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“The Water Dancer,” out in September, is about an enslaved man whose life is altered by a near-death experience.
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Urgent new reading on the subjects of race and gender disparities in America.
In “All the Lives We Ever Lived,” Katharine Smyth revisits “To the Lighthouse” for comfort and insight after the death of her father.
Thomas Mallon’s “Landfall” imagines the goings-on inside the Bush White House.
Two more books by former members of President Trump’s administration hit the best-seller list this week.
James discusses “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” and Stephanie Land talks about “Maid.”
“Seven Gothic Tales,” like the biography of the Danish author herself, provides the perfect anti-romance for this Valentine’s Day.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Giacomo Sartori’s “I Am God” imagines a deity who winks and nudges, rants and complains.
The life of a legendary cowboy, a tribute to the poet Gwendolyn Brooks, a shout-out to hip-hop and more.
Before you read Michiko Kakutani’s review of “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” check out our 2005 review of Marlon James’s first book.
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Mexican writer has made a name for herself with experimental books and essays. Her latest, “Lost Children Archive,” is a road trip novel that shows off her intellectual sensibilities.
“Unexampled Courage,” by Richard Gergel, is a riveting account of the 1946 legal case that spurred the federal government to act in defense of racial equality.
The author of “Figuring” (and the brain behind the Brain Pickings website) likes how children’s books speak “a language of absolute sincerity, so deliciously countercultural in our age of cynicism.”
Edith Wharton’s 1905 classic offers endless fodder for comparison with the empathetic social novels that succeeded it.
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
In Karen Thompson Walker’s second novel, people stop waking up in the morning. They’re not dead, just trapped in a dream-filled netherworld.
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