By the Book: Samantha Hunt: By the Book
The author Samantha Hunt, whose novel “The Seas” will be reissued in July, has started an apocalypse library: “I enjoy all these books. I just hope I’ll never need them to survive.”
Nonfiction: In One City, 2,000 Years of Gay History
Peter Ackroyd’s “Queer City” is an enticingly dishy and detailed tour of gay life in London, from the Roman era all the way through to the present.
Nonfiction: A Writer Takes On the French Intelligentsia Over Muslims
In “The End of the French Intellectual,” Shlomo Sand argues the case that Muslims have replaced Jews as the country’s most oppressed people.
An Adolescence of Skateboards, Fistfights and Sexual Yearning, Turned Into Pure Poetry
Matthew Dickman’s new collection of poems, “Wonderland,” revisits his teenage years.
Nonfiction: A Biography Charts an Odysseus Sidelined by Mental Illness
In “The Kevin Show,” Mary Pilon chronicles Kevin Hall’s long (and long-foiled) quest for Olympic gold in catamaran sailing.
The Enthusiast: In Praise of Julia Alvarez
“By the time I found ‘How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,’ I’d already resigned myself to using books as windows rather than mirrors.”
Nonfiction: What Would Shakespeare Have Made of Donald Trump?
Stephen Greenblatt’s “Tyrant” finds parallels between our political world and that of the Elizabethans — and locates some very familiar characters.
Applied Reading: Harry Potter in Your Pocket
A newly released role-playing game and a collection of interactive books give readers fresh places to explore J.K. Rowling’s magical world.
Fiction: Yes, Tommy Orange’s New Novel Really Is That Good
Centuries of subjugation weigh down the men and women of “There There,” his quietly devastating debut.
Fiction: In a Novel, Mystical Maps and Intertwined Journeys in Syria
In her debut, “The Map of Salt and Stars,” Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar tells the story of two women, centuries apart, confronting war and exile.
Newsbook: Read These 3 Books on the Toll of Migration on Children
A treatise on immigration, an undocumented immigrant torn away from her son and a teenager’s treacherous journey to reunite with his mother.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of recent audiobooks; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: Cyberwarfare — the Latest Technology of Destruction
David E. Sanger’s “The Perfect Weapon” is an encyclopedic account of developments in the cyberworld.
Match Book: O Canada! What Should I Read?
The best books to read to acquaint yourself with our northern neighbors.
Profile: For the French Author Édouard Louis, His Books Are His Weapon
“History of Violence,” out this month in the U.S., is the writer’s attempt to tell his own story of being raped and nearly murdered.
Fiction: Two New Books From Australia, Unconstrained by Literary Convention
“Border Districts” and “Stream System,” by Gerald Murnane, reflect the author’s forays into the inner reaches of his own mind.
A Hard Childhood Compressed Into Poetry, With Concision and Heat
In his collection “Not Here,” the poet Hieu Minh Nguyen makes art from his memories of racism and abuse.
Nonfiction: Curious About Your Ancestry? Submit a DNA Swab, and a Big Grain of Salt
In her book “Futureface,” Alex Wagner takes a skeptical look at companies that research our genetics only to hedge their bets in the fine print.
Nonfiction: A History of the Energy We Have Consumed
In his new book, Richard Rhodes makes his way through four centuries of energy use, from oil to nuclear, and how each innovation has changed the world.
Was Autism a Nazi Invention?
In “Asperger’s Children,” Edith Sheffer explores the roots of autism, first diagnosed in Nazi Germany as the regime engaged in a program of child euthanasia.
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