Jimmy Kimmel Has a New Favorite Crowd: Kids
The new author has so enjoyed the warm reception to his book, “sometimes I wish I had nothing but children in my audience at the show.”
Poems About the Challenges of Life After Prison
Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about “Felon,” and Jung Chang discusses “Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister.”
Awe-Inspiring Libraries
It’s hard to whisper when you’re in the presence of so many books. A cartoonist sounds his praise with a visual celebration.
How Should 21st-Century Readers Approach the Bible?
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Revisiting André Aciman’s Eccentric Family
This week, Josh Duboff reviews André Aciman’s “Find Me,” the sequel to his 2007 novel “Call Me by Your Name.” In 1995, Barry Unsworth wrote for the Book Review about “Out of Egypt,” Aciman’s memoir chronicling the family that shaped his life.
New in Paperback: ‘Invisible’ and ‘Little Faith.’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
The Caldecott Medal Needs an International Makeover
In a global world, why is the oldest and most prestigious award in picture books still limited to American illustrators?
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Her Francophilia Saved Her From the Death Camps, but Not From Great Danger
In “A Bookshop in Berlin,” Françoise Frenkel describes a life devoted to French literature and her escape from the Nazis across occupied France.
‘Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947,’ by Norman Lebrecht: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947,” by Norman Lebrecht
Emmanuel Carrère’s Disconcertingly Personal and Utterly Gripping Prose
“97,196 Words,” a new collection of essays by the celebrated French author, encapsulates his novel approach to nonfiction.
How Jews Have Impacted the Modern World
Norman Lebrecht’s “Genius & Anxiety” looks at Jewish achievement from 1847 to 1947.
Deborah Levy Would Like to Drink With Virginia Woolf
“I suspect she would not be that interested in food.”
Could Politics Be Fairer? Two New Books Say Yes
Lawrence Lessig’s “They Don’t Represent Us” and Ganesh Sitaraman’s “The Great Democracy” urge major reforms to reclaim American democracy.
The Decorous Surfaces and Fraught Subtexts of Alice Adams’s Life and Work
“Alice Adams,” a new biography by Carol Sklenicka, recounts the career of the elegant novelist and short story writer who specialized in the disappointments of romance.
The Military’s Illusions About Donald Trump
Peter Bergen’s “Trump and His Generals” explains how so many members of the armed forces could work for a president who lacks all of the virtues they embody.
These Books Are Ready for Their Close-Up
From the big screen to the page, the lore of Hollywood movies and movie stars makes an entertaining leap.
They Were the Renaissance Men of Roman Antiquity
Daisy Dunn’s “The Shadow of Vesuvius” is a lively dual biography of the polymath Pliny the Elder and his nephew (and adopted son), Pliny the Younger.
New & Noteworthy Poetry From Sharon Olds, Paul Muldoon and More
A selection of recent poetry books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Writing — and Cooking — Across Borders
In “Of Morsels and Marvels,” the Guadeloupean novelist Maryse Condé writes about the links between her culinary and literary passions.
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