Can a Comic Book Contain the Drama and Heat of Activism?
In his Graphic Content column, Ed Park looks at “The Black Panther Party,” a new history of the group, and “Come Home, Indio,” a memoir about growing up part Native American.
‘The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive,’ by Philippe Sands: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive,” by Philippe Sands
‘Milk Fed,’ by Melissa Broder: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Milk Fed,” by Melissa Broder
'Halfway Home' Makes Case That The Formerly Incarcerated Are Never Truly Free
Sociologist, criminologist, and former jail chaplain Reuben Jonathan Miller says "no other marginalized group ... experience[s] [the] profound level of legal exclusion" that those once imprisoned do.
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The Black American City That Almost Came to Be
“Soul City,” by Thomas Healy, recounts the remarkable story of the civil rights activist Floyd McKissick and his dream to create a Black-run town on a former slave plantation.
In Three New Collections, Characters on the Edge
Stories from around the world feature murderers, ghosts and recluses.
‘Too African for Jamaica, Too Jamaican for America, Too American for Nigeria’
In “Floating in a Most Peculiar Way,” Louis Chude-Sokei recalls a life lived on the outside.
A Novel of Sex, Faith and Lots of Yogurt
Melissa Broder’s “Milk Fed” features a troubled young woman with an eating disorder who falls for an Orthodox Jewish frozen yogurt scooper.
Mike Nichols’s Brilliant Career
“Mike Nichols: A Life,” by Mark Harris, is a star-studded biography of the famous director that brims with gossip, wisecracks and showbiz lore.
The Alarming Human Toll of Cheap Stuff ‘Made in China’
In a new book, the journalist Amelia Pang investigates the brutal system of forced labor that undergirds China’s booming export industry.
Russell Shorto’s Grandpa Was a ‘Smalltime’ Mobster
In his latest book, the master of historical narrative turns his gaze on his family’s past, uncovering a criminal network in Johnstown, Pa.
In Paradise, ‘Men Can’t Control Themselves’
In Cherie Jones’s debut novel, “How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House,” the lives of tourists and locals intersect in the Caribbean in 1984.
New & Noteworthy, From Food Policy to Communicating With the Dead
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Three Women Who Helped Their Sons Become Civil Rights Icons
In “The Three Mothers,” Anna Malaika Tubbs considers the seismic impact of the women who raised Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin.
This Old Woman Has Some Important Things to Say, if Only You’d Listen
“Bina: A Novel in Warnings,” the third novel by Anakana Schofield, does not aim to please the reader but rather to communicate some crucial truths.
Don’t Mess With Texas. This Novel’s Characters Show Why.
In “Lone Stars,” Justin Deabler explores the grit of a family from a border town.
Inspired by Holocaust-Era Letters, a Novelist Examines Inherited Trauma
Lauren Fox originally tried to write “Send for Me” as a memoir. The novel, spanning four generations of women and two countries, incorporates her great-grandmother’s letters from Germany.
What Happens to Siblings Who Survive a House of Horrors?
In the thriller “Girl A,” Abigail Dean imagines the past and futures of seven siblings who endure the unimaginable and live to tell the tale.
Following the Trail of a Nazi Mass Murderer Who Was Never Caught
Philippe Sands’s “The Ratline” tells the story of a loving family man who was also a high-ranking Nazi official responsible for the deaths of thousands.
In the West Bank, Violence Begets More Violence
In Rebecca Sacks’s debut novel, “City of a Thousand Gates,” the lives of a sprawling cast of Israelis and Palestinians intermingle across the border.
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