Match Book: Dear Match Book: In Search of Comfort Reading
Books from throughout history to provide solace in troubling times.
Nonfiction: Watch One With the Gipper: An Aide Recalls Movie Nights With the Reagans
From “Top Gun” to “Star Wars,” Mark Weinberg’s memoir looks back on evening screenings that staffers shared at Camp David with the commander in chief.
Nonfiction: Robert B. Reich’s Recipe for a Just Society
In “The Common Good,” Reich argues that it all begins with a shared commitment to fundamental principles.
The Book Review Podcast: At Readings, Luis Alberto Urrea Is Making His Fans Cry
On this week’s podcast, Urrea talks about his new novel, “The House of Broken Angels,” and Martin Doyle discusses “The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers.”
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Whenever, Wherever
Can’t find time to read? Some illustrated solutions.
Nonfiction: The Coffee-Flavored American Dream
In his new book, “The Monk of Mokha,” Dave Eggers describes what happened when an idealistic young American decided to revive Yemen’s 500-year-old coffee trade.
The Shortlist: Three Authors See Water, Water Everywhere, for Better and Worse
New books look at the importance and the dangers of the wet stuff.
Nonfiction: Galloping Through History
In “Farewell to the Horse,” Ulrich Raulff examines our complicated and violently unilateral relationship with Equus caballus.
Nonfiction: A History of the British Empire at Its Peak
David Cannadine’s “Victorious Century” tells the story of Britain in the 19th century, when it was at the height of its powers.
Nonfiction: The Epidemic of Wrongful Convictions in America
In “The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist,” Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington tell a haunting true-crime tale of systemic incompetence and racism.
The Long View: Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From?
Jon Meacham parses the historical record for fresh insight into the events surrounding the death of Christ.
Fiction: After a Camping Trip, Five Girls’ Lives Are No Longer the Same
In Kim Fu’s novel, “The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore,” an overnight kayaking expedition reverberates in unexpected ways.
Inside the List: What’s the Connection Between John Steinbeck and Elizabeth George?
Long ago, George — who’s just published her 20th Inspector Lynley novel — read about the diary Steinbeck kept while writing “East of Eden,” and it inspired her to start her own.
Crime: Child Sleuths and Child Victims
One girl goes missing and another tails a murderer all the way to Kenya. Meanwhile a British tourist and a teenage apprentice wind up in the morgue.
The Enthusiast: For the Love of ‘George and Martha’
Two affectionate hippos. Life lessons. Does it get any better? No, it does not.
Fiction: Brainy and Benighted, Lost in the Books of Bolaño and Borges
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi’s novel “Call Me Zebra” charts a young Iranian émigré’s quest to honor her family’s devotion to literature.
Editors’ Choice: 12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Fiction: Meg Wolitzer’s New Novel Takes on the Politics of Women’s Mentorship
Lena Dunham on “The Female Persuasion” and its cultural relevance in our current political climate.
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