Nonfiction: Machiavelli: Good Guy or Bad? This Biography Argues for the Former
In “Be Like the Fox,” Erica Benner sees Machiavelli as an enemy of autocratic rule who hid his lifelong belief in the people’s will and rule by law.
Children’s Books: What Not to Tell the Kids When the Goldfish Dies, and Other Lessons from Pet Picture Books
A dead goldfish and a botched cover-up, an imaginary pet parakeet — pet-focused picture books help kids make sense of life and loss.
Children’s Books: A Teenager’s Life in the Aftermath of Her Mother’s Sudden Death
In Carol Weston’s perceptive, funny and moving “Speed of Life,” a 14-year-old heroine faces the loss of her mother and her dad’s new dating life.
Paperback Row: Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Children’s Books: In Philip Pullman’s First Graphic Novel, a Ghost Ship Travels Through Time
In “The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship,” a battered vessel becomes unstuck in time after an experiment goes awry.
Nonfiction: How Washington Planned for a Cold-War Apocalypse
Macabre anecdotes aside, Garrett M. Graff’s “Raven Rock” is at heart a history of the Cold War and its lasting effects on American politics.
Nonfiction: He Built Roads. He Oversaw Mines. He Shrank the Deficit. He Was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
As Rüdiger Safranski’s “Goethe: Life as a Work of Art” reveals, when the prolific writer wasn’t producing manuscripts, he was applying his talents to the municipal good.
Fiction: Mind Reading, Repressed Memories and the Superhero Brainstorm
Beneath its twisty plots, Fiona Maazel’s novel “A Little More Human” challenges our quest for physical and cognitive self-improvement.
The Shortlist: Debut Novels for Armchair Olympians, Rom-Com Fans, and More
Four first novels introduce readers to a Hollywood flack, a Tour de France cyclist, an about-to-be-unwed mother and an autistic teenager.
Help Desk: I’m Dying Up Here: Books on How to Grieve and How to Die
Our columnist examines new books that offer methods for dealing with death and dying — plus a poignant memoir that will show you how to live.
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the summer reading issue with new facts, nostalgia and a plea for more poetry in the form of a poem.
Colson Whitehead, Elif Batuman Among Writers to Appear at Brooklyn Book Festival
Colson Whitehead will receive the Best of Brooklyn Award.
By the Book: Joseph Kanon: By the Book
The author of “Defectors” says that he likes to cook, but likes to read cookbooks even more. “And the best cookbooks have really distinctive voices. I never met Marcella Hazan, but I feel I have.”
Nonfiction: America’s Collision Course With China
Two new books on China, "Everything Under the Heavens” and “Destined for War,” urge us to be ready for a radically different world order.
Essay: How to Live With Critics (Whether You’re an Artist or the President)
“Nothing is easier or more pathetic than being a critic,” the president said recently. Artists might well feel a sneaking sympathy with this notion.
Tracy K. Smith Is the New Poet Laureate
Ms. Smith, 45, says she hopes to be a poetry evangelist of sorts, going to parts of the United States “where literary festivals don’t always go.”
Books of The Times: Sherman Alexie’s Complicated Grief for His Mother
In his memoir, “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” Alexie explores grief, poverty and his childhood on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
Critic’s Take: The Modern Trans Memoir Comes of Age
Two new memoirs, by Janet Mock and Caitlyn Jenner, reveal how trans writing about identity is evolving.
A Literary Tour of Italy’s Libraries
Italy’s libraries offer a convergence of architecture, literature and history. These books take you inside their walls.
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