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In “Something Wonderful,” Todd S. Purdum analyzes the extraordinary legacy of two brilliant songwriters.
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
From the bones of 15th-century monarchs, to Neanderthals mingling with modern humans, to speculative tales of African elephants: stories to transport you back to the beginning.
In Charles Frazier’s novel “Varina,” a late-life meeting with a former slave triggers painful memories for the much younger wife of Jefferson Davis.
Fran Leadon’s “Broadway” tells the story of New York City through one thoroughfare.
New works by Eleanor Davis and John Porcellino play with the theoretical and absurd.
Barnes talks about his latest novel, and Lawrence Wright discusses “God Save Texas.”
James Kochalka creates an illustrated homage to the iconic “Happy Days” character through the lens of “The Catcher in the Rye.”
Criticism in verse? Finishing Beckett’s unfinished manuscript? A memoiristic meditation on Kathy Acker? These authors embrace hybrid forms to analyze the literature they love.
Malinda McCollum’s debut collection, “The Surprising Place,” reveals the darkly comic underbelly of Des Moines.
Ramona Ausubel’s new collection of stories, “Awayland,” abounds in unusual families and memorably poetic details.
David Margolick’s “The Promise and the Dream” examines the complicated relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.
“The Beekeeper,” a harrowing true story by the poet Dunya Mikhail, recounts the dangerous exploits of a Yazidi man and the women he helped.
“Each of my five kids and two sons-in-law was assigned a portion to copy edit. I offered $20 for each typo.”
From primal myth to genre conventions, high culture and pop culture collide in Robert Coover’s career-spanning collection “Going for a Beer.”
It may be the hardest topic of all to bring to kids, but these authors and illustrators have made beautiful, useful books about the end of life.
In “Wrestling With the Devil,” Ngugi wa Thiong’o remembers his isolation and fear as he struggled to overcome the deprivations of his detention.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Webster Schott on Robert Coover’s first novel.
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
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