U.S. Authors Dominate Booker Prize Nominees
Six of the 13 writers in contention for the prestigious British literary award are from the United States, with novelists from Britain, Ireland and Zimbabwe also on the list.
Travel ‘Works to Shake Things Up,’ Says the Novelist Emily Henry
The author of best-selling rom-com novels, including this summer’s “Book Lovers,” likes to take her characters out of their comfort zones, and saw much of America from her family’s minivan.
Review: ‘The Golden Age,’ by Wang Xiaobo
Wang Xiaobo’s “The Golden Age” is a novel of lust and loss during China’s Cultural Revolution.
Rumrunning, Bootlegging and More Criminal History of ‘Liquor Island’
Long Island, with its extensive shoreline, became a focal point for figures like Dutch Schultz and Charles “Lucky” Luciano.
Diana Kennedy’s Complicated Relationship With Mexican Cuisine
The brilliant and opinionated author, who died on Sunday, chronicled the recipes and culinary traditions of Mexico. Our critic considers her legacy.
In Robert Lowell’s ‘Memoirs,’ Mental Illness, Creative Friends and a Takedown of Dad
The poet’s memoirs are “densely yet nimbly written, and you sense Lowell’s judgment and discrimination in every paragraph,” our critic says.
Review: ‘How to Read Now,’ by Elaine Castillo
The essays in “How to Read Now” pose earnest questions about interpretation, inheritance and human understanding.
Diana Kennedy, Authority on Mexican Cooking, Dies at 99
Her books taught Americans about the regional nature of the cuisine. Also: “There is always someone who wants to know how to clean an iguana, so why not?”
Geling Yan Says a Movie Fails to Credit Her. The Film World Shrugs.
Geling Yan says that she is owed a screen credit for the Chinese film “One Second” — and that companies bringing it to Western audiences are complicit in censoring her.
Comics That Read Top to Bottom Are Bringing in New Readers
The explosion of web comics has been driven by tapping into an audience the industry had long overlooked: young, female readers.
Diana Goetsch on ‘This Body I Wore’
Goetsch talks about her new memoir, and CJ Hauser discusses “The Crane Wife.”
That Voice You’re Hearing? It Might Be Julia Whelan.
Julia Whelan is one of the most in-demand audiobook narrators working today. With her novel, “Thank You for Listening,” she’s telling a story of her own.
Newly Published, From Maori Myths to Europe’s Eastern Borderlands
A selection of books published this week.
Readers’ Favorite Phantoms, Specters and Chain-Dragging Ghosts
In 1904, after the Book Review published an appreciation of Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw,” its letters page overflowed with ghost-story recommendations.
After Mocking France’s Literary Elite, a Fraught Invite Into the Club
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, a Senegal-born writer, has won high praise and top prizes from Paris’s insular publishing establishment. But the novelist wonders: Is it an endorsement or “a way to silence me”?
Review: ‘An Honest Living,’ by Dwyer Murphy
Dwyer Murphy’s first novel, “An Honest Living,” is an updated detective story immersed in the worlds of rare books and real estate.
Review: “The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century,” Jamie Susskind
In “The Digital Republic,” Jamie Susskind examines how the revolution in communications is threatening democracy — and what can be done about it.
“Chester Keene Cracks the Code” by Kekla Magoon
The protagonists of four new middle grade mysteries attempt to uncover secrets about their families and themselves.
Review: ‘The Kite Runner’ Trips From Page to Stage
Amir Arison stars as a guilt-ridden Afghan refugee brooding over a childhood friendship in a stiff adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel.
Ronni Solbert, Children’s Book Illustrator, Dies at 96
She did the artwork for dozens of books, notably “The Pushcart War,” a parable about overcoming bullies, written by her partner, Jean Merrill.
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