Nonfiction: The Woman Whose Hair Frightens Iran
The exiled Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad writes about her protest against compulsory hijabs in “The Wind in My Hair.”
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: Horse and Writer: What to Read to a Recuperating Pet
Books that both animal lovers and their equine companions can enjoy.
Nonfiction: Remembering Obama and Hoping to Win Again
Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to President Obama, has written “Yes We (Still) Can,” a memoir of his years in the White House, with prescriptions for the future.
Nonfiction: The Opium War and the Humiliation of China
Stephen R. Platt’s “Imperial Twilight” describes what may have been the British Empire’s darkest hour.
Front Burner: Venice, Without the Tourists
“A Table in Venice” by Skye McAlpine offers an insider’s look at the flavors of La Serenissima.
Nonfiction: America Has Gone Off the Rails. Steven Brill Sees Ways to Get It Back on Track.
In “Tailspin,” Brill looks at many problems plaguing the country, and the people who are offering solutions.
Children’s Books: Bob Dylan and Will Smith: Children’s Authors?
Publishers are churning out picture books of pop music lyrics. But a good song and a good book may be two different animals.
The Book Review Podcast: The Latest in Cyberwarfare
David E. Sanger talks about “The Perfect Weapon,” and Stacy Horn discusses “Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-Century New York.”
Fiction: A Buzzworthy Debut About a Mysterious and Secluded Artists’ Retreat
In Harriet Alida Lye’s “The Honey Farm,” creative individuals hail from all walks of life to take part in an eerie bee colony-slash-cult.
Profile: Australians Can’t Get Enough of the Barefoot Investor
The all-time, best-selling nonfiction book in Australia is, somewhat surprisingly, a personal finance guide. And its 39-year-old author, Scott Pape, is a national celebrity.
Children’s Books: Brief Tales for New Readers and Little Listeners From Philip Stead and More
A bighearted toad, a cool fox, a daredevil younger sister and other larger-than-life characters fill these very short story collections.
Revisiting Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’ as a Work in Progress
The typewritten page, bearing the influential feminist thinker’s intimate thoughts and revisions, reveals the inner workings of an avant-garde mind.
Inside the List: As Their Publicists Cringe, Best-Selling Authors Enter the Political Fray
In the past you rarely knew where your favorite writers stood on political and social issues. That’s changed.
Essay: Should We Worry About Trump’s Fawning Admiration of the Military?
Rather than becoming partisan instruments of any president, American soldiers have more reason than ever to heed Huntington’s call to neutral public service.
New in Paperback: ‘Sapiens,’ ‘Men Without Women’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Our Back Pages: 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: Patrick Chamoiseau’s “Solibo Magnificent.”
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Nonfiction: Did He Really Say That? On the Perils and Pitfalls of Translation
In “This Little Art,” Kate Briggs, a translator of Roland Barthes, ponders the challenges and mysteries of rendering an author’s words in a foreign language.
Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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