Essay: The Ghost Story Persists in American Literature. Why?
A slew of ghosts in recent books are a vessel for the country’s collective terror and guilt.
The Book Review: Susan Orlean on a Great Library Fire
Orlean discusses “The Library Book,” about a 1986 blaze in Los Angeles that damaged or destroyed more than a million books.
Fiction: In Barbara Kingsolver’s New Book, a Family Teeters on the Brink
“Unsheltered,” a big, gripping, emotionally complex novel on the same scale as “The Poisonwood Bible,” explores what it means to have a safe place in the world.
Sketchbook | Graphic review: An Illustrated Homage to the Oceans Atlas
The graphic artist Kristen Radtke recalls the influence that a book about the seas had on her young imagination.
The Shortlist: The Latest in Jazz, the Genius of Jerome Robbins, and Bernhardt vs. Duse
Nate Chinen on “jazz for the new century”; Wendy Lesser’s biography of a great choreographer; and the most entertaining theatrical rivalry ever.
Children’s Books: Standout New Picture Books
Sibling truces, outrageous wordplay, being a kid in Beijing and more in the latest delights for the smallest readers and listeners.
New in Paperback: ‘What Happened,’ ‘A Good Country’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Inside the List: We Decided to Spend Some Time on Best-selling Novelists’ Websites. Here’s What We Found.
James Patterson offers movie reviews; John Sandford provides statistics on his use of profanities; Tana French promises readers something remarkable.
Fiction: A Norwegian Novel Complicates the Canon of New Testament Fiction
Lars Petter Sveen’s “Children of God,” his first novel to be translated into English, presents a problematic portrayal of Jesus Christ.
Fiction: For the Young Couple in This Novel, the Stars Align, Then Explode
An intercontinental romance ends in tragedy in Heather Taylor-Johnson’s debut, “Jean Harley Was Here.”
From Our Archives: 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: Scott Simon on “Saturday Night.”
Crime: Disappearing Acts: Four Mysteries With Missed Connections
Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column sets readers on the trail of stalkers and sleuths, from Iceland to Denmark to an archaeological museum in Chicago.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Fiction: The Malevolent Little Mermaid: Not Your Usual Fantasy Heroine
Imogen Hermes Gowar’s historical novel sets a sharp-clawed sea creature adrift on the raucous social tides of 18th-century London.
Nonfiction: How the United States Achieved World Leadership
Derek Leebaert’s “Grand Improvisation” tells a complicated story of post-World War II Europe with Washington often operating in a fog.
FICTION: An Indian Couple Consider a Daring Gambit to Have a Baby
“One Part Woman,” by the Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan, imagines the pain of childlessness for a rural Indian couple during the colonial era.
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Bookshelf: From F.D.R. to Serial Killers: New Books on New Yorkers
There is some cozy reading in store for those who like to stay steeped in the city’s sociopolitical history, including tales of war heroes and mob bosses.
Bookshelf: From F.D.R. to Serial Killers: New Books on New Yorkers
There is some cozy reading in store for those who like to stay steeped in the city’s sociopolitical history, including tales of war heroes and mob bosses.
Nonfiction: Were the Founders Against Slavery All Along?
Sean Wilentz’s “No Property in Man” argues that despite some expedient compromises, the Constitution’s writers were careful to plant the seeds of abolition.
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