Nonfiction: At a Public School in Denver, Refugee Children Find Hope and Frustration
In “The Newcomers,” Helen Thorpe documents a class of immigrant teenagers while the Trump campaign stirs up nativist resentment.
Posthumously Published 'Sea Maiden' Affirms Denis Johnson's Eternal Voice
A new collection features five stand-alone stories by Johnson, who died in 2017. Critic Maureen Corrigan says The Largesse of the Sea Maiden is "the kind of work every writer would like to go out on."
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Introducing the PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book Club
An exciting new partnership in which every month we’ll discuss a work of fiction or nonfiction that helps us make sense of today’s world. Join us!
Now Read This: Discussion Questions for ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’
Jesmyn Ward’s novel is our first pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”
For 'The Immortalists' Knowledge Of Death Changes Lives
In Chloe Benjamin's new book, four siblings growing up on the Lower East Side amid the upheavals of the 1960s gain forbidden, life-changing knowledge: The exact year and date of their deaths.
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Nonfiction: The War That Never Goes Away
Max Boot’s “The Road Not Taken” looks at one American’s role in Vietnam.
Front Burner: Looking at Picasso Through a Cook’s Eyes
A novel exploring a troubled time in the artist’s life is up for discussion at the 92nd Street Y.
Nonfiction: What Life in Confinement Meant for Ezra Pound’s Work
In “The Bughouse,” Daniel Swift explores the relationship between Pound’s mental state and his poetic genius.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: We Want to Change the World
Books that will inspire the philanthropist in all of us.
Q&A: Publisher Defied Trump to ‘Defend the Principles of the First Amendment’
John Sargent, the executive behind Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury,” discusses his decision to fight the president’s attempt to quash the book.
Want A New You For The New Year? These Books Might Actually Help
Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer live by a new self-help book for each episode of their podcast By the Book, so they're experts on which ones might really help us keep our New Year's resolutions.
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New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm
Michael Wolff has everyone talking about a possibly dysfunctional president.
Nonfiction: Before Glitter and Glue Sticks, ‘Craeft’
In his new book, Alexander Langlands wants readers to appreciate what it meant to make things with your hands, as our ancestors did for millenniums.
'Gnomon' Starts Simply — And Then It Goes Sideways
Nick Harkaway's big, ambitious new book is about pretty much everything, from ancient Egypt to a future utopia that actually seems utopian at first, until an inconvenient death disrupts everything.
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Reader’s Notebook: Total Recall: A Reader’s Guide to Memory Gain
There are a host of recent books on battling forgetfulness. Just in time for the new year — and a fresh start — our writer spent a month testing out some of their solutions.
Star 'Treknology': Imagining The Future Into Being
From its first appearance, Star Trek has always been hopeful about the relationship between society and technology. Ethan Siegel doesn't lose sight of this in his book, Treknology, says Adam Frank.
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Trump Exposé Has Plenty Of 'Fire And Fury,' Maybe A Little Less Substance
Michael Wolff's incendiary new book about the first year of Donald Trump's presidency has plenty of juicy detail about chaos, infighting and cheeseburgers — but it's best read with a grain of salt.
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'Women & Power' Links Today's Trolls With Ancient Ancestors
Classicist Mary Beard's new book — a compilation of two of her lectures — traces current strains of misogyny back to the ancient world (one 7th century B.C. poet compared women to yapping dogs).
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For January, Let These 3 Romances Take You Somewhere Warm
This month, we acknowledge that love actually is all around, with three romances that range from Victorian London to modern-day Mumbai — to the clash and clamor of an American football stadium.
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