Rainbow Rowell’s First Graphic Novel Serves Up Comedy and Romance
In “Pumpkinheads,” two work pals navigate the fine line between friendship and love. It’s set in a pumpkin patch, with dreamy art by Faith Erin Hicks.
Holding Fast to High-Flying Dreams
In “My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich,” Ibi Zoboi’s memorable hybrid novel, a rising seventh grader needs her space — specifically, outer space.
New & Noteworthy, From Black Utopias to a ‘Little Women’ Tribute
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Want to Learn How to ‘Nail the Jelly of Reality to the Wall’?
“First You Write a Sentence,” Joe Moran’s witty new writing primer, will help you craft clearer, livelier prose.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Daniel Handler — also known as Lemony Snicket — has a new adult novel, “Bottle Grove.”
Has Western L.G.B.T.Q. Activism Actually Hurt the Cause in Africa?
Robbie Corey-Boulet’s “Love Falls on Us” points out the negative consequences of American humanitarian efforts abroad.
The Politicization of Academic Life
Anthony Kronman talks about “The Assault on American Excellence,” and Christopher Benfey discusses “If,” his new book about Rudyard Kipling.
New in Paperback: ‘Spying on Whales,’ ‘And Then We Danced’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Téa Obreht’s Second Novel Is Finally Out. What Took So Long?
There’s an eight-year gap between her award-winning debut, “The Tiger’s Wife,” and “Inland,” which has just hit the best-seller list.
Cutting the Cord: What Parents and Teenagers Need to Know
In her Help Desk column, Judith Newman shares books on “adulting” — learning the skills we need to make it in the world, without Mom or Dad at the ready.
Reading Between the Lines: in the Law, in Therapy, in True Crime
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Cathleen Schine Writes Fiction. But She Prefers Not to Read It at Work.
The author of “The Grammarians” and other novels favors nonfiction when she’s writing: “I try not to read contemporary fiction, which is often so good it’s discouraging or so bad it’s discouraging.”
How to Draw Yourself Out of a Creative Funk
Malaka Gharib, the author of the coming-of-age graphic memoir “I Was Their American Dream,” shares her tips.
A Biography of Oliver Sacks, Written by His Boswell
In “And How Are You, Dr. Sacks?” Lawrence Weschler writes a “biographical memoir,” covering over three decades of his relationship with the famed neurologist.
When Violent Crime Is Your Fixation
In “Savage Appetites,” the journalist Rachel Monroe investigates a peculiarly female attraction to murder cases.
When Providing for Your Family Means Leaving It Behind
Jason DeParle’s “A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves” is a deeply reported look at global migration centered on the experiences of a single Filipino family over the course of 30 years.
Two Views of the Tumult on American Campuses
Michael S. Roth’s “Safe Enough Spaces” and Andrew Kronman’s “The Assault on American Excellence” differ on the battles roiling universities.
Fighting Racism Even, and Especially, Where We Don’t Realize It Exists
In “How to Be an Antiracist,” the scholar Ibram X. Kendi scrutinizes himself and the rest of us for lessons on how to eradicate the scourge of racism.
First He Imagined a Town Founded by Rebel Slaves. Now He’s Exploring the Lives There.
In the story collection “The World Doesn’t Require You,” Rion Amilcar Scott witnesses the moral complexities of black masculinity in America.
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