The Poet Who Taught Me to Be in Love With the World
Frank O’Hara’s greatest legacy might be his secular faith — in other people, and in everything around us.
‘An Immense World’ Is a Thrilling Tour of Nonhuman Perception
Ed Yong’s book urges readers to break outside their “sensory bubble” to consider the unique ways that dogs, dolphins, mice and other animals experience the world.
Newly Published, From Cookie Stores to Jean Rhys
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: “The Long Answer,” by Anna Hogeland
Anna Hogeland’s debut novel, “The Long Answer,” grapples with the many forms motherhood takes, and doesn’t take.
‘The Last Resort’ Interrogates the Beach While Enjoying It
In her new book, Sarah Stodola tours seaside resorts and catalogs some of the damage they can do.
Boston Revisits ‘Common Ground’ and Busing, Onstage
The Huntington Theater Company is staging a play based on the seminal J. Anthony Lukas book, reconsidering the legacy of the busing crisis.
Book Review: “Learning to Talk,” by Hilary Mantel
In the world of Hilary Mantel’s “Learning to Talk,” childhood can be a dangerous place.
Book Review: “Daddy Issues: Love and Hate in the Time of Patriarchy,” by Katherine Angel
Katherine Angel’s essay collection “Daddy Issues” examines our often prurient fascination with the dynamic, and that fascination’s inherent misogyny.
Review: ‘Even the Darkest Night,’ by Javier Cercas
In Javier Cercas’s novel “Even the Darkest Night,” a classic whodunit gives way to an origin story.
Review: ‘Alindarka’s Children,’ by Alhierd Bacharevic
How did the translators of “Alindarka’s Children,” by Alhierd Bacharevic, preserve the power dynamics between the book’s original languages?
Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
A historian marks the 200th birthday of a fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad with a visit to her birthplace, only to learn how climate change is washing away memories of “the ultimate outdoors woman.”
Review: ‘A Year to the Day,’ by Robin Benway
Robin Benway’s new book, “A Year to the Day,” explores death and loss, but in reverse.
Book Review: “Tree Thieves,” by Lyndsie Bourgon
Lyndsie Bourgon’s “Tree Thieves” casts the American environmental movement in all its complexity.
Book Review: ‘Lapvona,’ by Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh’s fifth novel, “Lapvona,” is set in a corrupt fiefdom plagued by drought, famine and, well, plague.
Building Back Better — One Community at a Time
Michelle Wilde Anderson’s “The Fight to Save the Town” highlights four places where citizens have come together to combat urban decline.
The Life of Jean Rhys, a Uniquely Brilliant and Thorny Writer
Miranda Seymour’s “I Used to Live Here Once” is a biography of the author of “Wide Sargasso Sea,” who had a talent for facing hard truths.
‘Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age’ Features Drag Elders
“Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age,” a book out this month, spotlights drag elders.
Review: “Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden,” Zhuqing Li
Zhuqing Li’s “Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden” tells the story of a family ripped apart by the Communist victory in China.
Nutcrackers, Sadism and Accounting
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Review: “The Desperate Hours,” Marie Brenner
Marie Brenner’s “The Desperate Hours” looks at how health care workers dealt with the perils of Covid.
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