Fiction: Elephants Escape Time and Space in These Stories’ Porous Borders
The short stories in Kanishk Tharoor’s debut collection, “Swimmer Among the Stars,” span space and time.
Fiction: A Noir Novel of Motherhood, With a Modern Twist
“Woman No. 17,” Edan Lepucki’s second novel, examines notions of art, identity and motherhood. The men who dominate noir are nowhere to be found.
Fiction: Filial Devotion, Sorely Tested in Minae Mizumura’s Novel
In “Inheritance From Mother,” a middle-aged woman must deal with her aging and demanding mother and her husband’s infidelity.
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Fiction: A Blue-Collar Specialist Takes a Turn at Well-Off Professionals
In a new collection, “Trajectory,” Richard Russo focuses less on his usual down-at-the-heel characters than on members of the upper middle class.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Bookends: What Distinguishes Cultural Exchange from Cultural Appropriation?
Rivka Galchen and Anna Holmes discuss the line between artistic license and cultural theft.
'The Alice Network' Is A Crackling Tale Of Spies And Suspense
Set in 1947, Kate Quinn's novel follows two indomitable women, a math whiz and a retired spy, in a truly fabulous car as they pursue a quest through war-torn Europe in search of a missing relative.
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By the Book: Elin Hilderbrand: By the Book
The author of “The Identicals” says that for a literary dinner party, she would invite J.D. Salinger, John Cheever and Flannery O’Connor: “I’m serving very cold Veuve Clicquot and a bowl of mixed nuts.”
'Opening Wednesday' Dusts Off Some Overlooked Cinematic Treasures
Charles Taylor's new book collects his writings about cult classics of the 1970s — films like Two-Lane Blacktop, Vanishing Point and Foxy Brown — and what they say about the culture of that era.
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'Stephen Florida' Goes To The Mat — And Wins
Gabe Habash's audacious coming-of-age novel follows a charismatic, troubled, sometimes repellent college wrestler who comes close to the edge of madness after an injury derails his final season.
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The Shortlist: Feminism Takes Form in Essays, Questions and Manifestos
Moira Weigel curates a selection on five books that address child rearing, happiness and ambition with a feminist lens.
Crime: In a New Crime Lineup, a Supine Swede and Private Eyes With Bad Habits
Swedish sausages and Montana wildfires figure in two new crime novels. Also a 19th-century female sleuth and a P.I. who’s addicted to cocaine.
'Would Everybody Please Stop' Is Serious, Funny And Seriously Funny
Jenny Allen's new essay collection is sarcastic, funny and astute, finding humor in everything from her battle with cancer to the indignities of aging to her many, many linguistic pet peeves.
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Fiction: Just Another Nutty June Weekend in the Rockaways
In Jill Eisenstadt’s comic novel “Swell,” a Manhattan family seeks safety in the Rockaways after 9/11. Fat chance.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: What Novels Can Help Me Prepare for Motherhood?
A woman anticipating her first child seeks fiction that engages with motherhood — nothing dated, depressing or dystopian, please!
'Theft By Finding' Is As Mesmerizing As A Spinning Chicken (Trust Us)
David Sedaris is great company in this new collected volume of his diaries. He buries emotions deep, but describes the world around him (and his love for IHOP) in chaotic and delightful fashion.
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'White Fur' Is A Fable Of Love, Class, Money And Death
Jardine Libaire's novel — more a series of vignettes — follows two kids from very opposite sides of the tracks who fall hard in love in 1980s New York, and what happens when reality intrudes.
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In 'Beyond Respectability,' A History of Black Women As Public Intellectuals
Brittney C. Cooper's history of black women thinkers traces decades of struggle against racism and misogyny. It's a crucial cultural study and a dense, serious read that rewards close attention.
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