Looking at History Through the Deadly Conflicts Over Territory
Simon Winchester’s “Land” is a sweeping survey of territorial battles throughout history and the injustices they have spawned.
Three Books Offer New Ways to Think About Environmental Disaster
A study of war crimes against nature, a guide for surviving climate change and a call for direct action against fossil fuels.
‘Everybody Loved Blake, Except His Wives. Sometimes, We Hated Him.’
Cate Quinn’s debut mystery, “Black Widows,” investigates three sister-wives who all had good reasons to wish their controlling husband dead.
An Artist Whose Comics Tell Us What It’s Like to Be Depressed
In her latest Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute examines the work of Allie Brosh, who has returned after a long absence with a new book, “Solutions and Other Problems.”
The Ethics of Adoption in America
Gabrielle Glaser talks about “American Baby,” and Kenneth Rosen discusses “Troubled: The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs.”
Individual Consciousness, Lengthy Biographies and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Adoption Used to Be Hush-Hush. This Book Amplifies the Human Toll.
In “American Baby,” Gabrielle Glaser unravels family secrets and considers the motivations that wove them into American life in the first place.
The Determined Siblings Who Became America’s First Women Doctors
Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, the subjects of “The Doctors Blackwell,” by Janice P. Nimura, succeeded in practicing medicine against innumerable odds.
What Has Gone Wrong Between Iran and the United States?
John Ghazvinian’s “America and Iran” offers an insightful history into 300 years of troubled interactions between the two countries.
New in Paperback: ‘Where Reasons End’ and ‘Why We Can’t Sleep’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
As 19th Century Females, Sisters In 'The Doctors Blackwell' Achieve Many Firsts
Historian Janice P. Nimura tells the story of America's first and third certified women medical doctors and the role these sisters played in building medical institutions.
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A Different Day: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 2
Poetry helps us express feelings that don't fit neatly into sentences; confusion and fear but also hope and joy. Here's the second installment of our look ahead at the most exciting poetry of 2021.
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Brad Taylor Has a Theory About What Makes for Good Thrillers
“Characters, characters, characters.”
Cold-Calling Strangers Taught Mateo Askaripour How to Be a Writer
The debut novelist got his start in sales, which served as inspiration for his best seller, “Black Buck.”
In 'Remote Control,' Drones Fly Over The Yam Fields Of A Near-Future Africa
Nnedi Okorafor's multi-faceted new novella follows a young girl in a near-future version of Ghana who becomes the Adopted Daughter of Death — but she can't quite figure out how that happened.
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'White Freedom' Examines The Tandem Development Of The Concepts Of Freedom And Race
Tyler Stovall writes white freedom is "the belief (and practice) that freedom is central to white racial identity, and that only white people can or should be free" — noting nations were built on it.
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New & Noteworthy, From Western Noir to Humanitarian Aid
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
‘Craft: An American History,’ by Glenn Adamson: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Craft: An American History,” by Glenn Adamson
‘Sanctuary: A Memoir,’ by Emily Rapp Black: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Sanctuary: A Memoir,” by Emily Rapp Black
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