Profile: Tattoos, Bieber, Black Lives Matter and Jesus
Carl Lentz, lead pastor of Hillsong NYC, sidles up to the idea of Christian self-help with his book, “Own the Moment,” then aims for something different.
Nonfiction: Stranger Than Fiction: The Best True-Crime Stories
From Hollywood’s Black Dahlia case to killing sprees in 1950s London and 19th-century Paris, new books probe the grisly worst of human nature.
Nonfiction: In ‘After the Eclipse,’ a Daughter Mourns Her Murdered Mother
In parallel tracks of elegy and mystery, Sarah Perry recalls the life and death of her young mother, who was murdered when the author was 12.
By the Book: Ron Chernow: By the Book
The author of “Hamilton,” “Titan” and most recently “Grant,” is a slow reader: “It’s a shameful thing to admit for someone who writes such long books.”
Book News: A Batch of Letters by Harper Lee Come Up for Auction
The letters offer a glimpse into the final decade of the life of an intensely private author.
Fiction: King Lear Is Reborn as a 21st-Century Media Mogul
In Edward St. Aubyn’s novel “Dunbar,” Shakespeare’s tragedy is recast as a struggle for control over an irascible father’s corporate empire.
Fiction: Our Villains, Ourselves: A Thriller Roundup
Six spooky fall thrillers, whose plots range from a campus crime to an international spy hunt to a young girl’s mystical self-murdering, all unsettle the neat distinctions between “hero,” “villain,” and even the reader.
Fiction: A Novelist Asks, What if Women’s Bodies Became Deadly Weapons?
In “The Power,” by Naomi Alderman, women gain the ability to harness a dangerous electricity and the world starts to change in their favor.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: The Man Who Photographed Ghosts
Peter Manseau’s “The Apparitionists” reveals the art and trial of William H. Mumler, who stood at the intersection of 19th-century art, science and spiritualism.
Fiction: A Roundup of New Horror, All Indebted to an Early Master
Richard Matheson’s legacy is felt in stories of mysterious figures and horrible, dawning realities.
Fiction: A Prequel to ‘Practical Magic’ Revisits the Owens Family
In “The Rules of Magic,” Alice Hoffman provides a back story for the witchy aunts readers first met in her 1995 novel, “Practical Magic.”
Match Book: Dear Match Book: I (Seek Those Who) See Dead People
Novels from the frolicking to the infernal that fuse the natural world with supernatural phenomena.
Books of The Times: ‘Sticky Fingers’ Captures Rolling Stone’s Jann Wenner and the Culture He Helped Create
The biographer Joe Hagan understands why a rock magazine editor matters to the history of the 20th century.
profile: Is Anna Faris Unqualified?
Her new memoir, which blends relationship advice with reflections on her romantic follies, comes at an awkward time.
Fiction: A Set of Brilliant Miniatures by the Author of ‘The Good Lord Bird’
With “Five-Carat Soul,” his debut story collection, James McBride explores race, masculinity, music and history.
Nonfiction: The Pop-Culture Evolution of Frankenstein’s Monster
In “Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years,” Christopher Frayling resurrects Mary Shelley’s classic through the countless visual adaptations of its monster.
Newsbook: 3 Books That Explore Catalonia’s Fight for Independence
The secessionist movement has been prominent for years.
The Book Review Podcast: From Podcast to Book with Marc Maron
Marc Maron discusses “Waiting for the Punch,” and Victor Sebestyen talks about his new biography of Lenin.
Nonfiction: What Trump Can Learn From a Gold Star Family
In his new memoir “An American Family,” Khzir Khan, who spoke so movingly at the 2016 Democratic convention, writes about patriotism and his love of America.
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