New in Paperback: ‘The Other Americans’ and ‘Bringing Down the Colonel’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Three New Books Explore the Machinery of the Mind
John Kay and Mervyn King’s “Radical Uncertainty,” Stanislas Dehaene’s “How We Learn” and Anthony David’s “Into the Abyss” plumb the depths of the brain.
Freddy the Pig and the Electoral College: Readers Respond
Letters to the editor of the Sunday Book Review.
Love ‘Tiger King’? You’ll Love These Books, Too
Dip into a bizarre true-crime chronicle or a novel that evokes the campy, oddball world of the Netflix documentary series.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Looking for a Book to Read With Your Family?
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” will spark lively conversation among people who have run out of things to say.
Dance This Mess Around: When Georgia Recreated Rock ’n’ Roll
In “Cool Town,” Grace Elizabeth Hale tells the story of R.E.M., the B-52’s and the musical city of Athens.
Beverly Jenkins Really Needs to Buy More Bookcases
“Nothing in my life is organized, especially not my books.”
Oprah’s Book Club dropped her novel. It still became a best seller.
Kate Elizabeth Russell’s publication experience has been the best of times and the worst of times. Here’s why.
The Mind of Conservatism
“American Conservatism,” a collection of pieces edited by Andrew J. Bacevich, demonstrates the wide range of conservative thought in America.
‘August,’ by Callan Wink: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “August,” by Callan Wink
‘Sharks in the Time of Saviors,’ by Kawai Strong Washburn: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Sharks in the Time of Saviors,” by Kawai Strong Washburn
What Wins in the Heartland, Machismo or Intellect?
Callan Wink’s debut novel, “August,” pits brains against brawn in an America far from the literary world.
A Mexican Novel Conjures a Violent World Tinged With Beauty
“Hurricane Season,” by Fernanda Melchor, imagines Mexico’s scourge of violence against women in language that is fierce, profane and marvelously inventive.
Martin, Malcolm and the Fight for Equality
Peniel E. Joseph’s “The Sword and the Shield” shows that Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had more in common than is generally believed.
New & Noteworthy Poetry Books
Recent collections from Sidney Wade, Justin Phillip Reed and more; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Botanist’s Desire Turns Toxic in This Novel of Romantic Obsession
In Rebecca Dinerstein Knight’s “Hex,” an expelled Ph.D. candidate offers a not-so-scientific confession to the mentor she idolizes.
The Hawaii of ‘Sharks in the Time of Saviors’ Is Modern, Yet Mystical
Kawai Strong Washburn’s debut novel envisions an archipelago of Indigenous peoples who refuse to be erased.
Ann Patchett on Why We Need Life-Changing Books Right Now
The novelist Ann Patchett doesn’t have children and didn’t read middle-grade books. Then she picked up one by Kate DiCamillo and couldn’t stop until she’d read them all.
A Box of Secrets Led to the Story of Her Father’s Painful Wartime Past
Ariana Neumann’s father had nightmares and an ID card in a different name. In her memoir, “When Time Stopped,” she unspools the past he kept hidden for so long.
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