From Our Archives: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Robert B. Irwin on “talking books.”
Inside the List: Why Aren’t People Buying Much Fiction These Days?
Sales of novels may be flagging, but nonfiction sales — fed by a seemingly endless stream of political books — are robust.
Audiobooks: Poet and Punk: Patti Smith’s New Audiobook
“Patti Smith at the Minetta Lane: Words and Music” showcases her songs, her memoirs and her verse.
Audiobooks: Two New Audiobooks Inspire Teenagers to Make Real Change
Both “We Are Not Yet Equal” and “We Say #NeverAgain” shine a spotlight on social justice issues.
Audiobooks: On the Page and Out Loud, Two Actors Recount Very Different Paths
"My Squirrel Days” is the upbeat tale of Ellie Kemper’s hard-won Hollywood career, and “Out of My Mind” relives Alan Arkin’s spiritual journey. Both authors recite their own audiobooks.
Audiobooks: A Novel About the Death Camps, Brought to Vivid Life in Audio
The British actor Richard Armitage delivers a masterly reading of Heather Morris’s World War II story, “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.”
New in Paperback: ‘The Dawn Watch,’ ‘The Complete Stories’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Nonfiction: How a Small-Town Newspaper Editor Won a Pulitzer Prize
In “Storm Lake,” Art Cullen relates how he took on agricultural polluters and a complicit local government in rural Iowa — and why he became a newspaperman in the first place.
Fiction: Take a Very Dark Trip Through the California Desert With ‘The Feral Detective’
In Jonathan Lethem’s new novel, a young woman unmoored by the 2016 election goes on an adventure involving rival desert gangs, a missing teenager and a private eye with Brillo sideburns.
Nonfiction: A New Novel Asks, What Is More Powerful, a Microphone or a Gun?
In “Destroy All Monsters,” by Jeff Jackson, the latest target of violence in America is music.
Editors’ Choice: 4 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: When Tribalism First Entered American Politics
Steve Kornacki’s “The Red and the Blue” traces current political divisions back to the battles between Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: Poems to Uplift and Inspire Young Adults
From the fantastical to the natural, these “happy” poetry collections are perfect for readers of all ages.
Jonathan Franzen Finds Hope In Nature In 'The End Of The End Of The Earth'
A new collection the author's essays spans art, nature and autobiography — taking aim at people he meets in daily life but also exposing his own vulnerabilities.
(Image credit: Brent N. Clarke/Getty Images)
By the Book: John Sandford: By the Book
The author, most recently, of the Virgil Flowers novel “Holy Ghost” devotes specific spots to reading: “I like a good light, a good chair and a good book more than anything I can think of, except my wife.”
Live: National Book Awards 2018 Updates: Tonight, It’s the Oscars for Authors
Let the earnest acceptance speeches begin!
Audiobooks: Elaine Stritch Gives New Voice to Dorothy Parker’s Tales of Social Life, and Private Pain
The late actor delivers the 20th-century author’s prose like you’ve never heard it before.
Newsbook: Everyone Is Talking About the California Wildfires. Read These Books on How to Fight Them.
Hear from the firefighters, the residents and the scientists trying to find solutions.
'Born To Be Posthumous' Brings Edward Gorey's Name To His Work
Gorey, whose art formed the basis of Mystery! and who was the mind behind The Gashlycrumb Tinies, is undeniably one of the most influential American writers and illustrators of the last century.
(Image credit: NPR)
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