While You’re Waiting for the Next Hilary Mantel, Try Andrew Miller
Miller’s latest historical novel, “Now We Shall Be Entirely Free,” plunges readers deep into the 18th-century England of the Peninsular War.
The Obsession That Inspired Great Poetry, if Not Great Romance
Martin Walser’s novel “A Man in Love” depicts the elderly Goethe’s infatuation with a young woman, which led him to compose the “Marienbad Elegy.”
New & Noteworthy, From Immigrant Writing to a New ‘Darkness at Noon’
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
When the C.I.A. Was Into Mind Control
Stephen Kinzer’s “Poisoner in Chief” describes the C.I.A. in the Cold War years, when it was testing LSD and other drugs on citizens, often without their knowledge.
A New Collection Upends Conventional Wisdom About Migration
“The Penguin Book of Migration Literature,” edited by Dohra Ahmad, is designed to tell a more sophisticated version of the subject than the linear narrative of departure, arrival and assimilation.
Atwood Hints At A Brighter Future In 'Handmaid' Sequel 'The Testaments'
Margaret Atwood's The Testaments opens about 15 years after the end of The Handmaid's Tale. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the follow-up gives her what she wants most: the promise of an end to Gilead.
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Smart, Snarky 'Gideon The Ninth' Swears Her Way Through The Stars
Tamsyn Muir's new novel is a sci-fi-horror-fantasy-romance mashup that's entirely its own thing, full of snark and darkness, sometimes deep and sometimes shallow, and unexpectedly heartbreaking.
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When George Takei Was Imprisoned in an American Internment Camp
In his Graphic Content column, Ed Park looks at Takei’s graphic novel, “They Called Us Enemy,” as well as Keum Suk Gendry-Kim’s “Grass.”
Do Men and Women Have Different Brains?
Gina Rippon’s “Gender and Our Brains” analyzes the history of brain science and the attempt to understand if gender marks our gray matter.
'Tinfoil Butterfly' Spreads Twitchy, Monstrous Wings
Rachel Eve Moulton's story about a young woman and a mysterious not-a-boy, in an abandoned town in the Black Bills of South Dakota, will crawl into you and give you the shudders — just let it.
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In 'Talking To Strangers,' Malcolm Gladwell Explores Why It's So Hard To Do
The latest book by the author of Outliers and The Tipping Point looks at miscommunication throughout history — and finds it's really hard to know whom to believe.
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‘This Is a Possibility’: Akwaeke Emezi Writes a Trans Story Where Nobody Gets Hurt
The “Freshwater” novelist forays into Y.A. and attempts to find balance amid multiple book and TV projects.
Stephen King Visits an ‘Institute,’ Where the Kids Who Enter Can’t Escape
In his latest, King tells the story of an institution where children with special powers are cultivated — but that’s just where the nightmare begins.
‘She Said’ Recounts How Two Times Reporters Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story
The new book, by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, revisits their landmark sexual-assault investigation and exposes the powerful people who protected Weinstein for years.
'She Said' Tracks The Remarkable Reporting Leading To The Arrest Of Harvey Weinstein
New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story that ended the Hollywood producer's alleged reign of terror and helped to ignite the #MeToo movement.
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2 Women And A Magical Cat Hit The Road In 'Are You Listening?'
Magical realism can be tricky, but Tillie Walden gets it right in a spare yet powerful tale of two women on a road trip through West Texas who pick up a possibly magical cat.
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'Permanent Record' Captures The Confusing Moments Between Adolescence And Adulthood
Mary H.K. Choi has a gift for creating characters so complex and real that they jump right off the page — like the eccentrically named Pablo Neruda Rind, aimless hero of her new Permanent Record.
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If Salman Rushdie's 'Quichotte' Drives You Nuts — That's Fine. It's Meant To
It could be argued that Quichotte is a novel that aims to reflect back to us the total insanity of living in a world unmoored from reality — but it's about the power of believing more than anything.
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Habits of Highly Effective Writers
Some always outline; others never do. Some write in cafes; others don’t leave the house. Here’s a peek at the writing routines of authors on this week’s best-seller lists.
In 'Apple, Tree,' Writers Touchingly Reflect On Their Parents With Humor And Love
In the new collection, Ann Patchett tells of her resemblance to her mother, Lizzie Skurnick and Mat Bergman offer thoughts on mothers with dementia, and John Freeman contemplates his father's legacy.
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