When You Can’t Afford a Jane Austen Original
A new coffee table book revisits the publishing histories of novels like Pride & Prejudice, Emma and Sense & Sensibility.
The Man Who Was American Music
James Kaplan’s “Irving Berlin” traces a celebrated life that extended over 100 years.
Songs of Survival and Rebellion
Their music spans genres and generations, but six iconic performers strike a similar chord in their new memoirs. The dominant note? Honesty.
What Tweets and Emojis Did to the Novel
The digital age ushered in new ways of reading — and revived old ones (the scroll and the ideogram). Could it also explain the rise of autofiction? Charles Finch considers.
Instead of a New Album, Rihanna Drops a Book
A large-scale memoir-in-images, simply titled “Rihanna,” is the latest in the musician-turned-mogul’s luxury offerings.
Design That’s Got Users in Mind
In “User Friendly,” Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant recount America’s long history of making products that take people’s needs into account.
Bad Bishops, Bloodletting and a Plague of Caterpillars
“The Corner That Held Them,” by Sylvia Townsend Warner, and “Medieval Bodies,” by Jack Hartnell, consider the pleasures and perils of life in the Middle Ages.
‘Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises,’ by Jodie Adams Kirshner: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises,’ by Jodie Adams Kirshner
‘The Second Sleep,’ by Robert Harris: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Second Sleep,” by Robert Harris
Birthing Bunnies: An 18th-Century Woman’s Bizarre Medical Hoax
Dexter Palmer’s novel “Mary Toft; Or, The Rabbit Queen” spins an actual case of scientific fraud into a cracking tale about the nature of belief.
‘Broke’ Chronicles a City Out of Cash and Awash in Desperation
The new book by Jodie Adams Kirshner follows seven residents of bankrupt Detroit, exposing the effects of decades of disinvestment and failed urban policy.
New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From ‘Get Out’ to Richard Avedon
A selection of recent visual books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
It’s 1468. Why Does the Village Priest Have an iPhone?
At first glance, Robert Harris’s new novel, “The Second Sleep,” appears to be set in 15th-century Britain. Then things get tricky.
Meet the Levy Family. Their History Is Our History.
A writer tells the story of a region through the lens of one well-documented clan.
‘The Siberian Dilemma,’ by Martin Cruz Smith: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Siberian Dilemma,” by Martin Cruz Smith
The World of Dance in Letters, Locations and Clothes
Three new visual books reveal dancers past and present in intimate moments.
On Roy DeCarava’s Centennial, Two Photo Books Document His Legacy
“Light Break” and “The Sound I Saw” capture the full scope of the 20th-Century Harlem photographer’s career.
From Nudes to the Nervous System, Studies of the Human Body
Two new art books explore our corporeal selves in vivid detail.
If You Love ‘The Crown,’ You’ll Love These Books
Season 3 has finally arrived. Here’s some supplemental reading.
Revisiting Baldwin vs. Buckley
Nicholas Buccola talks about “The Fire Is Upon Us,” and Saeed Jones discusses “How We Fight for Our Lives.”
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