Are You a Dog Person or a Cat Person? Or Hamster, or Turtle, or ...
The authors of these sublime picture books know that for kids, choosing a pet can be a near-existential quandary, one that can reverberate through life.
New & Noteworthy, From Abraham Lincoln to Dogs and Their People
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Tale of Five Women
Carolina De Robertis’s novel “Cantoras” follows a group of Uruguayan women who dare to love one another, although seen as criminals by the military junta.
An Act of Lethal Violence Upends a Man’s Life in ‘We, the Survivors’
The new novel by Tash Aw examines the aftermath of a crime in a rapidly modernizing Malaysia.
How Fast Fashion Is Destroying the Planet
In “Fashionopolis,” Dana Thomas exposes the environmental, economic and humanitarian hazards of cheap clothing production.
Salman Rushdie Updates ‘Don Quixote’ for the Digital Age
In “Quichotte,” the author of “Midnight’s Children” and “The Satanic Verses” sends an elderly Indian drug salesman on a magic realist quest.
She Fled the Iranian Revolution, but Her Troubles Didn’t End There
Dina Nayeri’s debut memoir, “The Ungrateful Refugee,” interweaves her own experience into a broader narrative of the displaced.
Coming of Age as an Immigrant Child Bride
The teenage heroine of Angie Cruz’s new novel, “Dominicana,” holds the weight of her family’s American dream on her shoulders.
Around the World With Mao Zedong
Julia Lovell’s “Maoism: A Global History” traces the surprisingly wide influence of Chinese Communism.
Interpreting the Interpreter: Who Was Lafcadio Hearn?
Through the memories of three women, Monique Truong’s novel “The Sweetest Fruits” paints a portrait of the first Westerner to write about a newly opened Japan.
A Different View of the Afghan War Yields the Same Grim Truth
Carsten Jensen’s novel “The First Stone” follows the brutal experiences of a platoon of Danish soldiers deployed in the American-led coalition.
The Ruining of the American West
Christopher Ketcham talks about “This Land,” and Gretchen McCulloch discusses “Because Internet.”
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child — Co-authors and Comedians
We talked to them about their latest collaboration, “Old Bones,” which is No. 2 on the fiction list. If the book-writing thing ever peters out, they have a future in stand-up.
Jim Mattis Tells His Life Story
“Call Sign Chaos,” written with Bing West, is a tour through the former secretary of defense’s four decades in the Marine Corps.
Revisiting Cathleen Schine and Facts in Fiction
In Cathleen Schine’s 1998 novel “The Evolution of Jane,” a young woman unexpectedly runs into her childhood best friend in the Galápagos.
The Fungus Is Among Us in David Koepp’s ‘Cold Storage’
A genus of parasitic fungi that makes Ebola look like the sniffles begins to mutate in this bioterror debut.
New in Paperback: ‘The Disordered Mind’ and ‘In the Garden of the Fugitives’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Jingoism, Political Agendas and Dangerous Driving
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Body Parts and Missing Bodies: Another Spree of Crime Fiction
Marilyn Stasio’s column sends readers on the trail of a present-day Danish serial killer, then all the way back to England at the time of the Black Death.
In Love With Language, but Not Necessarily With Each Other
Cathleen Schine’s wise and witty novel “The Grammarians” follows the diverging lives and linguistic obsessions of identical twin sisters.
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