New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers: April 10, 2022
An up-to-date list of the New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers. Weekly.
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Delivered: 4/5/2022 9:00:00 PM
New York Times Fiction Bestsellers: April 10, 2022
An up-to-date list of the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers. Weekly.
Delivered: 4/5/2022 8:00:00 PM
Delivered: 4/5/2022 8:00:00 PM
Review: ‘Refuse to Be Done,’ by Matt Bell; ‘How to Tell a Story,’ by Aristotle; ‘Body Work,’ by Melissa Febos; ‘Write for Your Life,’ by Anna Quindlen
Some advice — helpful and otherwise — on the literary life, from living authors and Aristotle.
Challenging Denial With Enduring Images
Jack Lowery’s “It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful” tells the story of the art collectives whose work became the iconography of a movement.
In ‘The King’s Shadow,’ a Long Forgotten Spy Returns to the Spotlight
Edmund Richardson’s latest book revisits the tale of Charles Masson, a runaway British soldier who reinvented himself as an archaeologist and a spy.
Ronald Reagan’s New Economic Order, and What It Meant for America
Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order” traces the political shifts that have characterized modern American history.
Book Review: ‘Different,’ by Frans de Waal
Frans de Waal’s “Different” is a fascinating study of gender among monkeys and apes, but its account of human behavior is less satisfying.
In 'Time is a Mother,' poet Ocean Vuong reflects on life, and time, without his mom
In his new collection, poet Ocean Vuong transforms Time, normally associated with death and erasure, into a mother with endlessly regenerative power.
(Image credit: Penguin Random House)
Is It Possible to Body-Block Our Loved Ones From Pain? Alas, No.
In her essay collection, “Bomb Shelter,” Mary Laura Philpott explores the pleasures, pitfalls and challenges of loving people who will leave.
How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?
In “The Lifeguards,” Amanda Eyre Ward imagines what happens when a group of teenagers discovers a dead body.
In ‘Atomic Anna,’ the Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl Launches a Time-Traveling Adventure
Rachel Barenbaum’s latest novel is about Chernobyl, yes, but also about comic books, the power of math, finding one’s truth, and love, both biological and found.
Sex Goddess, Celebrity and the Best Hope for Her Country
Miguel Syjuco’s novel “I Was the President’s Mistress!!” is a political satire told through interviews with a kaleidoscopic cast of characters.
A Son Looks Back on Life With an Irascible and Beloved Mother
“Tasha” is Brian Morton’s memoir of his complicated relationship with the woman who raised him.
When an Advice Columnist Tries to Fix Her Daughters’ Issues
In her novel “The Wise Women,” Gina Sorell asks whether the fate of the shoemaker’s children also applies to the offspring of professional problem solvers.
Love and Scandal, Buried for Years at an Elite Boarding School
In Jonathan Galassi’s “School Days,” a sexual harassment investigation uncovers long-buried memories of desire and abuse.
‘Memphis’ Is a Rhapsodic Hymn to Black Women
Tara M. Stringfellow’s new novel follows three matrilineal generations of African American women as they navigate decades of life in Tennessee.
With ‘Bittersweet,’ Can Susan Cain Replicate the Success of ‘Quiet’?
In her new book, the former lawyer and best-selling author turns her sights on a different word, one that certainly suits our times.
Preschool Storytime
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'Sea of Tranquility' reflects our pandemic woes through a time-travel lens
Station Eleven author Emily St. John Mandel wrote a book during these last two years of social isolation — about big moments in our lives and small moments in time.
(Image credit: Knopf)
Book Review: ‘Blood and Ruins,’ by Richard Overy
Richard Overy’s prodigious “Blood and Ruins” is a sweeping history of World War II packed with lessons for the future.
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