Nonfiction: What Silicon Valley Could Use More of: Inefficiency
In “The Efficiency Paradox,” Edward Tenner considers why technologies intended to improve our lives often end up complicating them instead.
Exploding Myths About 'Black Power, Jewish Politics'
In a new book, historian Marc Dollinger argues that the conventional wisdom of Jewish and African-American harmony during the civil rights era is flawed. And that the real story has lessons for today.
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Nonfiction: Michael Pollan Drops Acid — and Comes Back From His Trip Convinced
In his new book, “How to Change Your Mind,” Pollan turns to psychedelics, their history and their promise.
Books News: Want Michael Lewis’s Next Book? You’ll Have to Listen to It.
A growing group of successful authors, including Michael Lewis and Robert Caro, are releasing audio originals, hoping to take advantage of the exploding audiobook market.
'Heavenly Bodies' Is Gorgeous — But Full Of Strange Silences
The companion piece to this year's Met Gala, Heavenly Bodies functions beautifully as an art object — but it has some odd blank spots, particularly around the contributions of women to Catholicism.
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The Book Review Podcast: Dinosaurs, the Master of Horror and Philip Roth
On this week’s podcast, Steve Brusatte talks about “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs”; Victor Lavalle and Gilbert Cruz discuss the work of Stephen King; and Dwight Garner, A.O. Scott and Taffy Brodesser-Akner talk about the legacy of Philip Roth.
Southern Gothic 'Florida' Spins Tales Of Hurricanes, Humidity And Humanity
Lauren Groff sets her new story collection in what she calls the "sunniest and strangest of states." Critic Maureen Corrigan says the tales are "brooding, inventive — and often moving."
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Q. & A.: Addicted to Love
Meet The Times’s new romance fiction columnist
Our Back Pages: 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: the original review of “Carrie.”
Nonfiction: Royal Ladies, Royal Intrigue
Nancy Goldstone’s “Daughters of the Winter Queen” charts the stormy life of Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Charles I, who schemed for her own children.
Nonfiction: The Man Who Stole Bird Feathers
Kirk Wallace Johnson’s “The Feather Thief” recounts “the natural history heist of the century.”
New in Paperback: ‘Anatomy of Terror,’ ‘Less’ and More
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Nonfiction: The Killers of the ‘Sex Money Murder’ Gang and the Cops Who Went After Them
Jonathan Green’s new book is a detailed chronicle of a murderous, drug-trafficking gang in the heyday of the crack cocaine epidemic.
Sweet Reads: A Selection of Sunny Books with Sun-Melted Ice Cream
Summertime calls for delectable treats to satisfy both your sweet tooth and your literary spirit. Ben Denzer of @ice_cream_books creates pairings for the season.
Nonfiction: Weegee the Famous: The Master of Down-and-Dirty Street Photography
In “Flash,” Christopher Bonanos offers a portrait of the photographer who loved shooting corpses.
Children’s Books: What Should Your Kid Read This Summer? Here Are Three to Start With
A Newbery medalist’s novel about a week at the beach, a graphic novel about a budding guitarist stuck home while her best friend is at camp, and stories of one neighborhood’s summer antics.
Fiction: Love Warrior
In “Do This for Me,” Raney Moore cancels her unfaithful husband’s credit cards, deletes his Gmail and ships his stuff to his mother’s house — all in one morning.
Fiction: Imagining the Unhappy Life of Stan Laurel
John Connolly’s “He” fictionalizes the career of one half of the Laurel and Hardy team.
Nonfiction: Wisdom Dispensed With Slaps and Puns: A Sprightly History of Advice-Giving
“Asking for a Friend,” by Jessica Weisberg, considers three centuries of advice-givers, from Ben Franklin to a prolific contributor on the internet forum Quora.
Fiction: In Ireland, the Past Is Always Present and So Are Its Ghosts
A festive weekend at a cottage in West Cork, once home to victims of the Great Famine, turns sinister in Billy O’Callaghan’s novel “The Dead House.”
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