Editors’ Choice: 7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: Detroit’s Untold Stories of Slavery
In “The Dawn of Detroit,” Tiya Miles reconstructs the history and experience of the city’s African-American and Native American slaves.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: The Contradictions of Joseph Conrad
Maya Jasanoff’s book, “The Dawn Watch,” uses Conrad’s work to tell a story of globalization, imperialism and resistance.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Books to Fuel, Not Fix, My Sadness
Harrowing tragedy abounds in these selections of fierce, female-centered fiction.
Fiction: A Timely Novel of Anti-Progress by Louise Erdrich
In “Future Home of the Living God,” Erdrich’s futuristic novel, evolution runs backward, reproduction is threatened and the climate has changed, irrevocably.
Nonfiction: ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and the Truth About the American West
A new biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder “refreshes and revitalizes” our understanding of westward expansion, pioneer life and the literature that mythologized it.
Fiction: Whatever Happened to Isabel Archer? ‘Mrs. Osmond’ Picks Up Where Henry James Left Off
John Banville’s sequel to James’s “Portrait of a Lady” follows the heroine back to Rome and to the possible end of her marriage.
Nonfiction: Queen of the Glossies
“The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992” is Tina Brown’s own record of running that influential magazine, and all the glittering prizes that came with it.
Now You Can Read the Book From ‘Jane the Virgin’
Jane Villanueva’s book will finally be published on the show. It will also be available for fans to purchase in real life.
The Book Review Podcast: Mother Knows Best?
James Wolcott talks about “Raising Trump” and “The Kardashians,” and Tina Brown discusses “The Vanity Fair Diaries.”
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:Elizabeth Hardwick on the art and meaning of the essay.
Fiction: A Soccer Novel More About the Players Than the Play
With masculinity in its sights, Ross Raisin’s “A Natural” dares to tackle frustration and thwarted action as its themes.
Audiobooks: Nate Dern Narrates His Schizophrenic but Substantive Collection of Writings
In the audiobook edition of “Not Quite a Genius,” a senior writer for Funny or Die explores an impressive medley of forms, themes and voices.
Audiobooks: ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Reveals Its Mysteries Anew
In a new audiobook, Kenneth Branagh reads one of Agatha Christie’s most convoluted and ingenious plots.
The Shortlist: Other People’s Minds: Four New Story Collections
These books are linked by their interest in extreme psychological and emotional states, from paranoia to obsession to forbidden love.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Nonfiction: A History of Humanity Told Through Genetics
Adam Rutherford’s engaging science book, “A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived,” explains the many ways DNA links us to our ancestors.
Fiction: Bowling, Football and Edna St. Vincent Millay
Nancy Pearl’s first novel, “George & Lizzie,” combines lit-crit geekiness, dentistry and team sports to create an unusual romantic comedy.
Notebook: A Day in the Life of Tina Brown
The author of “The Vanity Fair Diaries” reveals a page from her handwritten journal recounting her experiences on the day she learned of Andy Warhol’s death.
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