New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: Books That Mix the Science and Craft of Food With a Dash of Heart
From memoirs by Michelin-starred chefs and cutting-edge farmers to recipes collected in a concentration camp, writing that will feed your soul.
Fiction: After ‘Mad Men,’ Matthew Weiner Turns to a Novel of Madmen
A psychopathic construction worker, a violently overprotective father and an adolescent girl form a dangerous triangle in “Heather, the Totality.”
Nonfiction: Kevin Young’s Enthralling, Essential History of the Hoax
Jonathan Lethem reviews Kevin Young’s “Bunk,” a new book that traces the American fondness for plagiarists, hoaxes and, yes, fake news.
In ‘Raising Trump’ and ‘The Kardashians,’ Two Portraits of Modern American Matriarchy
James Wolcott on two books about the larger-than-life dynasties shaping our cultural and political lives.
Profile: Krysten Ritter Spins Her Own Mystery in Her Debut Novel, ‘Bonfire’
The star of the Netflix superhero noir series “Jessica Jones” delves into a small town’s secrets in her new book.
Inside the List: Meet the Sword-Fighting, Home-Brewing, Airplane-Flying Heavy-Metal Singer
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden has written a memoir as far-ranging as he is, “What Does This Button Do?”
The Book Review Podcast: Kurt Andersen on Channeling President Trump
Andersen talks about “You Can’t Spell America Without Me”; Liza Mundy discusses “Code Girls”; and Maria Russo on the season’s children’s books.
Children’s Books: A Highlight Reel of Artists in Studio
Three illustrators of books for young readers share their creative processes.
Nonfiction: Memoirs Take the Wheel
New memoirs on driving by a long-haul trucker, a Saudi activist and a mother trying to connect with her son.
Children’s Books: Bookshelf: Picture Books for Animal-Loving Children
An octopus who escapes from an aquarium, a feather searching for its bird, a cardinal trapped in a Christmas tree and more in this season’s best animal books.
The Shortlist: How Movies Work
Three new books by prominent cinephiles: Dave Kehr, Jim Shepard and Eric Lax.
Fiction: Ghosts, Literal and Figurative, Haunt Magda Szabo’s Novel
Magda Szabo’s “Katalin Street” revolves around three families torn apart by what happened in Hungary during World War II.
A Young Soldier’s Moral Compromise
Devin Murphy’s debut novel, “The Boat Runner,” tracks one man’s descent from his idyllic, small-town roots to the guilt-ridden life of a Nazi.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Children’s Books: Can India Be Her Homeland, Even if She’s Never Been There?
In Nidhi Chanani’s “Pashmina,” a magical scarf helps an Indian-American girl understand the gulf between her family’s past and her own present in this captivating graphic novel.
Nonfiction: Hunt for a Good Beginning. Then Write It.
John McPhee’s “Draft No. 4” collects eight essays that offer writing advice and take readers behind the scenes of his creative process.
Fiction: ‘Ferocity’ Brings Florida Noir to Southern Italy
In Nicola Lagioia’s thriller with social-novel ambitions, a beautiful dead woman is the key to an illicit underworld.
Children’s Books: Fairy Tale Heroines, But With Depth
How much do we really know about the children in the Grimms’ fairy tales? Two authors flesh out familiar characters in revamped versions of the classics.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Martin Amis’s essay and expound on the roles of religion.
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