Blurred Lines: An Essayist’s Dispatches on Slippery States of Being
In “Thin Places,” the bisexual half-Mexican former Christian writer Jordan Kisner offers 13 views of the “in between.”
Fighting to Save Their Tribe From Termination
In her new novel, “The Night Watchman,” Louise Erdrich brings to light a political battle from the 1950s that still reverberates today.
Wrestling With Prejudice in Three Debut Novels
Dennis Staples’s “This Town Sleeps,” Celia Laskey’s “Under the Rainbow” and Nana Oforiatta Ayim’s “The God Child” feature outsiders in unwelcome territory.
Utility Worker No. 6691 on Life Inside a Steel Mill
Struggling to pay off her student loans, Eliese Colette Goldbach applied for a job as a steelworker. Her memoir, “Rust,” explores her “complicated love” for the mill that hired her.
Katie Roiphe Puts Her Romantic History Under a Microscope
In “The Power Notebooks,” the author known for her polemical feminism examines her relationships with men, exposing the ways in which she’s ceded power as often as taken it.
Before You Spit in That Vial, Read This Book
In “The Lost Family,” Libby Copeland considers the ramifications of consumer genetic testing.
Don’t Mind Me While I Wear My Dog
In “Separation Anxiety,” Laura Zigman introduces a novel approach to midlife ennui.
In ‘Barn 8,’ a Plot to Steal a Million Chickens
In Deb Olin Unferth’s latest novel, a Brooklyn teenager finds herself in unfamiliar territory: an Iowa egg farm.
Was Dorothy Day a Saint or a Subversive?
A new biography of the Catholic activist, by John Loughery and Blythe Randolph, examines her wholehearted commitment to radical politics and religion.
Frida Kahlo in ‘Gringolandia’
In the early 1930s, Kahlo visited San Francisco, New York and Detroit. “Frida in America,” by Celia Stahr, explores how the trip transformed the artist and her work.
An Actress Descends Into Madness, and Her Daughter Picks Up the Pieces
In Anne Enright’s novel “Actress,” a woman takes stock of her mother’s life, from stardom to obscurity.
Coming of Age, Whether She’s Ready or Not
In Lily King’s new novel, a young woman searches for meaning.
James McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong’ is a Supercharged Urban Farce Lit Up by Thunderbolts of Rage
The National Book Award-winning author’s deeply felt new novel is an American crime story, just not the kind on TV.
The Ties That Bind Deutsche Bank and Donald Trump
David Enrich discusses “Dark Towers,” and Kiran Millwood Hargrave talks about “The Mercies.”
Get a Job, Kid
In Cynthia L. Copeland’s graphic memoir “Cub,” an awkward seventh grader finds deliverance as a reporter for her local newspaper.
How Can a Kid Today Hear His Inner Voice?
In Sara Pennypacker’s “Here in the Real World,” an 11-year-old skips out on the horrors of noisy summer “Rec” to build a secret kingdom in an abandoned lot.
A Devastating (and Darkly Hilarious) New Novel From the ‘Westworld’ Writer Charles Yu
“Interior Chinatown” follows the story of an Asian-American actor struggling against clichéd roles and stereotypes, both at work and in his real life.
52 Books for 52 Places
Can’t make it to all the destinations we recommend? Read about them.
Busted
The Danish master is crawling with characters from his fairy tales.
New in Paperback: ‘Spies of No Country’ and ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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