New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: The Plight of Working Women, as Seen by the Woman in the Corner Office
“That’s What She Said,” by the former USA Today editor in chief Joanne Lipman, tackles gender politics at work with sympathy and reams of data.
Essay: Transportive Reading for Underground Transportation
We have the “beach read” and the “airplane read,” but what about those books best suited for the subway?
Fiction: As a Daughter Is Born, a Young Mother Dies
Based on a true story, Tom Malmquist’s novel “In Every Moment We Are Still Alive” depicts a father struggling to cope with a tragic loss.
Nonfiction: In ‘Brave,’ Rose McGowan Exposes Hollywood Exploitation
Using her own story as a cautionary tale, the actress — who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault last fall — lays out the ways the entertainment industry fails young women.
Newsbook: What Awaits Salvadoran Immigrants in Their Native Country?
The Trump administration has removed protections for 200,000 Salvadorans who have been allowed to live here legally since 2001.
The Book Review Podcast: Twilight’s Last Gleaming?
David Frum talks about “Trumpocracy,” and Helen Thorpe discusses “The Newcomers.”
Fiction: A New Zealand Novel Full of Taciturn Men and Wooden Dolls
In Craig Cliff’s first novel, “The Mannequin Makers,” he tells a multigenerational story about an island shaped by its isolation.
Fiction: A Capital City, Still Haunted by Its Past
In “Here in Berlin,” the Cuban-American novelist Cristina García uses a chorus of voices to explore the long, ghostly reach of Germany’s history.
Fiction: A Cheeky Novel of Male Vulnerability Hits the U.S. at Last, Timelier Than Ever
David Szalay’s debut, “London and the South-East,” published in Britain nearly a decade ago, takes a resonant look at a salesman’s darkly comic life.
Fiction: In the Brutality of the Chinese Countryside, ‘Mythorealism’ Reigns
Yan Lianke’s pair of novellas, “The Years, Months, Days,” paints a darkly satirical portrait of stranded characters adrift in a depraved society.
Fiction: A Novel of the Horndog in Winter
Hanif Kureishi’s narrator in “The Nothing” may be old and infirm, but he can still experience lust and jealousy. And how.
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: Allan Nevins on Henry Hazlitt.
Open Shelves: A Publisher’s Life and Library
Even his friends were surprised by the range of the legendary former Random House publisher Howard Kaminsky’s books, from highbrow novels to “The Art of the Deal.”
Children’s Books: Fantasies for Young Readers, With an Eye on Today’s Fears and Divisions
Quarreling animals, a kingdom of segregated factions, and a gifted outsider who’s cruelly shunned in “The Lost Rainforest: Mez’s Magic,” “The Unicorn Quest” and “The Book of Boy.”
Essay: President Trump, Please Read ‘Desert Solitaire’
Edward Abbey’s 1968 memoir highlights what America lost when the president removed federal protection of Utah’s canyon country.
The Shortlist: Delving Into the Bipolar Mind
Three memoirs take varying approaches to capturing how a mental disorder can upend a person’s life.
Nonfiction: A Doctor Argues That Her Profession Needs to Slow Down, Stat
Victoria Sweet’s memoir, “Slow Medicine,” suggests that a more methodical approach to medical care would benefit everyone involved.
Inside the List: A Sci-fi Writer Inspired by the Plight of Irish Immigrants
Pierce Brown says he grapples with class hierarchies in his “Red Rising” series thanks to a fascination with 19th-century history.
Nonfiction: Jefferson’s Three Daughters — Two Free, One Enslaved
Catherine Kerrison’s book tells the story of the third president’s daughters, including Harriet Hemings, who was born a slave.
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