If You Use Tea Bags, You’ll Be in Hot Water With This Connoisseur
“Infused: Adventures in Tea” follows Henrietta Lovell around the globe in search of quality leaves and people who know that good tea is as fine as good wine.
Not Quite French, Not Quite Syrian: ‘Aliens Without Knowing Why’
Mahir Guven’s novel, “Older Brother,” traces the colliding fates of two young men, the sons of an immigrant taxi driver in Paris.
Zadie Smith Experiments With Short Fiction
In her first story collection, “Grand Union,” the British novelist moves beyond traditional narrative into the surreal, the essayistic, the pointillist.
The Pioneering British Socialist Who Revolutionized Victorian Children’s Literature
“The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit,” a new biography by Eleanor Fitzsimons, is an admiring portrait of the author of “The Railway Children” and dozens of other books.
A Critic Considers the ‘Ecstasy and Terror’ of Today With the Help of a Few Ancients
Daniel Mendelsohn’s essays examine subjects across the millenniums, from Sappho and Euripides to “Game of Thrones.”
The Power and Hurt of Growing Up Young, Black and Gay
In “How We Fight for Our Lives,” the poet Saeed Jones recalls a coming-of-age marked by sexual violence and bigotry as well as tenderness.
Donald Trump and Immigration
“Border Wars,” by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear, details the administration’s draconian immigration policies.
Taking Dickens to the Dark Side
Jon Clinch’s new novel, “Marley,” is a noirish prequel to “A Christmas Carol,” revealing just how Scrooge became, well, Scrooge.
At 5, She Protested Homosexuality. Now She Protests the Church That Made Her Do It.
In Megan Phelps-Roper’s “Unfollow,” a former member of the Westboro Baptist Church relives her extremist childhood.
New & Noteworthy, From Flannery O’Connor to Cigarettes
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Two Candidates, Two Investigations, One Deeply Flawed Agency
With “Deep State,” James B. Stewart adds his voice to the conversation about the 2016 election. His scapegoat: the F.B.I.
Want to Learn More About Breast Cancer? Read This Book
A 35-year-old journalist responded to her diagnosis with questions — lots of them. In “Radical,” she delivers the facts and the story of her treatment.
20 Years After ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower,’ Stephen Chbosky Has a New Novel
“Imaginary Friend,” a mash-up of horror, fairy tales and the Bible, takes us inside the mind of a very good 7-year-old boy surrounded by darkness.
The Deadly 1918 Flu Epidemic Gets a Fresh Treatment
Don Brown’s graphic nonfiction book “Fever Year” skillfully brings young readers directly into the (gruesome) action.
The Women Fliers Who Kept Their Heads in the Clouds
In Steve Sheinkin’s thrilling “Born to Fly,” the mechanical hurdles seem hard enough. Then comes the nonstop scolding.
A Novel That Riffs on Sex Dolls, Mary Shelley and Brexit
Jeanette Winterson’s “Frankissstein,” a nod at the 19th-century classic, fizzes with ideas and originality.
Why Evangelicals Support Donald Trump
“Who Is an Evangelical?,” by Thomas S. Kidd, and “The Immoral Majority,” by Ben Howe, examine the politics of the religious right.
The Week in Books
Ben Lerner’s new novel, Lupita Nyong’o’s reading habits and more.
A New History Celebrates Brooklyn’s Heights, and Depths
Thomas J. Campanella, a fourth-generation Brooklynite, traces the borough’s vibrant past and comments on the hipster heyday happening there now.
Demi Moore Shares a Peek Behind the Scenes of Her No. 1 Best Seller
The Hollywood legend gets real — really real — on fame, family, love and what it was like to write a book.
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