Fiction: A Set of Brilliant Miniatures by the Author of ‘The Good Lord Bird’
With “Five-Carat Soul,” his debut story collection, James McBride explores race, masculinity, music and history.
Nonfiction: The Pop-Culture Evolution of Frankenstein’s Monster
In “Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years,” Christopher Frayling resurrects Mary Shelley’s classic through the countless visual adaptations of its monster.
Family Drama Against A Flooded Backdrop In 'The Floating World'
C. Morgan Babst's portrait of a troubled New Orleans family that fractures further during and after Hurricane Katrina is poetic and suspenseful — but the drama sometimes drowns in too much detail.
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No One's Hands Are Clean In 'The Butchering Art'
Lindsey Fitzharris' new book about the horrors of Victorian medicine and the introduction of antisepsis is a vital, effective history — but perhaps you shouldn't read it with a full stomach.
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Newsbook: 3 Books That Explore Catalonia’s Fight for Independence
The secessionist movement has been prominent for years.
The Book Review Podcast: From Podcast to Book with Marc Maron
Marc Maron discusses “Waiting for the Punch,” and Victor Sebestyen talks about his new biography of Lenin.
Nonfiction: What Trump Can Learn From a Gold Star Family
In his new memoir “An American Family,” Khzir Khan, who spoke so movingly at the 2016 Democratic convention, writes about patriotism and his love of America.
Ivory Tower: Unknown Unknowns: Three Inquiries Into Religion
What is religion? New books by a philosopher, a sociologist and a theologian give different answers.
Fiction: One Woman’s Liberation, Set Against the Russian Revolution
Janet Fitch’s historical novel, “The Revolution of Marina M.,” follows a young aristocrat-turned-Bolshevik as she navigates political and personal upheaval.
The Shortlist: The Roots of Revolution
Four new books explore the philosophical and political sources of the Russian Revolution, its early influences and how it influenced other movements.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Inside the List: Van Jones Sees More Political Rebellions on the Horizon
In “Beyond the Messy Truth,” new on the nonfiction best-seller list, the CNN commentator blames an elitist system for the state of the country.
Fiction: Anti-Semitism Heralds a Grim Future in This Classic Romanian Novel
The Jewish protagonist of Mihail Sebastian’s “For Two Thousand Years” wonders what it means to love a country that doesn’t love him back.
Fiction: Trying to Follow the Muse While Domestic Life Calls
In Cherise Wolas’s debut novel, “The Resurrection of Joan Ashby,” a writer struggles to recover her footing and her self after raising a family.
Open Book: A Quiet Member of the Canon
“A Difficult Death” is the first critical biography in English of the 19th-century Danish novelist Jens Peter Jacobsen.
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: an endorsement of James Billington’s sharp intellectual study of Russian culture.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Jan Morris’s review of “Victoria & Abdul” and more.
Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Books of The Times: In ‘Righteous,’ a Stand-Up Sleuth Investigates His Brother’s Murder
Joe Ide’s follow-up to his award-winning debut novel, “IQ,” begins in the exact spot that story left off: in a junkyard with a car full of evidence.
Book News: Australia’s Amazon Book Battle
The online retailer is moving in. Booksellers are nervous. But disrupting Australians’ reading habits might not be so easy to do.
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