Inside the List: Thanks, Trump! Katy Tur Sees a Renaissance in Journalism
The NBC reporter, who has a best-selling campaign book with “Unbelievable,” says that the president’s scorn has “revitalized the fourth estate.”
Nonfiction: A True Tale of Drug Cartels, Money Laundering and Horse Racing
In “Bones,” by Joe Tone, the divergent lives of two brothers — a bricklayer in Texas and a cartel boss in Mexico — converge on the racetrack.
Stamp Notes: ‘The Snowy Day’ Captured in New Stamp Series
A new run of “Forever” stamps will feature scenes from Ezra Jack Keats’s classic children’s tale.
Paperback Row: Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Sketchbook | Graphic Review: Reviews in Pictures: Harry Bliss on Norman Douglas’s ‘South Wind’
The 1917 novel from the British travel writer uses landscape as character.
Nonfiction: Writing Lines for Obama, Mixing Comedy and Hope
In his memoir “Thanks, Obama,” the speechwriter David Litt recalls coming of age at the White House.
The Shortlist: How We Make Up Our Minds
Four books about the mechanics of decision making.
Fiction: In ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing,’ a Haunted Road Trip to Prison
Jesmyn Ward’s follow-up to “Salvage the Bones” tells the story of a woman intent on making her fractured family whole again.
Author’s Note: Marilynne Robinson on Finding the Right Word
The author of “Gilead” and “Housekeeping” reflects on Emily Dickinson, expanding the mind and writing into the unknown.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Greek myths, a cover illustration and more.
Editors' Choice: 12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: ‘Streampunks’ Serves Up YouTube’s Greatest Hits
Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s chief business officer, delivers a lively, if biased, history of the video-sharing platform’s most noteworthy success stories.
Nonfiction: When the Governments of the World Agreed to Banish War
“The Internationalists,” by Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro, argues that a 1928 pact was the beginning of the end of war.
By the Book: Celeste Ng: By the Book
The author of, most recently, “Little Fires Everywhere,” often returns to “The Count of Monte Cristo”: “Right now, I see it as an exploration of the complexities of good and evil and how easily one shifts into the other.”
Newsbook: For Hispanic Heritage Month, 3 Books on Latinos in the U.S.
From conquistadores to modern cultural enclaves, these books trace the centuries-long Latino experience in the United States.
Nonfiction: A Wild and Exacting Food Writer Gets Her Due
Patience Gray exerted an outsize influence on the culinary world, as Adam Federman’s biography “Fasting and Feasting” makes clear.
Nonfiction: Alice Waters Retraces the Path That Led Her to Chez Panisse
According to a new autobiography, “Coming to My Senses,” it all began with a year in Paris and a taste for the food she discovered there.
Book News: YouTube Star Hank Green Will Publish His First Novel Next Year
Following in the footsteps of his older brother, the best-selling novelist John Green, Hank Green will publish his first novel with Dutton
Nonfiction: When Corruption and Venality Were the Lifeblood of America
“The Republic for Which It Stands,” Richard White’s broad-ranging history, describes a country lashed by greed and brutality.
Nonfiction: The Education of Ellen Pao
In “Reset,” the Silicon Valley executive and former venture capitalist explains how she came to question the culture of the tech industry.
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