How to Be Good
Can moral philosophy teach us the best way to live?
Saving Girls From Sexual Slavery in San Francisco’s Chinatown
“The White Devil’s Daughters,” by Julia Flynn Siler, recounts the story of the crusading women (and a few men) who helped rescue thousands of young Chinese slaves between the 1870s and the 1930s.
Debut Novels Transport Readers From Paris to Singapore
A quartet of first fiction offers a range of experiences: urban rambles, immigrant strife, wartime drama and the unraveling of a mysterious crime.
The Daughters of the Confederacy Who Turned Their Heritage to Political Ends
“Sisters and Rebels” by Jacquelyn Dowd Hall delivers a nuanced portrait of the Lumpkin sisters, who responded to their Southern family history in powerful and public ways.
Kate Atkinson’s Quirky Detective, Jackson Brodie, Makes His Return
Her latest novel, “Big Sky,” leads off Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column. Rounding out the group: a Japanese puzzle mystery and Gothic and summer resort thrillers.
A Novel That Explores the Silencing of Palestinian Trauma
In his latest book, “Children of the Ghetto,” Elias Khoury explores the ways an original trauma of dislocation and death has shaped Palestinian identity.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Trailblazing Editor Elaine Welteroth Has Written a Book — and It’s a Hit
“More Than Enough,” a memoir from the “Project Runway” judge and former Teen Vogue editor in chief, debuts on the nonfiction list this week at No. 11.
Seeking the Elixir of Life Through High School Science Class
In “The History of Living Forever,” by Jake Wolff, a teenager’s first love affair becomes entangled with a quest for immortality.
The Legacy of Slavery in Two Novels of the American South
“In West Mills,” by De’Shawn Charles Winslow, and “The Gone Dead,” by Chanelle Benz, serve up timeless Southern stories.
New in Paperback: ‘Cherry,’ ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
By the Book: Denise Mina
The Scottish crime writer, whose new book is “Conviction,” is drawn to “flawed characters asking big questions and taking action. … That said, I will read, literally, anything.”
A Dark Comedy About Life at the Heart of the European Union
“The Capital,” by the Austrian novelist Robert Menasse, depicts an E.U. bureaucracy rived by conflict and infighting and ripe for satire.
New & Noteworthy Poetry From Tina Chang, Natalie Scenters-Zapico and More
A selection of recent poetry books; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Terrorism on the High Seas
Julie Salamon’s “An Innocent Bystander: The Killing of Leon Klinghoffer” recounts an episode that introduced Americans to terrorism long before 9/11.
In ‘A Sand Book,’ Ariana Reines Finds Ecstasy in Chaos
The writing in Reines’s new collection is queer and raunchy, raw and occult and vulnerable as she moves between worlds in search of the divine and the self.
Comics That Capture the City in All Its Human and Physical Messiness
In her Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute looks at new works from Mark Alan Stamaty and Jaime Hernandez that each grapple with urban existence.
Democracy in Crisis
Larry Diamond’s “Ill Winds” warns that American freedom is threatened from both inside and out.
The Speed Freak Who Transformed Running
“Running to the Edge,” by Matthew Futterman, recounts the story of the legendary coach Bob Larsen and his record-breaking runners.
The World’s Far Corners and Deepest Depths
Robert Macfarlane talks about “Underland: A Deep Time Journey,” and Julia Phillips discusses “Disappearing Earth.”
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