From Our Archives: Revisiting Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1948 Senate Elections
Published in 1990, the second volume of Robert A. Caro’s biography of Johnson investigates the intensely contested 1948 senatorial election.
Inside the List: ‘That’s When I Acknowledged What Had Been Simmering Inside Me for Years: Anger’
The U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach wants to help other women overcome institutionalized discrimination — and she’s written a book, “Wolfpack,” about it.
Children’s Books: Books That Expand the Possibilities of Boyhood
What does it mean to be a boy now? New nonfiction books show the varied thoughts and experiences of boys facing peril — or just figuring out how to be themselves.
New in Paperback: ‘Warlight,’ ‘Air Traffic’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Crime: A Cannibal, a Dead Viscount and a Case of Stolen Sand
Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column features a new and gruesome Lucas Davenport novel and the latest appearance of Parnell Hall’s cantankerous murder-solving puzzle lady.
Nonfiction: His Children Called Him the Duke of Villanova. But Who Really Was He?
Janny Scott’s memoir, “The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father,” explores the consequences of generations of inherited Main Line wealth.
The Shortlist: A Serial Killer Clown, You Say? Now That’s Dark Comedy
New collections from Carianne Leung (“That Time I Loved You”), Amy Hempel (“Sing to It”) and Mark Mayer (“Aerialists”) balance anxiety with humor.
Nonfiction: A Queer, Biracial Coming-of-Age Memoir Is Equal Parts Pain and Pleasure
T Kira Madden’s debut, “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls,” recalls a troubled childhood in chapters as fragmented as her family life was.
Fiction: G. Willow Wilson Reimagines the Last Days of Moorish Spain
In her new novel, “The Bird King,” history is infused with fantasy, drama and puckish humor.
Fiction: Revising the History of Chicago in a Sweeping Debut Novel
Jonathan Carr’s “Make Me a City” reconstructs an alternate history of Chicago in fictional source materials.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Fiction: In ‘Optic Nerve,’ a Woman Trains a Sharp Eye on Art and Her Life
The first book by María Gainza, an Argentine art critic, to be translated into English is a consistently delightful mix of art history, personal reminiscence and aesthetic theory.
Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: The Unsteady Evolution of Democracy
Sheri Berman’s “Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe” sees the political history of Europe as one step forward, one step back.
Nonfiction: In ‘Stony the Road,’ Henry Louis Gates Jr. Captures the History and Images of the Fraught Years After the Civil War
The scholar’s latest book, coinciding with his new PBS series, “Reconstruction,” is a harrowing look at the resurgence of white nationalism in the late 19th century and the New Negro movement to combat it.
Fiction: A Flamboyant Talk Show Host Finds Himself Embroiled in Controversy
Jennifer duBois’s satirical novel “The Spectators” charts the past and present woes of a confrontational TV star who may have inspired a mass shooting.
By the Book: By the Book: Abby Wambach
The soccer star, whose new book is “Wolfpack,” began the sport because of a how-to guide from the library. “I scored 27 goals in my first three games. I guess I do owe it all to books.”
Nonfiction: A Meditation on Our Relationship to the Landscapes We Inhabit
In “The Absent Hand,” Suzannah Lessard dissects a diverse swath of America, looking to understand the malls, green expanses and urban sprawl that surround us.
Prescribed Reading: What You Should Read to Understand the Measles Epidemic
In her Prescribed Reading column, Abigail Zuger looks at books exploring the immune system and the tumultuous history of vaccination.
Nonfiction: Bret Easton Ellis Takes On ‘Generation Wuss’
Ellis, perpetual bad boy and avatar of Generation X, delivers in his first nonfiction book, “White,” a series of rants against the politics of the young and woke.
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