Editors’ Choice: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Enthusiast: In Praise of bell hooks
“For me, reading ‘Ain’t I A Woman,’ was as if someone had opened the door, the windows, and raised the roof in my mind.”
Fiction: A Brilliantly Funny and Slightly Bonkers New Novel From Jasper Fforde
In “Early Riser,” Fforde explores the strange things that happen when humans begin hibernating during ice age-like winters.
12 New Books to Watch for in March
Preet Bharara on justice, a chronicle of gun violence in Chicago, a grown-up fairy tale and more.
Nonfiction: When Asia Ruled the World
In “Empires of the Weak,” J.C. Sharman argues that the belief in Western dominance is a mistake.
By the Book: By the Book: Edward O. Wilson
The naturalist and entomologist, whose new book is “Genesis,” loves a reptile guide called “Lizards and Snakes of Alabama,” which “speaks to my boyhood passion and is a source of good memories page by page.”
Fiction: A Heroine Who Lives at Once in Elizabethan England and 21st-Century New York
Sandra Newman’s novel “The Heavens” explores notions of time travel, romance and mental stability.
Nonfiction: An Economist’s Argument for Preserving Communities
Raghuram Rajan’s “The Third Pillar” contends that economic growth is not enough to ensure a nation’s health.
Nonfiction: Toni Morrison: First Lady of Letters
“The Source of Self-Regard,” a new collection of essays and lectures spanning four decades of the author’s career, cements her status as an unparalleled literary innovator.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Fiction: A Father’s Corpse Journeys Across War-Torn Syria in This Masterly Novel
“Death Is Hard Work,” by the lauded Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa, is his first to be set during the country’s current war.
Fiction: Han Kang’s Novel Is a Politically Tinged Eulogy for a Dead Sister
In “The White Book,” a Korean novelist wanders the city of Warsaw, haunted by her family’s loss — and by her country’s inability to mourn its own losses.
Nonfiction: Frans de Waal Embraces Animal Emotions in ‘Mama’s Last Hug’
In his new book, the renowned ethnologist argues that emotions are key to understanding both human and animal behavior.
The Week in Books
The Oscars, a new history of Northern Ireland, Isaac Mizrahi and more.
An Appraisal: Tomi Ungerer Transformed Darkness With Whimsy and Glee
The iconoclastic artist’s picture books comforted children and made adults uncomfortable.
Graphic Content: Graphic Novels in the Age of Trump
In his latest Graphic Content column, Ed Park looks at James Sturm’s “Off Season” and Elly Lonon and Joan Reilly’s “Amongst the Liberal Elite.”
The Book Review Podcast: Seeking Silence
Gal Beckerman discusses “How to Disappear,” by Akiko Busch, and “Silence,” by Jane Brox; and Steve Luxenberg talks about “Separate.”
Nonfiction: ‘Say Nothing’ — Part History, Part True Crime — Illuminates the Bitter Conflict in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe’s stunning new book uses the 1972 murder and abduction of a Belfast mother of 10 to tell the story of the Troubles.
New in Paperback: ‘The Strange Order of Things,’ ‘The Pisces’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Inside the List: The ‘Columbine’ Author Dave Cullen Talks About His New Book, ‘Parkland’
Soon after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Cullen realized there was something different about this tragedy. He got on a plane to Florida.
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