Israel’s First Prime Minister Was Complicated. So Is This Book About His Life.
In “A State at Any Cost,” a controversial historian explores David Ben-Gurion’s single-minded dream of building a Jewish state in Palestine.
W.H. Auden's Poem 'September 1, 1939' Still Resonates In Times Of Crisis
Critic Ian Sansom's deeply informed and unapologetically digressive new book dives into Auden's life — as well as the life of his singular poem.
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Get Ready To Astro-Blast Off With 'The Last Kids On Earth'
This month, our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles is thinking about how hard it is to race through a series — as her son did with The Last Kids on Earth — and have to wait for the next book.
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'The Shadow King' Is A Gorgeous Meditation On Memory, War And Violence
Maaza Mengiste's new novel is set just before the second Italo-Ethiopian War, and follows a woman who becomes a guard to a "shadow king," a man impersonating exiled Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie.
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New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Paul McCartney to ‘Puss in Boots’
A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Former Agent Investigates the F.B.I. and Finds It Lacking
Mark German was on the inside for 16 years. The title of his book — “Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide” — tells us what he thinks of the place now.
New in Paperback: Rebecca Traister’s ‘Good and Mad’ and Tina Turner’s ‘My Love Story’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Patti Smith Weaves Between Worlds Real And Imagined In 'Year Of The Monkey'
Smith's musical career sometimes threatens to overshadow her accomplishments in other creative fields, but every page in this book reminds us that she is an accomplished novelist, essayist and poet.
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Alice Hoffman Brings Magical Realism to the Holocaust Novel
In “The World That We Knew,” two Jewish girls try to escape Nazi Germany, guided and guarded by a female golem.
In 'Make It Scream, Make It Burn,' Leslie Jamison Turns The Pen On Herself
With her new essay collection, Jamison reverses the arc of The Empathy Exams by moving from the external to the internal, from others' longings and hauntings to her own.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
If Liberalism Is in Crisis, Who’s to Blame?
New books by James Traub and Robert Kuttner advance theories about where liberalism went wrong and how to get it back on track.
‘Know My Name,’ a Sexual Assault Survivor Tells the World
Chanel Miller, the woman previously known as “Emily Doe,” wrote her memoir as an act of reclamation. Jennifer Weiner reviews it.
Why Are American Jews Falling Out of Love With Israel?
In “We Stand Divided,” Daniel Gordis argues that the problem is that American Jews don’t understand the particular nature of the Jewish state — as an ethnic, not liberal, democracy.
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Debut Novel Mingles History and Fantasy
In “The Water Dancer,” which examines the psychological effects of slavery, a 12-year-old field hand discovers he has magical gifts.
Ann Patchett Spins a Modern Fairy Tale in Her Luminous New Novel
In “The Dutch House,” a brother and sister — exiled from their childhood home after the death of their father — grapple with family history.
Patti Smith Plumbs Her Dreams in ‘Year of the Monkey’
In her third memoir, the singer-songwriter, poet and author writes about her otherworldly experiences crisscrossing the country in 2016.
The Secret Is Out: Penguins Are Promiscuous Too
Lloyd Spencer Davis’s new book, “A Polar Affair,” explores long-suppressed, eyebrow-raising findings from an early expedition to Antarctica.
Motherless Children Make Their Own Family In 'The Dutch House'
Ann Patchett's new novel is a story of paradise lost, dusted with fairy tale. It follows two siblings who bond after their mother leaves the family home — an ornate mansion she always hated.
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Chanel Miller Says 'Know My Name,' As She Reflects On Her Assault By Brock Turner
At points, it is hard to read Miller's devastating, immersive memoir and breathe at the same time. Miller is an extraordinary writer, with her sharpest moments focusing on her family and their grief.
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