The Literati: The Spiritual Life of Arthur Conan Doyle
The creator of Sherlock Holmes harbored a deep-seated belief in mysticism, telepathy, fairies and ghosts.
The Shortlist: Three French Novels You Should Read
New translations include a lush historical novel about Michelangelo, a hybrid memoir/novel from a Nobel Prize winner and a mother-daughter melodrama.
Nonfiction: A Close-Up Look at the British Men and Women Who Ruled India
David Gilmour’s “The British in India” examines the personal lives of the small number of individuals who controlled a vast territory.
Nonfiction: What Matters in Old Age: Rereading, Reconsidering and Reassessing
The literary critic Susan Gubar’s memoir, “Late-Life Love,” blends tales of her marriage with discussions of works whose meaning has changed for her over time.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Fiction: In a Brutal Chinese Satire, Villagers Surrender to Their Worst Impulses
Yan Lianke’s novel “The Day the Sun Died” takes place on a single night, when a plague of somnambulism unleashes a host of suppressed emotions.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Self-Helped: The Art of Bullet Journaling and the Improved To-Do List
First, ask yourself: Does this thought actually belong here?
Graphic Content: When Comics Writers Defy Gender Norms
In her column, Hillary Chute reviews four new graphic novels that use the form to challenge societal expectations about sex.
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
By the Book: James Lee Burke: By the Book
The author, most recently, of the forthcoming Dave Robicheaux murder mystery “The New Iberia Blues” loves the Beat writers: “I wish Jack Kerouac had lived to be a thousand years old.”
Nonfiction: Illuminating Islam’s Peaceful Origins
Two new books, Jack Miles’s “God in the Qur’an” and Juan Cole’s “Muhammad,” go back to the sources of the Muslim faith.
Fiction: A Comic Novel Asks Who Gets to Write the History of the Colonial Philippines
In Gina Apostol’s “Insurrecto,” a modern American and her Filipino guide write dueling screenplays, raising provocative questions about history and hypocrisy.
Children’s Books: Is Any Topic Off Limits When You Write for Teenagers? Maybe Just One
Young adult books now address every corner of teenage experience, no matter how dark or racy. But few authors dare to write about religion and faith.
Nonfiction: What the Fall of the Roman Republic Can Teach Us About America
“Mortal Republic,” by Edward J. Watts, examines parallels between ancient Rome and today’s United States.
Essay: How Does a Writer Put a Drug Trip Into Words?
"After I set out to write a book about psychedelics, it became obvious what I would have to do,” Michael Pollan says. But how to describe the indescribable?
Essay: Fiction’s New Fake Drugs: A Preliminary Pharmacopoeia
From Infermiterol to Verbaluce, contemporary literature is awash in invented prescribables. The novelist Jonathan Lethem diagnoses the malaise.
Books News: Bottleneck at Printers Has Derailed Some Holiday Book Sales
A backlog at the printing presses, plus a surging demand for popular hardcover titles, has hurt publishers at peak sales season, with popular titles out of stock in some stores.
further reading: Off the Book Lists
Here is a collection of fiction, nonfiction and poetry that didn’t make the “10 Best” or the “100 Notables,” but our editors still found them worthy of attention.
Venom [DVD]
Author: Fleischer, Ruben, film director. Pinkner, Jeff, screenwriter. Rosenberg, Scott, screenwriter. Arad, Avi, film producer. Tolmach, Matt, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: VENOM
Format: Video disc
Summary: Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
Published: 2018
Call Number: VENOM
Format: Video disc
Summary: Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
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