Match Book: Indigenous Stories for Young Readers
Young adult and middle grade fiction to educate children in the vast terrain of Native American history.
What Would Eleanor Do? 'If You Ask Me' Revisits Roosevelt's Advice Columns
For 20 years, Roosevelt answered reader questions on topics monumental, mundane and everywhere in between. A new book presents a selection of her essential advice and practical wisdom.
(Image credit: AP)
'Vietnam' Takes On All Sides With A Critical Gaze
While historian Max Hastings may break no new ground in his tome, it's how he crafts his story with color, detail and pathos that makes it great — and likely to become the standard on the war.
(Image credit: NPR)
'Heavy' Brilliantly Renders The Struggle To Become Fully Realized
The book is at once a paean to the Deep South, a condemnation of our fat-averse culture, and a beautiful memoir of being black, bookish, and part of a family that's as challenging as it is grounding.
(Image credit: NPR)
Help Desk: I’ll Have What She’s Having: Books for Better Sex and Better Relationships
Judith Newman’s latest Help Desk column ventures into the minefield of marriage, dating, desire — and divorce.
Nonfiction: The Man Who Pioneered Food Safety
In “The Poison Squad,” Deborah Blum tells the story of the early-20th-century U.S.D.A. inspector who changed the way we think about food.
The Book Review: Barry Jenkins and Meg Wolitzer on Two of This Season’s Novels on Screen
Jenkins talks about his adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and Wolitzer discusses the adaptation of her novel “The Wife.”
'Brief Answers To The Big Questions' Is Stephen Hawking's Parting Gift To Humanity
The physicist's posthumous book highlights his belief in the rationality of nature and on our ability to uncover its secrets — and a faith in science's ability to solve humanity's biggest problems.
(Image credit: Santi Visalli/Getty Images)
'Frederick Douglass' Is An Extended Meditation On The Legend's Self-Invention
David W. Blight's opus manages to be both a celebration of a remarkable life and a sober reminder of the many ways in which our terrible times are shaped by those Douglass lived through.
(Image credit: NPR)
Fiction: A Psychedelic Epic That Wants to Consume the World
“CoDex 1962,” by the Icelandic cult writer Sjon, is a trippy, philosophical, shaggy-dog novel combining a love story, a crime mystery and a science-fiction thriller in one.
Fiction: In Haruki Murakami’s New Novel, a Painter’s Inspiration Is Supernatural
The Japanese novelist’s latest book, “Killing Commendatore,” features a stymied artist, a haunted painting and a host of paranormal mysteries.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: Kurt Eichenwald’s Memoir of a ‘Mind Unraveled’
A journalist’s traumatic story of epilepsy and his struggle to have it treated seriously, and properly, in his college years.
Reading Room: 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love
The message here: A library is much more than its books.
In 'Them,' Sen. Sasse Aims To Find Ways To Move America Beyond Divisive Politics
Them doesn't read like a campaign book — there's no humble-bragging about accomplishments. Sasse instead focuses on building relationships, but doesn't go deep enough or propose tangible solutions.
(Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
'Washington Black' Is A Soaring Tale Of Enslavement And Escape
Esi Edugyan's new novel centers on a boy who escapes slavery via hot air balloon — before crashing down to hard historical realities. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Washington Black "a wonder."
(Image credit: NPR)
Nonfiction: The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination
Susan Orlean’s “The Library Book” is an absorbing account of the 1986 fire that devastated the Los Angeles Central Library and a homage to libraries everywhere.
In 'Scribe,' A World Haunted By Absences
Alyson Hagy's new dystopian novel paints an America torn apart by war and plague, leaving little of the past intact. It's a lean, hungry book that draws on Appalachian folk myths, mercilessly told.
(Image credit: )
'The Witch Elm' Starts Slow, Then Sucks You In
Tana French's new standalone novel packs a lot of character and background information into the first few chapters, but the atmosphere and dialogue will keep you turning pages as the mystery unfolds.
(Image credit: )
For October, 3 Romances To Keep You On The Path To Happily Ever After
A good romance is an easy read, but a tough emotional journey for the characters. This month, we're showcasing three books that'll keep you flipping pages through all the highs and lows along the way.
(Image credit: )
Pages
Search this Site
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
