Children’s Books: A Playful, Posthumous Picture Book From Maurice Sendak
“Presto and Zesto in Limboland,” a collaboration with the writer and director Arthur Yorinks, weaves a zany tale out of 10 inimitably Sendakian images.
Fiction: A Rifle-Wielding Nun, a Medical Student and a Crackling World War I Tale
Daniel Mason is an old-fashioned storyteller, and “The Winter Soldier” — set in a remote hamlet on the Eastern Front — is tremendous fun.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: Congressional Bloodshed: The Run-Up to the Civil War
In “The Field of Blood,” Joanne Freeman documents the outlandish violence in Washington as the country was heading toward the deadliest American war.
Fiction: I, Knausgaard
With Book 6 of “My Struggle,” the famous Norwegian author completes the saga of his life — a work perfectly suited to the age of the blog.
The Book Review: Esi Edugyan on ‘Washington Black’
“It’s paramount for me to always be changing gears and shifting and trying something new,” says Ms. Edugyan.
Sketchbook: Ursula Nordstrom’s Treasure Trove of Letters
Joana Avillez illustrates an homage to the legendary children’s book editor and her personal correspondence.
Nonfiction: ‘Still Life With Monkey’: A Mischievous, Gluttonous Primate
In her latest novel, Katharine Weber depicts the relationship between a quadriplegic architect and his monkey helper.
Inside the List: The Writing Dead
After Robert B. Parker died, Reed Coleman took over writing his Jesse Stone mystery series, bringing his vivid, distinctive style but staying true to Parker’s characters.
New in Paperback: ‘Sticky Fingers,’ ‘Lea’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
The Shortlist: New Fiction Traces the Anguish of Lost Young Men
Three books, including Michael Bible’s “Empire of Light,” feature directionless male youths attempting to find a way forward.
Nonfiction: In Essays About Bodily Ailments and Other Conditions, Clues to Writing — and Life
Ashleigh Young’s debut collection, “Can You Tolerate This?,” uses allegories of womanhood and writing as a window onto the human condition.
Children’s Books: New Novels From Three of Today’s Most Beloved Children’s Authors
Jacqueline Woodson, Kate DiCamillo and Meg Medina tell empowering stories about vulnerable kids.
Nonfiction: Haunted by a Victorian Novelist
Nell Stevens’s “The Victorian and the Romantic” tells of her obsession with Elizabeth Gaskell.
Nonfiction: Witnessing the Rise of Fascism in Italy
Iris Origo’s war diary, “A Chill in the Air,” reports on how Italians viewed the Mussolini regime.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Essay: Impersonating Philip Marlowe
What happened when the novelist Lawrence Osborne agreed to write a book in the voice of Raymond Chandler’s iconic gumshoe.
Editors’ Choice: 7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Romance: In These Romance Novels, the Characters Are Sexy, Hot and Toting a Ton of Emotional Baggage
All romance novels have happy endings. How they get there, though, is a lot more interesting when the protagonists must grapple with personal shortcomings.
By the Book: By the Book: Reese Witherspoon
The actor and author of the new book “Whiskey in a Teacup” wishes she had five days in a cabin just to read, with “no emails, no text messages and no obligations or deadlines.”
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