The Book Review Podcast: Ronen Bergman on Israel’s Targeted Assassinations
Bergman talks about “Rise and Kill First,” and Felix Salmon discusses Chris Hughes’s “Fair Shot.”
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Inside the List: The Very Small Monkey Who Couldn’t Put On His Pants
“If it made us laugh, it went in the book,” Brian Selznick and David Serlin said, describing how they dreamed up the outrageous antics of “Baby Monkey, Private Eye.”
Children’s Books: Standout New Picture Books
A wolf and a bear join forces. A boy collects words. A girl collects tales from the Dominican Republic. The latest from Daniel Salmieri, Peter Reynolds, Junot Díaz and more.
Graphic Review: A Graphic Take on ‘The Real Life of Sebastian Knight’
A personal and pictorial reflection on Nabokov’s first English-language novel.
The Shortlist: Secrets, Lies and a Murder (or Three) in the Latest Y.A. Crossover Novels
Maureen Johnson, Holly Black and Jen Wang spin dark tales that keep you guessing. A captivating debut from Melissa Albert blurs the edges of fantasy and realism.
Fiction: For the Love of a Dog
In Sigrid Nunez’s new novel, “The Friend,” a woman grieving the suicide of her mentor adopts his Great Dane, a 180-pound behemoth who is mourning, too.
Fiction: The Downside of Immortality
In Dara Horn’s new novel, “Eternal Life,” her main character, Rachel, has lived for 2,000 years — and she’s done.
Nonfiction: We Are What We Manufacture
Joshua B. Freeman’s “Behemoth” is an accessible and cogent global history of the factory and the modern world that all Americans should read.
Nonfiction: Democracy’s Fierce Defender
In “What Are We Doing Here?,” her new collection of essays, Marilynne Robinson mounts a vigorous defense of America’s ethical traditions and egalitarian institutions.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Seymour E. Harris reflects on the need to check unbridled power of corporations.
#5: Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Michael Isikoff (Author), David Corn (Author)
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Buy new: $30.00 $26.99
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Michael Isikoff (Author), David Corn (Author)
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Buy new: $30.00 $26.99
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#10: How to Catch a Leprechaun
How to Catch a Leprechaun
Adam Wallace (Author), Andy Elkerton (Illustrator)
(75)
Buy new: $10.99 $7.84
85 used & new from $6.76
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Adam Wallace (Author), Andy Elkerton (Illustrator)
(75)
Buy new: $10.99 $7.84
85 used & new from $6.76
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Nonfiction: Are iPhones Bad for Kids?
Two new books — Anya Kamenetz’s “The Art of Screen Time” and Naomi Schaefer Riley’s “Be the Parent, Please” — offer advice to anxious parents.
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Profiling History's Troublemaking Women, French Cartoonist Gets 'Brazen'
Pénélope Bagieu's curly, pretty style is sometimes in conflict with her material; it works well when her "rebel ladies" meet happy ends, but she struggles to depict the hardships many suffered.
(Image credit: Eslah Attar/NPR)
By the Book: Luis Alberto Urrea: By the Book
The author Luis Alberto Urrea avoids certain novels: “I run screaming when I see an Ayn Rand book creeping up the alley looking for victims.”
#7: Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons)
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons)
Wizards RPG Team (Author)
(2458)
Buy new: $49.95 $20.98
115 used & new from $16.99
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Wizards RPG Team (Author)
(2458)
Buy new: $49.95 $20.98
115 used & new from $16.99
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Nonfiction: Learning From Israel’s Political Assassination Program
Ronen Bergman’s “Rise and Kill First” examines the violent efforts used to bring an end to terrorism.
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