Design That’s Got Users in Mind
In “User Friendly,” Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant recount America’s long history of making products that take people’s needs into account.
Bad Bishops, Bloodletting and a Plague of Caterpillars
“The Corner That Held Them,” by Sylvia Townsend Warner, and “Medieval Bodies,” by Jack Hartnell, consider the pleasures and perils of life in the Middle Ages.
‘Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises,’ by Jodie Adams Kirshner: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises,’ by Jodie Adams Kirshner
‘The Second Sleep,’ by Robert Harris: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Second Sleep,” by Robert Harris
Birthing Bunnies: An 18th-Century Woman’s Bizarre Medical Hoax
Dexter Palmer’s novel “Mary Toft; Or, The Rabbit Queen” spins an actual case of scientific fraud into a cracking tale about the nature of belief.
‘Broke’ Chronicles a City Out of Cash and Awash in Desperation
The new book by Jodie Adams Kirshner follows seven residents of bankrupt Detroit, exposing the effects of decades of disinvestment and failed urban policy.
New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From ‘Get Out’ to Richard Avedon
A selection of recent visual books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
It’s 1468. Why Does the Village Priest Have an iPhone?
At first glance, Robert Harris’s new novel, “The Second Sleep,” appears to be set in 15th-century Britain. Then things get tricky.
Meet the Levy Family. Their History Is Our History.
A writer tells the story of a region through the lens of one well-documented clan.
‘The Siberian Dilemma,’ by Martin Cruz Smith: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Siberian Dilemma,” by Martin Cruz Smith
The World of Dance in Letters, Locations and Clothes
Three new visual books reveal dancers past and present in intimate moments.
On Roy DeCarava’s Centennial, Two Photo Books Document His Legacy
“Light Break” and “The Sound I Saw” capture the full scope of the 20th-Century Harlem photographer’s career.
From Nudes to the Nervous System, Studies of the Human Body
Two new art books explore our corporeal selves in vivid detail.
If You Love ‘The Crown,’ You’ll Love These Books
Season 3 has finally arrived. Here’s some supplemental reading.
Revisiting Baldwin vs. Buckley
Nicholas Buccola talks about “The Fire Is Upon Us,” and Saeed Jones discusses “How We Fight for Our Lives.”
The Trouble With Identity Politics
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
The Secrets of Erin Morgenstern’s Success: Say No to the Internet. Say Yes to Video Games.
It took eight years, but the author of “The Night Circus” is back, and she has another bestseller.
What Makes a Popular Song Great?
Rob Kapilow’s “Listening for America” explains how to distinguish good from bad in the Great American Songbook.
A Book Version of ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Is Even Darker Than the Movie
Guillermo del Toro and his co-writer, Cornelia Funke, stay faithful to the script, but ramp up the bleakness in this tale of a princess living through a brutal war.
Meeting the Brother Who Can’t Remember Her
In Thanhha Lai’s “Butterfly Yellow,” a Vietnamese refugee finds the brother taken from her family as a toddler. Much more than just time separates them.
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