New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Seeking Literary Page-Turners
Novels with complex themes and elevated writing styles that are still accessible to even novice readers.
How Life as a Foreigner Helped Shape a Man of Letters
In “A Tokyo Romance,” the historian and editor Ian Buruma recalls a vivid and influential Japanese sojourn in his early 20s.
Fiction: In This Debut Novel, a College Student Hears Voices
Akwaeke Emezi’s “Freshwater” is a poetic and disturbing exploration of dissociative identity disorder, of the voices “roaring inside the marble room” of a young woman’s mind.
Footsteps: In Search of Virginia Woolf’s Lost Eden in Cornwall
The vast coastal county of Cornwall, England, had a profound effect on the future writing of the impressionable young girl who would become a literary star.
Nonfiction: Claiming the Title of United States Marine
In his brutally honest memoir, “Eat the Apple,” Matt Young grapples with his experiences in the corps.
Nonfiction: Chris Hughes Made Millions at Facebook. Now He Has a Plan to End Poverty.
In “Fair Shot,” the entrepreneur considers the role luck played in his career, and how to make life more just for everyone.
Drawing Black History: 4 Children’s Book Illustrators Show Us How
We talked to the creators of four children’s books that depict forgotten figures from black history or find new meaning in familiar ones.
The Book Review Podcast: Tayari Jones on ‘An American Marriage’
Jones talks about her new novel, and J. Randy Taraborrelli discusses “Jackie, Janet & Lee.”
Inside the List: The Experiences That Inspired ‘An American Marriage’
Tayari Jones on exploring wrongful imprisonment in her new novel: “Since childhood, I have harbored a fear that prison would abduct the men in my life.”
The Shortlist: Dangers Close to Home: Four New Domestic Thrillers
Imperiled wives inhabit the novels of Karen Cleveland, A.J. Finn, and the team of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Karen Perry adds a dangerous daughter.
Fiction: Child’s Eye View of the Dirty War
A mysterious mother and her uncertain fate haunt the debut novel “A Beautiful Young Woman,” by the Argentine writer Julián López.
Nonfiction: Harlem Wasn’t the Only Place With a Renaissance
Mark Whitaker’s “Smoketown” tells the untold story of Pittsburgh’s role as an African-American mecca in the mid-20th century.
Fiction: Ismail Kadare Grapples With the Supernatural
In “A Girl in Exile,” a celebrated Albanian novelist tells a tale of love and death, and ghosts who transcend both.
Nonfiction: When It Comes to Writing, Cheston Knapp Is His Own Harshest Critic
In a collection of linked autobiographical essays, “Up Up, Down Down,” the debut author reveals the anxieties of contemporary authorship.
Fiction: Seeking Asylum but Finding Heartbreak
Sharon Bala’s debut novel, “The Boat People” — the fictionalized account of a real incident in 2010 — pits Sri Lankan Tamil refugees against the Canadian government.
Children’s Books: In New Novels for Kids, Dangerous Journeys and Hockey Madness
Books from Christopher Paul Curtis, Cynthia Kadohata, Veera Hiranandani and April Stevens offer thrills, suspense and some quieter pleasures, too.
Sketchbook: The Literati: It’s Embarrassing to Sell Your Soul, but It Pays Well
An illustrated account of the depths to which Norman Mailer once sunk in order to settle his debts.
Essay: Stanley Bing’s Real Identity Was a Closely Guarded Secret. Until It Wasn’t.
Gil Schwartz on his double life as a mole in the corporate world.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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