happy it makes me, they might start feeling like they’re being duped.”
In South India, a Fragmented Family Turns Into an Overflowing One
Tishani Doshi’s novel “Small Days and Nights” sends an unhappy expat home to Tamil Nadu to start a new life with a sister she never knew she had.
‘Processed Cheese,’ by Stephen Wright: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Processed Cheese,” by Stephen Wright
New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Anne Brontë to Federico Fellini
A selection of recent visual books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Bag of Cash Falls From the Sky. Trouble Is Close Behind.
Stephen Wright’s satirical novel “Processed Cheese” takes on the excesses of the superrich.
Teenage Heroes in a Mythical Land Fight Monsters, and Stereotypes
“The Good Hawk,” a thrilling adventure fantasy debut by Joseph Elliott, has a heroine with intellectual disabilities. It’s about time.
A Compassionate Children’s Book From the NPR Host Scott Simon
In “Sunnyside Plaza,” Simon’s funny, observant protagonist solves a mystery. She also has developmental disabilities.
40 of America’s Greatest Writers on Key Supreme Court Decisions
In “Fight of the Century,” edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, contributors including Jacqueline Woodson, Dave Eggers and Scott Turow explicate landmark A.C.L.U. cases.
The Pain of the Holocaust Echoes Through Three Israeli Novels
A solitary woman who leaps from her balcony to her death and a writer who uncovers a family secret hidden by the war figure in these new works by Israeli authors.
Diane Ravitch Declares the Education Reform Movement Dead
In “Slaying Goliath,” the veteran public-education activist celebrates the defeat of efforts to introduce federal education standards and testing into public schools and expand charters.
Happy Wife, Happy Life, and Other Maddening Notions to Live By
A new novel uses old recipes and retro advice to connect the lives of women in different centuries.
A Mystical Healer, Her Ailing Crush and the Desire That Undoes Them Both
Love literally hurts in Sue Rainsford’s haunting debut novel, “Follow Me to Ground.”
English’s Pronoun Problem Is Centuries’ Old
In “What’s Your Pronoun?” Dennis Baron argues that the language’s lack of a third-person, gender-neutral pronoun has dogged writers and speakers since at least the Middle Ages.
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