Think You Know George Washington?
Alexis Coe’s biography gives a fresh perspective on a much-mythologized man.
For Lily King, a Great Book Always Starts With the Sentences
“You can’t make a good spaghetti sauce with rotten tomatoes.”
She Took Her First Pill at 8. By 13, She Was an Addict.
Erin Khar’s memoir, “Strung Out,” brings a new lens to the opioid crisis.
Crashing Henry VIII’s Court One Last Time With Hilary Mantel
“The Mirror and the Light” concludes Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” trilogy with another Tudor panoply viewed entirely through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell.
Ross Douthat Has a Vision of America. It’s Grim.
In “The Decadent Society” Douthat argues that cultural exhaustion and world-weariness are sapping the strength of the United States.
Can Cities Save America?
In “The Nation City,” Rahm Emanuel argues that we have to shift our focus away from Washington and toward urban centers.
Who Is the Dalai Lama?
An expert explores the life of the man Tibetans call ‘Wish-Fulfilling Jewel.’
Erik Larson Recounts How Churchill Brought Britain Back From the Brink During Its Darkest Hour
Larson’s “The Splendid and the Vile” is a tale of courage, suffering and defiance at the time of the London Blitz.
New & Noteworthy, From Suffrage to Sexism
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
An Oil Boom, a Missing Body and a Native Woman’s Quest to Find It
“Yellow Bird,” by Sierra Crane Murdoch, paints a gripping portrait of life on Fort Berthold Reservation, through the eyes of a local woman determined to solve a murder.
‘Facebook: The Inside Story’ Offers a Front-Row Seat on Voracious Ambition
For his new book, the veteran technology reporter Steven Levy gained abundant access to Mark Zuckerberg and firsthand knowledge of his quest for power.
A Real-Life J.F.K. Lover, Murdered in 1964, Stars in Two New Novels
“The Lost Diary of M” and “JFK and Mary Meyer” are both fictional diaries of the A-list Washington socialite Mary Pinchot Meyer.
Why Did an Accomplished Writer Fall Silent for Two Decades?
Elizabeth Tallent’s memoir, “Scratched,” offers some answers.
It’s 2038. The World Is Dust and Forests Are Scarce.
Welcome to “Greenwood,” Michael Christie’s time-hopping, globe-circling novel with apocalyptic themes.
It’s Time to Unfriend the Internet
In “Lurking,” Joanne McNeil examines what it means to be a person online.
This Novel Is Set in a ’90s M.F.A. Program. The Author Is Aware of Your Concerns.
In Teddy Wayne’s new novel, “Apartment,” tensions rise between two Manhattan roommates who aspire to the literati.
Reviving Emily Dickinson in 10 Episodes
In “These Fevered Days,” Martha Ackmann plumbs pivotal moments in the poet’s life for fresh insight into her mind.
Colum McCann Gives Voice to Grieving Fathers, One Israeli and One Palestinian
In his new novel, “Apeirogon,” McCann tells the real-life story of two men whose daughters died in the Middle East conflict.
Unjust America
Adam Cohen talks about “Supreme Inequality,” and Madeline Levine discusses “Ready or Not.”
A Widow Takes Her Grown Kids on a Cruise. What Could Go Wrong?
Amanda Eyre Ward’s new novel, “The Jetsetters,” follows a dysfunctional family out to sea.
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