Essay: When Writing a Book Leaves a (Literal) Mark on Its Author
Jane Kamensky published a biography of John Singleton Copley. Then she got a tattoo of his art.
Medicine Can Soothe a Troubled Mind, but Not Without Costs
In “Blue Dreams,” the psychologist Lauren Slater explores the intersection of personality and chemistry by way of her own history with antidepressants.
Nonfiction: Bringing Down a Media Empire
In “Conspiracy,” Ryan Holiday describes the blockbuster case that killed Gawker.
Nonfiction: A Different Perspective on the Border
In his memoir, “The Line Becomes a River,” Francisco Cantú argues that understanding immigration required him to be a Border Patrol agent.
Fiction: A Debut Novel Upends the Myth of Apollo and Daphne
“Daphne,” by Will Boast, poses the universal human question of whether it is better to feel pain or to feel nothing at all.
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: Seeking Literary Page-Turners
Novels with complex themes and elevated writing styles that are still accessible to even novice readers.
How Life as a Foreigner Helped Shape a Man of Letters
In “A Tokyo Romance,” the historian and editor Ian Buruma recalls a vivid and influential Japanese sojourn in his early 20s.
Fiction: In This Debut Novel, a College Student Hears Voices
Akwaeke Emezi’s “Freshwater” is a poetic and disturbing exploration of dissociative identity disorder, of the voices “roaring inside the marble room” of a young woman’s mind.
Footsteps: In Search of Virginia Woolf’s Lost Eden in Cornwall
The vast coastal county of Cornwall, England, had a profound effect on the future writing of the impressionable young girl who would become a literary star.
Nonfiction: Claiming the Title of United States Marine
In his brutally honest memoir, “Eat the Apple,” Matt Young grapples with his experiences in the corps.
Nonfiction: Chris Hughes Made Millions at Facebook. Now He Has a Plan to End Poverty.
In “Fair Shot,” the entrepreneur considers the role luck played in his career, and how to make life more just for everyone.
Drawing Black History: 4 Children’s Book Illustrators Show Us How
We talked to the creators of four children’s books that depict forgotten figures from black history or find new meaning in familiar ones.
The Book Review Podcast: Tayari Jones on ‘An American Marriage’
Jones talks about her new novel, and J. Randy Taraborrelli discusses “Jackie, Janet & Lee.”
Inside the List: The Experiences That Inspired ‘An American Marriage’
Tayari Jones on exploring wrongful imprisonment in her new novel: “Since childhood, I have harbored a fear that prison would abduct the men in my life.”
The Shortlist: Dangers Close to Home: Four New Domestic Thrillers
Imperiled wives inhabit the novels of Karen Cleveland, A.J. Finn, and the team of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Karen Perry adds a dangerous daughter.
Fiction: Child’s Eye View of the Dirty War
A mysterious mother and her uncertain fate haunt the debut novel “A Beautiful Young Woman,” by the Argentine writer Julián López.
Nonfiction: Harlem Wasn’t the Only Place With a Renaissance
Mark Whitaker’s “Smoketown” tells the untold story of Pittsburgh’s role as an African-American mecca in the mid-20th century.
Fiction: Ismail Kadare Grapples With the Supernatural
In “A Girl in Exile,” a celebrated Albanian novelist tells a tale of love and death, and ghosts who transcend both.
Nonfiction: When It Comes to Writing, Cheston Knapp Is His Own Harshest Critic
In a collection of linked autobiographical essays, “Up Up, Down Down,” the debut author reveals the anxieties of contemporary authorship.
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