Nonfiction: The Woman Whose Hair Frightens Iran
The exiled Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad writes about her protest against compulsory hijabs in “The Wind in My Hair.”
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: Horse and Writer: What to Read to a Recuperating Pet
Books that both animal lovers and their equine companions can enjoy.
#3: Next Year in Havana
Next Year in Havana
Chanel Cleeton (Author)
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Chanel Cleeton (Author)
(168)
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Nonfiction: Remembering Obama and Hoping to Win Again
Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to President Obama, has written “Yes We (Still) Can,” a memoir of his years in the White House, with prescriptions for the future.
Nonfiction: The Opium War and the Humiliation of China
Stephen R. Platt’s “Imperial Twilight” describes what may have been the British Empire’s darkest hour.
#9: There There: A novel
There There: A novel
Tommy Orange (Author)
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Tommy Orange (Author)
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Front Burner: Venice, Without the Tourists
“A Table in Venice” by Skye McAlpine offers an insider’s look at the flavors of La Serenissima.
Nonfiction: America Has Gone Off the Rails. Steven Brill Sees Ways to Get It Back on Track.
In “Tailspin,” Brill looks at many problems plaguing the country, and the people who are offering solutions.
Children’s Books: Bob Dylan and Will Smith: Children’s Authors?
Publishers are churning out picture books of pop music lyrics. But a good song and a good book may be two different animals.
'Darkest Time Of Night' Will Keep You Turning Pages
Television investigative reporter Jeremy Finley brings his small-screen experience to bear in this debut novel, a satisfyingly suspenseful thriller with overtones of The X-Files and Stranger Things.
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Step Away From The 'Trauma Buffet' With These 5 Beach Reads By Authors Of Color
Sometimes it seems like authors of color are relegated to writing about nothing but suffering, says author Silvia Moreno-Garcia. But we all need a taste of happiness — starting with these five books.
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#8: The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump
The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump
Gregg Jarrett (Author)
Release Date: July 24, 2018
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Gregg Jarrett (Author)
Release Date: July 24, 2018
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The Book Review Podcast: The Latest in Cyberwarfare
David E. Sanger talks about “The Perfect Weapon,” and Stacy Horn discusses “Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-Century New York.”
Fiction: A Buzzworthy Debut About a Mysterious and Secluded Artists’ Retreat
In Harriet Alida Lye’s “The Honey Farm,” creative individuals hail from all walks of life to take part in an eerie bee colony-slash-cult.
Profile: Australians Can’t Get Enough of the Barefoot Investor
The all-time, best-selling nonfiction book in Australia is, somewhat surprisingly, a personal finance guide. And its 39-year-old author, Scott Pape, is a national celebrity.
Children’s Books: Brief Tales for New Readers and Little Listeners From Philip Stead and More
A bighearted toad, a cool fox, a daredevil younger sister and other larger-than-life characters fill these very short story collections.
Revisiting Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’ as a Work in Progress
The typewritten page, bearing the influential feminist thinker’s intimate thoughts and revisions, reveals the inner workings of an avant-garde mind.
Inside the List: As Their Publicists Cringe, Best-Selling Authors Enter the Political Fray
In the past you rarely knew where your favorite writers stood on political and social issues. That’s changed.
Essay: Should We Worry About Trump’s Fawning Admiration of the Military?
Rather than becoming partisan instruments of any president, American soldiers have more reason than ever to heed Huntington’s call to neutral public service.
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