Philip Kerr, 62, Author of ‘Gunther’ Crime Novels, Is Dead
Though wary of being typecast as a one-note author, Mr. Kerr, to keep his fans satisfied, ended up writing 13 novels about a detective in Nazi-era Berlin.
Fiction: Sean Penn, Satirist, Swings at America in a Wild Debut Novel
The actor spares no one in “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff,” about a hired killer (maybe) and politics (for sure): “We are a nation in need of an assassin.”
Children’s Books: Young Heroines Who Are Saviors, but Not Saints
In novels by Lissa Evans, Roshani Chokshi and Diane Magras, girls go on urgent rescue missions. That’s only fair, since they caused the trouble themselves.
Fiction: In a Thriller About Girlfriends, Which Femme Is Fatale?
The quiet menace thrumming just below the surface of Christine Mangan’s debut, “Tangerine,” evokes Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thrillers.
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: Hidden Gems
Eclectic works of fiction from off the beaten path.
Nonfiction: How to Be a Jew in the Age of Trump?
Jonathan Weisman’s “(((Semitism)))” takes American Jews to task for not being vigilant enough about threats to democratic norms.
Fiction: A Novelist’s Exuberant Love Letter to a Mexican-American Clan
Sprawling, funny and deeply tender, Luis Alberto Urrea’s novel “The House of Broken Angels” tackles the intricacies of family and the ravages of time.
Profile: A Comic Book Artist Who Makes the Invisible Visible
In “Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures,” Yvan Alagbé tells the stories of people who have been marginalized by society.
Inside the List: If You Murdered Someone, Would You Know It?
That’s the idea Chris Bohjalian explores in his new psychological thriller, “The Flight Attendant.”
The Book Review Podcast: ‘Just the Funny Parts’
Nell Scovell discusses her new memoir, and Joanne Lipman talks about “That’s What She Said.”
Profile: Why Now May (Finally) Be Meg Wolitzer’s Moment
Her prescient new novel, “The Female Persuasion,” resonates in the #MeToo moment. Is the timing also right to make her a household name?
Nonfiction: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Hotheaded Perfectionist
In his new memoir, “Unmasked,” the man behind “Phantom” and “Cats” recalls his fractious relationship with Tim Rice.
Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Fiction: She Dared to Write Poetry About Sex. Iranians Loved and Hated Her for It.
Jasmin Darznik’s elegant novel “Song of a Captive Bird” celebrates the turbulent life of Iran’s most infamous female poet.
Books of The Times: A Chinese Revolutionary, Reinventing Himself in American Exile
Lauren Hilgers’s “Patriot Number One” offers a detailed and close-up look at immigration through one man’s experience.
Paperback Row
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: Paule Marshall on how her mother’s relationship to language inspired her career.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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