Nonfiction: How Rodgers and Hammerstein Created Modern Musical Theater
In “Something Wonderful,” Todd S. Purdum analyzes the extraordinary legacy of two brilliant songwriters.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: 11 Novels for the Would-Be Time Traveler
From the bones of 15th-century monarchs, to Neanderthals mingling with modern humans, to speculative tales of African elephants: stories to transport you back to the beginning.
A Weird-But-True Story Takes Flight In 'The Feather Thief'
Kirk Wallace Johnson's new book chronicles the real-life heist of 299 rare bird skins from Britain's Tring Museum in 2009. Maureen Corrigan says The Feather Thief reads like a "classic thriller."
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Fiction: The First Lady of the Confederacy Considers Her Painful Past
In Charles Frazier’s novel “Varina,” a late-life meeting with a former slave triggers painful memories for the much younger wife of Jefferson Davis.
Nonfiction: America’s Most Famous Street
Fran Leadon’s “Broadway” tells the story of New York City through one thoroughfare.
In 'The Red Caddy,' A Nearly-Lost Portrait Of A Complicated Friend
Some time in the 1990s, author Charles Bowden wrote a memoir of his friendship with prickly but legendary environmentalist Edward Abbey. And then it sat, neglected, on his computer — until now.
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Graphic Content: Comics in Black and White That Are Anything but Simple
New works by Eleanor Davis and John Porcellino play with the theoretical and absurd.
The Book Review Podcast: Julian Barnes on ‘The Only Story’
Barnes talks about his latest novel, and Lawrence Wright discusses “God Save Texas.”
SKetchbook: Revisiting of the Legacy of the Fonz
James Kochalka creates an illustrated homage to the iconic “Happy Days” character through the lens of “The Catcher in the Rye.”
The Shortlist: Three Literary Critics Who Engage With Their Subjects, Unconventionally
Criticism in verse? Finishing Beckett’s unfinished manuscript? A memoiristic meditation on Kathy Acker? These authors embrace hybrid forms to analyze the literature they love.
Fiction: Stories That Look Askance at the American Midwest
Malinda McCollum’s debut collection, “The Surprising Place,” reveals the darkly comic underbelly of Des Moines.
Fiction: A Cyclops With a Dating Profile and Other Fanciful Characters
Ramona Ausubel’s new collection of stories, “Awayland,” abounds in unusual families and memorably poetic details.
Nonfiction: The Tragedy of 1968: What Might Have Been if King and Kennedy Had Lived
David Margolick’s “The Promise and the Dream” examines the complicated relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.
Nonfiction: Like a Schindler for Iraq, This Unlikely War Hero Freed Women From ISIS
“The Beekeeper,” a harrowing true story by the poet Dunya Mikhail, recounts the dangerous exploits of a Yazidi man and the women he helped.
Inside the List: How James Comey Found Mistakes in His Manuscript
“Each of my five kids and two sons-in-law was assigned a portion to copy edit. I offered $20 for each typo.”
Fiction: Familiar Tales Remixed, at the Hands of a Postmodern Master
From primal myth to genre conventions, high culture and pop culture collide in Robert Coover’s career-spanning collection “Going for a Beer.”
Children’s Books: How Do You Talk to Children About Death? These Books Can Help
It may be the hardest topic of all to bring to kids, but these authors and illustrators have made beautiful, useful books about the end of life.
Nonfiction: A Kenyan Writer and Dissident on His Year in Prison
In “Wrestling With the Devil,” Ngugi wa Thiong’o remembers his isolation and fear as he struggled to overcome the deprivations of his detention.
New in Paperback: ‘Somebody With a Little Hammer,’ ‘The Leavers’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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