Book Review: ‘Good Company,’ by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
In “Good Company,” Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney explores the long friendship and occasional secrets of two couples.
A Lifetime of Reading Taught Min Jin Lee How to Write About Her Immigrant World
As a child, the novelist found consolation in books that embraced American rugged individualism and the Korean quest for knowledge. Those same books showed her how to honor the stories of the people she grew up with.
Richard Thompson on Fairport Convention, Linda Thompson and London in the Late ’60s
In “Beeswing,” one of the great pioneers of folk-rock looks back on his early years.
Too Many 'Peaces' Overload An Otherwise Entertaining Story
Helen Oyeyemi's new novel is a no-holds-barred mashup of Agatha Christie-style mystery oddities like mongoose genealogy, kidnapped gaming champions and a woman who chokes on emeralds in her sleep.
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Linda Sue Park’s New Book of Poems Is Just a Drill
It begins with a middle school teacher’s assignment to her class: “Imagine that your home is on fire. You’re allowed to save one thing.”
A Daughter Struggles To Escape Her Mother's Shadow In 'Libertie'
What if a child doesn't share a parent's ambition? Kaitlyn Greenidge's novel is inspired by the life of Susan Smith McKinney-Steward, the third Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.
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Pick Your Poison: The Sweet, Sometimes Lethal Sides of Your Produce
Kate Lebo’s “The Book of Difficult Fruit” extracts history — and personal memory — out of the plant kingdom.
Harlem Is Gentrifying, but Black Women Still Have All the Power
In Morgan Jerkins’s “Caul Baby,” one family has the life-giving medicine every childbearing woman needs.
Stranger Danger: An Economist's Guide To Overcoming Distrust
A new book delves into humanity's long march to overcoming distrust.
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‘Blow Your House Down: A Story of Family, Feminism and Treason,’ by Gina Frangello: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Blow Your House Down: A Story of Family, Feminism and Treason,” by Gina Frangello
‘Broken Horses: A Memoir,’ by Brandi Carlile: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Broken Horses: A Memoir,” by Brandi Carlile
Imagining the Timeless Childhood of Beverly Cleary’s Portland
In the winter of 2019, a family traveled on a literary pilgrimage to the Oregon city that left its mark on the celebrated author’s imagination.
A Rage-Fueled Memoir of a Marriage-Ending Affair
In “Blow Your House Down,” Gina Frangello examines her experience of loss, lust, pain and longing with angry intensity.
Book Review: ‘Peaces,’ by Helen Oyeyemi
In “Peaces,” young lovers and their pet mongooses take a WesAnderson-style ride on a train to nowhere.
Las Vegas, ‘the Most Honest City in America’
“Paradise, Nevada,” Dario Diofebi’s debut novel, follows four characters through the daily dramas of the desert city.
Britain at the Turn of the 20th Century Was Dealing With a Lot, Badly
Simon Heffer’s “The Age of Decadence” describes a society in ferment and a complacent ruling class.
New & Noteworthy, From Nancy Reagan to the God Equation
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
From Digging for Gold to Drinking It, in a Novel of American Striving
The hero of Sanjena Sathian’s “Gold Diggers,” a son of Indian immigrants, finds a magical elixir to help him succeed.
The Hazards of American Justice
Three new books analyze the shortcomings of the nation’s criminal justice system.
Here Is Fiction as an Escape Room, Packed With Mysteries
J. Robert Lennon’s new novel, “Subdivision,” and story collection, “Let Me Think,” offer puzzle-box narratives and alternate realities.
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