Fiction: Friendship or Identity Theft? In This French Best Seller, It’s Hard to Tell.
In Delphine de Vigan’s novel “Based on a True Story,” a novelist’s new friend insinuates herself into every aspect of the writer’s life.
Storms Transport a Woman Into a Stranger’s Life and Her Own Past
In Barbara Gowdy’s novel “Little Sister,” a flash of lightning temporarily transports a woman into a fascinating new self.
Nonfiction: A World’s Worth of Flags and What They Mean
Tim Marshall’s “A Flag Worth Dying For” looks at flags around the world — and what they mean.
Nonfiction: How an Agency of Oddballs Transformed Modern War and Modern Life
One small Pentagon enclave spawned stealth aircraft, armed drones and the internet. Fred Kaplan tells the story of Darpa in “The Imagineers of War.”
Fiction: A Prize-Winning French Novel About the Western Obsession With the East
In “Compass,” Mathias Énard’s odd and masterful novel, a Viennese musicologist is lost in dreams of a Levantine past.
Nonfiction: An Englishwoman’s Journals Cast Light on Belgium’s Plight in World War I
Rescued from a Belgian archive, “An English Governess in the Great War” is the diary kept by Mary Thorp in Brussels during the German occupation.
Ivory Tower: Whose Fault Is It Anyway? Three Books on the Shifting Nature of Responsibility in American Politics
How responsibility came to mean accountability — and why that matters for issues of justice and welfare reform.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to books about China, Justin Vogt’s review of “Raven Rock” and more.
I Absolutely Loooved My Afternoon With ‘Eloise’ Illustrator Hilary Knight
The New York Times domestic correspondent and “Eloise” fan Alexandra Jacobs enjoys a “rawther” pleasant meeting with the illustrator Hilary Knight.
Open Book: Backstage With Van Halen
There’s plenty of sex, drugs and absurdity in a new memoir by a former manager of the band.
Newsbook: During Wimbledon, 3 Books Give Insight Into World of Tennis
These 3 books explore the culture, personalities and politics of the sport.
By the Book: Don Winslow: By the Book
The author of “The Force” lists Ross Macdonald, James Crumley, Charles Willeford, Chester Himes and Robert B. Parker among his favorite classics: “Those guys turned crime writing into music.”
Nonfiction: How Martin Luther King Persuaded John Kennedy to Support the Civil Rights Cause
In “Kennedy and King,” Steven Levingston tells the story of an ardent activist, a cautious President, and leadership of a curious nature.
Critic’s Take: The Joy of Reading About Cooking
Tejal Rao on the deep comfort of reading cookbooks.
Maria’s Picks: Board Books to Get Babies Talking
The Times’ children’s book editor, Maria Russo, picks 9 adorable books made for infants and toddlers that can help them make the leap to language.
Nonfiction: Tracing the Origins of the New York Police Department
In “Law and Disorder: The Chaotic Birth of the NYPD,” Bruce Chadwick reveals how incompetent constables, riots and rising crime convinced New Yorkers they needed an official police force.
Fiction: The Characters in Ann Beattie’s New Stories Are Boomers in a Millennial World
Ann Beattie’s latest story collection takes her familiar baby boomer characters and maroons them in 21st-century social and political disarray.
Books News: Sarah Jessica Parker Reveals First Book Acquisition, and Her A.L.A. Book Club Pick
Her first acquisition, by the debut novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza, follows an Indian-American family.
Nonfiction: A Life of Toscanini, Maestro With Passion and Principles
In his new biography, “Toscanini: Musician of Conscience,” Harvey Sachs presents a demanding but tenderhearted genius who stood up to fascism and hate.
The Shortlist: Four Timely Memoirs from the Halls of Medicine
Four doctors—a nephrologist, a pediatrician, a cardiologist and a psychiatrist—on what ails their patients and their profession.
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