Nonfiction: Meet the Man Who Dressed Mick Jagger
Fifty years ago, Tommy Nutter’s Savile Row shop turned out bespoke suits for the likes of Jagger, Lennon and Elton John. In “House of Nutter,” Lance Richardson tells his story.
By the Book: Hanan al-Shaykh: By the Book
The novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, author most recently of “The Occasional Virgin,” avoids reading books longer than 800 pages “unless they are written by my friends.”
Profile: Attention Please, Anne Tyler Has Something to Say
She’s not a recluse — or, as one critic called her, the Greta Garbo of the literary world — but she avoids interviews. So why is she doing one now?
Fiction: Flawed, Fragile, Hungry Human Bodies: A.M. Homes’s Stories Get Under the Skin
The author’s new collection, “Days of Awe,” confronts the beauty and violence of daily life with mordant wit and a focus on the flesh.
Read 'The Cabin At The End Of The World' And You Won't Sleep For A Week
Paul Tremblay's new novel is the best (and scariest) kind of horror — the quiet, believable kind of story that doesn't involved posessed dolls or body doubles, and could absolutely happen to you.
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Nonfiction: What Edmund White Thinks You Should Read
In his memoir, “The Unpunished Vice,” the author writes about the books he has loved and been influenced by.
Confused In Midlife? You're In Good Company With 'The Cost Of Living'
Deborah Levy thought her life would slow down at 50, but instead, it became "faster, unstable, unpredictable." Critic Maureen Corrigan says Levy's memoir is a "smart, slim meditation on womanhood."
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'The Shades' Is Both Psychological Study And Taut Thriller
Evgenia Citkowitz's new novel follows a family attempting to put their lives back together after a loss. The Halls hope their newly purchased country retreat will help — but things soon go awry.
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Nonfiction: The Woman Whose Hair Frightens Iran
The exiled Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad writes about her protest against compulsory hijabs in “The Wind in My Hair.”
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: Horse and Writer: What to Read to a Recuperating Pet
Books that both animal lovers and their equine companions can enjoy.
Nonfiction: Remembering Obama and Hoping to Win Again
Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to President Obama, has written “Yes We (Still) Can,” a memoir of his years in the White House, with prescriptions for the future.
Nonfiction: The Opium War and the Humiliation of China
Stephen R. Platt’s “Imperial Twilight” describes what may have been the British Empire’s darkest hour.
Front Burner: Venice, Without the Tourists
“A Table in Venice” by Skye McAlpine offers an insider’s look at the flavors of La Serenissima.
Nonfiction: America Has Gone Off the Rails. Steven Brill Sees Ways to Get It Back on Track.
In “Tailspin,” Brill looks at many problems plaguing the country, and the people who are offering solutions.
Children’s Books: Bob Dylan and Will Smith: Children’s Authors?
Publishers are churning out picture books of pop music lyrics. But a good song and a good book may be two different animals.
'Darkest Time Of Night' Will Keep You Turning Pages
Television investigative reporter Jeremy Finley brings his small-screen experience to bear in this debut novel, a satisfyingly suspenseful thriller with overtones of The X-Files and Stranger Things.
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Step Away From The 'Trauma Buffet' With These 5 Beach Reads By Authors Of Color
Sometimes it seems like authors of color are relegated to writing about nothing but suffering, says author Silvia Moreno-Garcia. But we all need a taste of happiness — starting with these five books.
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The Book Review Podcast: The Latest in Cyberwarfare
David E. Sanger talks about “The Perfect Weapon,” and Stacy Horn discusses “Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-Century New York.”
Fiction: A Buzzworthy Debut About a Mysterious and Secluded Artists’ Retreat
In Harriet Alida Lye’s “The Honey Farm,” creative individuals hail from all walks of life to take part in an eerie bee colony-slash-cult.
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