Sometimes, the Funny Thing About Poetry Is the Poems
Two debut collections, Sumita Chakraborty’s “Arrow” and Chessy Normile’s “Great Exodus, Great Wall, Great Party,” both show that humor can be a valuable weapon in a serious poet’s arsenal.
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New in Paperback: ‘Running Home’ and ‘The Shadow King’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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Trump and the Press and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
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10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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How Bob Dylan Turned David Remnick on to Serious Reading
“He’d mention Allen Ginsberg and I’d discover ‘Howl’ for a nickel at a secondhand sale. He’d mention T.S. Eliot and I’d discover ‘The Waste Land.’”
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The Feats and Failures of Jimmy Carter
In a new biography, “His Very Best,” Jonathan Alter offers an authoritative introduction to a president who has been largely neglected by biographers.
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In 'Jack,' Marilynne Robinson Shows Grace Is For Everyone
Robinson's latest Gilead novel centers on prodigal son Jack, newly released from prison and in love with a Black woman — a crime in 1950s Missouri. But it's not a pat tale of love overcoming racism.
(Image credit: Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
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Shout Out to the Bodega Boys, From the Bronx to the Best-Seller List
In “God-Level Knowledge Darts,” Desus Nice & the Kid Mero deliver a “fat sack of truth nuggets.”
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'His Very Best' Calls Jimmy Carter 'Perhaps The Most Misunderstood President'
Jonathan Alter tells Carter's life story beautifully and with admirable fairness — while it's evident that he admires Carter, he treats the former president as a real person, as flawed as anyone else.
(Image credit: Simon & Schuster)
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New & Noteworthy, From Y.A. Dystopia to the Lives of Stoics
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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