Nonfiction: What Matters in Old Age: Rereading, Reconsidering and Reassessing
The literary critic Susan Gubar’s memoir, “Late-Life Love,” blends tales of her marriage with discussions of works whose meaning has changed for her over time.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Fiction: In a Brutal Chinese Satire, Villagers Surrender to Their Worst Impulses
Yan Lianke’s novel “The Day the Sun Died” takes place on a single night, when a plague of somnambulism unleashes a host of suppressed emotions.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Self-Helped: The Art of Bullet Journaling and the Improved To-Do List
First, ask yourself: Does this thought actually belong here?
Graphic Content: When Comics Writers Defy Gender Norms
In her column, Hillary Chute reviews four new graphic novels that use the form to challenge societal expectations about sex.
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
By the Book: James Lee Burke: By the Book
The author, most recently, of the forthcoming Dave Robicheaux murder mystery “The New Iberia Blues” loves the Beat writers: “I wish Jack Kerouac had lived to be a thousand years old.”
Nonfiction: Illuminating Islam’s Peaceful Origins
Two new books, Jack Miles’s “God in the Qur’an” and Juan Cole’s “Muhammad,” go back to the sources of the Muslim faith.
Fiction: A Comic Novel Asks Who Gets to Write the History of the Colonial Philippines
In Gina Apostol’s “Insurrecto,” a modern American and her Filipino guide write dueling screenplays, raising provocative questions about history and hypocrisy.
Children’s Books: Is Any Topic Off Limits When You Write for Teenagers? Maybe Just One
Young adult books now address every corner of teenage experience, no matter how dark or racy. But few authors dare to write about religion and faith.
Nonfiction: What the Fall of the Roman Republic Can Teach Us About America
“Mortal Republic,” by Edward J. Watts, examines parallels between ancient Rome and today’s United States.
Essay: How Does a Writer Put a Drug Trip Into Words?
"After I set out to write a book about psychedelics, it became obvious what I would have to do,” Michael Pollan says. But how to describe the indescribable?
Essay: Fiction’s New Fake Drugs: A Preliminary Pharmacopoeia
From Infermiterol to Verbaluce, contemporary literature is awash in invented prescribables. The novelist Jonathan Lethem diagnoses the malaise.
Books News: Bottleneck at Printers Has Derailed Some Holiday Book Sales
A backlog at the printing presses, plus a surging demand for popular hardcover titles, has hurt publishers at peak sales season, with popular titles out of stock in some stores.
further reading: Off the Book Lists
Here is a collection of fiction, nonfiction and poetry that didn’t make the “10 Best” or the “100 Notables,” but our editors still found them worthy of attention.
The Book Review Podcast: Isabel Wilkerson Talks About Michelle Obama’s Memoir
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian discusses the former first lady’s story and the ways in which it dovetails with America’s Great Migration.
From Our Archives: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Jane Howard on Betty Ford.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Further reading: Do You Want to Read More About China?
Here are some suggestions from The Times Book Review archives to get you started.
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