New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Disney to Drag
A selection of recent visual books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Bluesy, Sweetly Aching New Novel From Jacqueline Woodson
In “Red at the Bone,” the effects of an unplanned teenage pregnancy ripple through three generations of a Brooklyn family.
‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh’ Takes a Hard Look at the Supreme Court Justice and His Accusers
A new account by the New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly reinvestigates the allegations of sexual misconduct against the justice.
Anne Rivers Siddons, Novelist Whose Muse Was the New South, Dies at 83
She found inspiration in her Georgia upbringing and in Atlanta’s evolution into a major postwar city.
Yes, They Found It in a Box
Twenty-one years ago, Dr. Seuss’ widow discovered some unpublished manuscripts, including one that has become “Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum,” illustrated by Andrew Joyner.
Bringing Down Harvey Weinstein
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey talk about their new book, “She Said,” and Ian Urbina discusses “The Outlaw Ocean.”
She’s So Unusual. Is She Magical?
In Laurel Snyder’s “My Jasper June,” the truth is complicated, but the lifesaving power of friendship never flickers.
What Happens When an African-American Girl From Oregon Discovers Harlem?
In Renée Watson’s “Some Places More Than Others,” the historic black neighborhood is home to family secrets, cultural riches — and culture shock.
‘Not Bad for a Woman’: The Indignities of Life for Yale’s First Female Students
The college admitted its first class of women 50 years ago. “Yale Needs Women,” by the historian Anne Gardiner Perkins, uncovers the formidable challenges those students faced.
Revisiting Edwidge Danticat and Immigration
Danticat’s 2007 memoir, “Brother, I’m Dying,” traces her family’s journey from Haiti to the United States.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘One Person, No Vote’ and ‘Where the Dead Sit Talking’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Gone Missing: A Little Boy, a Favorite Uncle, an Old Lady’s Mind
The crime novels in Marilyn Stasio’s column take readers from East Texas to West Africa, with stops in Ireland and the memory care unit of a nursing home.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
When a Private British Corporation Ruled India
William Dalrymple’s “The Anarchy” describes the transformation of a corporation with a security force into a mighty army with a trading division.
Why Imani Perry Doesn’t Like Jane Austen’s Novels
The scholar and author, whose new book is “Breathe: A Letter to My Sons,” is “not engaged by books which I think of as ‘parlor people’ literature.”
Is College Merely Helping Those Who Need Help Least?
Higher education was meant to be a great equalizer. Paul Tough’s “The Years That Matter Most” suggests that colleges and universities are exacerbating inequality, not reducing it.
When an Ancient Slander Against Jews Came to America
Edward Berenson’s “The Accusation” recounts how rumors that Jews were killing children for their blood spread in a small New York town.
The Forces That Are Killing the American Dream
Nicholas Lemann’s “Transaction Man” traces the national deterioration from a more equitable country to a more unjust one.
The Secret to Success Academy’s Top-Notch Test Scores
Robert Pondiscio spent a year embedded in one of the charter network’s controversial, high-performing schools. “How the Other Half Learns” is his account of what he learned.
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