Newly Published Poetry, From Clint Smith to Kweku Abimbola
A selection of recently published books.
Julie Anne Peters, Whose Young-Adult Books Caused a Stir, Dies at 71
Her 2004 novel, “Luna,” broke new ground by having a transgender teenager as a main character. That book and others she wrote have been targets of conservatives.
D.M. Thomas, 88, Dies; His ‘White Hotel’ Was a Surprise Best Seller
A former English teacher with a modest writing career in Britain, he found fame in 1981 with an inventive story of an opera singer, Freud and the Holocaust.
Book Review: ‘Humanly Possible,’ by Sarah Bakewell
Sarah Bakewell’s sweeping new survey of the philosophical tradition, “Humanly Possible,” says that putting your faith in human behavior means confronting complacency and nihilism — but it can be worth it.
Memories of ‘a Renaissance Lei Maker’
Meleana Estes gathered stories from her grandmother and others on the art of making the islands’ traditional garlands.
Dubravka Ugresic, Who Wrote of Dislocation and Exile, Dies at 73
She was acclaimed in Yugoslavia. But when that country fell apart, she refused to embrace the nationalism of the newly formed Croatia and was vilified as a result.
Bill Zehme, Author With a Knack for Humanizing the Famous, Dies at 64
A prolific biographer, he charmed his way into access to, and insights about, Frank Sinatra, Hugh Hefner, Johnny Carson and many others.
Three Debut Memoirists Chart Paths of Chaos and Survival
Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton’s “Black Chameleon,” Laura Cathcart Robbins’s “Stash” and Christine Barker’s “Third Girl From the Left” offer stories of perseverance and ultimate triumph.
Book Review: ‘Skinfolk,’ by Matthew Pratt Guterl
In his memoir, “Skinfolk,” Matthew Pratt Guterl chronicles his life growing up in a multiracial family in suburban New Jersey.
Book Review: ‘The Great Reclamation,’ by Rachel Heng
Rapid modernization takes its toll in Rachel Heng’s impressive epic “The Great Reclamation.”
Book Review: ‘The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts,’ by Soraya Palmer
In Soraya Palmer’s debut novel, “The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts,” two sisters find solace and salvation through enduring Black diasporic tales.
Book Review: ‘Ada’s Room,’ by Sharon Dodua Otoo
In Sharon Dodua Otoo’s novel, “Ada’s Room,” readers follow the many lives of one woman through unexpected eyes.
Book Review: ‘Tanya: Poems,’ by Brenda Shaughnessy
In Brenda Shaughnessy’s collection “Tanya,” the self is fluid and love is “timelessness itself.”
Reckoning with an Upbringing in a ‘Noah’s Ark’ of a Family, With ‘Two of Every Race’
Matthew Guterl’s parents wanted a family that embodied an integrated American future. The ‘experiment’ — his father’s word — had painfully mixed results.
Review: ‘A Brief History of Living Forever,’ by Jaroslav Kalfar
Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel “A Brief History of Living Forever” is set in a future America where dead is the new old.
Book Review: ‘The New Earth,’ by Jess Row
In “The New Earth,” Jess Row introduces us to the Wilcoxes, who are buffeted by racial and sexual secrets, Middle East hatreds — and literary trickery.
‘Nemesis’ Review: A Philip Roth Adaptation Resonates
The American writer’s last novel becomes surprisingly effective theater in the hands of Tiphaine Raffier at the Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe.
Book Review: ‘How Not to Kill Yourself,’ by Clancy Martin
After 10 attempts and years of suffering and addiction, Clancy Martin describes facing the darkness in his raw memoir “How Not to Kill Yourself.”
Review: ‘Lone Women,’ by Victor LaValle
His novel “Lone Women” follows a Black homesteader in Montana who is haunted by secrets and a dark past.
The Lonely Librarian, the Color of Melancholy, and Tangerines
An editor recommends old and new books.
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