The Shortlist: Sex, Death, Suffering and Surrealism, in New Books of Poetry
Collections by Diane Seuss, Analicia Sotelo, Jenny George and Bianca Stone cast a wide net to capture and describe personal experience.
New in Paperback: ‘Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine,’ ‘The Fact of a Body’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Fiction: In Knausgaard’s ‘Spring,’ a Man Considers How Best to Help His Sick Wife
In the third installment of a quartet of books addressed to his youngest child, the Norwegian author recounts a medical emergency and its aftermath.
Crime: Hate Thy Neighbor. Or Maybe Just Kill Him.
Whether it’s in Alaska or upstate New York, a small town can be distinctly deadly, as demonstrated by the novels in Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column.
Fiction: Her Lover May Not Exist, but Her Doubts About the Patriarchy Are Real
Helen Weinzweig’s novel “Basic Black With Pearls” traces a woman’s increasingly fantastical search for an identity beyond marriage and motherhood.
Inside the List: Today’s Best-Seller Lists Look a Lot Like The Ones from 15 Years Ago
Weisberger, Clinton, Patterson, Grisham, Roberts: The names topping the lists in 2003 are the same ones we’re seeing in 2018.
Nonfiction: A Youthful, Lovesick Journey Revealed in a Sketchbook
Craig Thompson’s “Carnet de Voyage” is a reissued version of his travel sketchbook as the author of “Blankets” made his way through Europe and Morocco.
Nonfiction: Does Vladimir Putin Speak for the Russian People?
Michael McFaul’s memoir of his years as ambassador to Russia, “From Cold War to Hot Peace,” recounts a campaign against the United States and the West.
Nonfiction: After His Brother Commits Murder, a Journalist Revisits Their Childhood
In his searching memoir, “My Brother Moochie,” Issac Bailey, a longtime journalist, considers the fallout on his family of his oldest brother’s crime.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: How Sneakers Intersect With Recent American History
“Kicks,” by Nicholas Smith, traces our nation’s defining athletes and the footwear that became as iconic as they were.
Fiction: Debut Stories Trace the Aftershocks of the Sri Lankan Civil War
“Half Gods,” by Akil Kumarasamy, contains interlinked tales of family, friendship and tragedy across continents.
'How To Be Famous' Says: Don't Hide Your Love Away
Caitlin Moran's new novel, the second installment in the adventures of teen rock critic Dolly Wilde, is a dirty, jolly, book-length defense of teenage enthusiasm — for music, sex and life in general.
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Nonfiction: Meet the Man Who Dressed Mick Jagger
Fifty years ago, Tommy Nutter’s Savile Row shop turned out bespoke suits for the likes of Jagger, Lennon and Elton John. In “House of Nutter,” Lance Richardson tells his story.
By the Book: Hanan al-Shaykh: By the Book
The novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, author most recently of “The Occasional Virgin,” avoids reading books longer than 800 pages “unless they are written by my friends.”
Profile: Attention Please, Anne Tyler Has Something to Say
She’s not a recluse — or, as one critic called her, the Greta Garbo of the literary world — but she avoids interviews. So why is she doing one now?
Fiction: Flawed, Fragile, Hungry Human Bodies: A.M. Homes’s Stories Get Under the Skin
The author’s new collection, “Days of Awe,” confronts the beauty and violence of daily life with mordant wit and a focus on the flesh.
Read 'The Cabin At The End Of The World' And You Won't Sleep For A Week
Paul Tremblay's new novel is the best (and scariest) kind of horror — the quiet, believable kind of story that doesn't involved posessed dolls or body doubles, and could absolutely happen to you.
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Nonfiction: What Edmund White Thinks You Should Read
In his memoir, “The Unpunished Vice,” the author writes about the books he has loved and been influenced by.
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