Nonfiction: Why Did Christianity Prevail?
Bart D. Ehrman’s “The Triumph of Christianity” looks at how a new religion conquered the Roman Empire.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Poetry: For Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nearly 100, the Beat Goes On
A retrospective collection from the poet and publisher, “Ferlinghetti’s Greatest Poems,” gets at his rebellious appeal.
Books News: Top Awards Given Out for Young Adult and Children’s Literature
“Hello, Universe,” “Wolf in the Snow,” “We Are Okay,” and “Piecing Me Together” are among the medal winners.
Front Burner: Produce Comes to Life in ‘Edible Ensembles’
A new book from the illustrator Gretchen Röehrs puts fruits and vegetables on fashion parade.
Nonfiction: Risking Everything for Democracy
Marci Shore’s “The Ukrainian Night” describes the protesters of a still-unfinished revolution.
Fiction: Three Lives, and the Tenuous Ties That Bind Them
In “Asymmetry,” Lisa Halliday weaves the tale of a May-December love affair into the account of an Iraqi-American economist detained at Heathrow.
Nonfiction: Marriage Can Take Many Forms in India
Elizabeth Flock’s “The Heart Is a Shifting Sea” provides a close-up look at three couples in Mumbai.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Poems for Young Readers
Verses that will forge bonds between you and your little ones through the power of language.
Jamie Quatro’s First Novel Centers on Religious and Sexual Passion
In “Fire Sermon,” the author of the story collection “I Want to Show You More” describes a married woman’s love affair.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Self-Helped: ‘I Thought Early Retirement Was a Pipe Dream Until I Read This Book’
The nine step money management system in “Your Money or Your Life” allowed both its writers to quit traditional work by the age of 30.
Tempting Fate With a Season of Romance, Sex, Art and Destiny
Madame Nielsen’s “The Endless Summer” — a novel combining nostalgia, reverie and tragedy — is about a family who decides to live it up.
Fissures Splinter a Family’s Suburban Facade
In this dark, seething debut, 13-year-old Colin struggles to come to terms with his father’s suicide and his own sexuality.
Troubled Marriages, Old and New
Four authors explore the various ways that wedded life can go awry.
A Story of Two Doctors, and a Secret Between Them
In her debut novel, “The Queen of Hearts,” the physician Kimmery Martin writes about lifelong friendship and the deceptions that can tear at it.
Inside the List:
By the Book: Tayari Jones: By the Book
The novelist Tayari Jones keeps a Bible even though she was raised without religion: “I’ve come to understand that, as a black Southerner, I am a Christian, whether I am observant or not.”
A Recovering Sex and Porn Addict Tells All
Erica Garza’s debut memoir, “Getting Off,” reveals a path to rehabilitation that is equal parts sordid and inspiring.
A Marriage Upended, A Life Destroyed
In Tayari Jones’s new novel, “An American Marriage,” a newlywed black attorney is wrongly convicted of rape
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