Hanging With the Wits and Dandies of the Belle Époque
In “The Man in the Red Coat,” Julian Barnes takes readers on an elegant, illustrated tour of the Paris of one of his favorite historical periods.
Looking at Gish Jen and the Conglomeration of Others
This week, Karen Thompson Walker reviews Gish Jen’s new novel, “The Resisters.” In 1999, Jean Thompson wrote for the Book Review about “Who’s Irish?,” Jen’s collection of short stories about the ambitions and compromises of immigrants and their children.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
How Do You Explain the History of Reproductive Rights to Teenagers?
With a clear voice and a bit of suspense, Karen Blumenthal’s “Jane Against the World” charts the rocky road that led to legal abortion in the United States.
Uncovering Charles Lindbergh’s Secret Lives
One of the most famous — and confounding — Americans of the 20th century gets an unflinching biography in Candace Fleming’s “The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh.”
Poisoned Sake and Mutilated Teddy Bears
Atmospheric new psychological thrillers — “The Aosawa Murders,” “Play the Red Queen” and “The Only Child” — are set in Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
Pop-Up Brothels, Severed Tongues and Creepy Nursery Rhymes
Marilyn Stasio surveys the latest crime novels — and finds them decidedly stomach-churning.
Dan Brown … Children’s Book Author?
For his latest project, the writer best known for “The Da Vinci Code” is turning his attention to a younger audience.
Starring Diane Keaton as Herself
In her new memoir, “Brother & Sister,” the actor opens up about her family.
Sally Rooney’s Attention Span Has Improved
“I found Henry James almost unreadable five or six years ago, and now I love him! Who knows what I might get into next?”
‘Real Life,’ by Brandon Taylor: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Real Life,” by Brandon Taylor
‘The Man in the Red Coat,’ by Julian Barnes: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Man in the Red Coat,” by Julian Barnes
‘The Adventurer’s Son,’ by Roman Dial: An Excerpt
An excerpt from ‘The Adventurer’s Son,’ by Roman Dial
Murder and White Privilege on a Family Holiday in the Caribbean
In Alexis Schaitkin’s debut, a woman tries to solve the mystery of her sister’s death on the island of “Saint X.”
From New York to Barcelona, a Poet With His Eye on Politics
In his third collection, “Living Weapon,” Rowan Ricardo Phillips invokes superheroes and hard-boiled crime to grapple with gun violence, climate change and more.
His Son Hiked Into the Costa Rican Jungle, and Never Came Out. What Happened?
After Cody Dial disappeared, his father — the ecologist and explorer Roman Dial — set out to find him, a tale he recounts in “The Adventurer’s Son.”
Jeremy O. Harris: Brandon Taylor ‘Subjugates Us With the Deft Hand of a Dom’
In the debut novel “Real Life,” a biochemistry Ph.D. candidate confronts the harder lessons of how to be a gay black man in a white world.
A Lesbian Who’s Not a Lesbian Walks Into a Bar, and ...
William T. Vollmann’s novel “The Lucky Star,” part of his “transgender trilogy,” is fixated on femininity and the ways it is performed.
New & Noteworthy, From Beautiful Crime to Essays on Identity
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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