Nonfiction: 1968 Revisited: A Boston Commune and a Van Morrison Classic
In his book, “Astral Weeks,” Ryan H. Walsh surveys a momentous year and a momentous album.
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Jo Nesbø Gives 'Macbeth' A Gritty, Action-Packed Update
The latest installment of the Hogarth Shakespeare series sees crime novelist Nesbø taking on the Scottish Play in an adaptation that comes alive the farther he strays from Shakespeare's original.
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Nonfiction: The Philosopher in Dark Times
“Thinking Without a Banister” collects two decades of Hannah Arendt’s essays.
Essay: Jay Gatsby: A Dreamer Doomed to Be Excluded. The Novelist Jesmyn Ward Explains.
In this adaptation of her introduction to a new edition of “The Great Gatsby,” Ward reads Fitzgerald’s novel, uncovering an impossible yearning to belong.
Fiction: Portrait of the Artist as a Complete Jerk
In Tom Rachman’s new novel, “The Italian Teacher,” a lusty, larger-than-life painter bleeds his family dry in the name of his art.
Meg Wolitzer Traces The Arc Of The Feminist Movement In 'The Female Persuasion'
Wolitzer's new novel centers on a legendary feminist and the young woman whose life she transforms. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls The Female Persuasion an absorbing and compelling work.
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Nonfiction: Ten Women Whose Tongues and Pens Were as ‘Sharp’ as Knives
In “Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion,” Michelle Dean considers 10 writers whose formidable talents earned them respect and enmity.
'Circe' Gives The Witch Of The Odyssey A New Life
Madeleine Miller's lush, gold-lit new novel is told from the perspective of Circe, the sorceress whose brief appearance in the Odyssey becomes just one moment in a longer, more complex life.
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Fiction: She’s Here, She’s Queer, She’s Figuring Out What That Means
Chelsey Johnson’s debut novel, “Stray City,” explores a young, single, lesbian mother’s path to self-discovery and self-acceptance.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: Stories Filled With Strivers, Schemers and Adventurers
People living on the fringe roam through Thomas McGuane’s dazzling new collection of stories, “Cloudbursts.”
'Sharp' Is A Dinner Party You Want To Be At
Michelle Dean's new compendium of outspoken women is as stimulating and insightful as its roster of guests — ten writers, from Dorothy Parker to Pauline Kael, who pulled no punches on the page.
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By the Book: Questlove: By the Book
The musician Questlove, author most recently of “Creative Quest,” grew up reading to his father on car trips. “At the time it seemed like father-son bonding. Now I think maybe he was tricking me.”
Nonfiction: In This True-Life Spy Story, It’s America vs. Russia, the Early Years
“In the Enemy’s House,” by Howard Blum, details how the Americans uncovered a major Cold War espionage ring.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Funny Pages
Novels that contain a sense of humor with a wide-ranging appeal.
Nonfiction: A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
In “To Change the Church,” Ross Douthat argues that Francis’ concessions to the culture have put Catholicism in crisis.
Book Entry: Review: ‘Empire of Guns’ Challenges the Role of War in Industrialization
In her new book, Professor Priya Satia aims to overturn the conventional wisdom about the role of guns in the world’s economic development.
Fiction: The Heroes of This Novel Are Centuries Old and 300 Feet Tall
In “Overstory,” a magisterial new novel by Richard Powers, humans are merely underbrush; the real protagonists are trees.
Books News: When Neo-Nazis Marched Through Berlin’s Old Jewish Quarter, a Bookshop Took Notice
Local bookstores in Germany have a tradition of playing an active role in civil society. Far-right groups are now in their sights.
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