In J.K. Rowling’s Latest Fantasy Novel, Pigs Do Fly
After his beloved stuffed toy is hurled out the car window, a boy and its despised replacement, “The Christmas Pig,” traverse an underworld of loss.
Book Review: ‘LaserWriter II,’ by Tamara Shopsin
In her novel “LaserWriter II,” Tamara Shopsin visits the free-spirited world of Tekserve, a beloved Mac repair shop in 1990s Manhattan.
He Read All 27,000 Marvel Comic Books and Lived to Tell the Tale
In “All of the Marvels,” Douglas Wolk went down a very deep rabbit hole to find the essence of what he calls the “epic of epics.”
A Memoir of Post-Genocide Refugee Life Rendered With Delicacy and Insight
In “Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds,” Mondiant Dogon, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, recounts a saga of horror, frustration and hope.
When a Factory Relocates to Mexico, What Happens to Its American Workers?
“American Made,” by Farah Stockman, is a deeply reported account of three workers at a ball bearing plant in Indianapolis, as the factory closes down and they lose their jobs.
Cursed for Life? Not So Fast, Say Alice Hoffman’s Witches
In “The Book of Magic,” a family is determined to break a centuries-old spell.
A Memoir of Filipino American Family Life in the Wake of Colonialism
“Concepcion,” by Albert Samaha, combines the epic sweep of global history with an intimate family narrative.
Victoria Chang’s ‘Dear Memory’ Is a Multimedia Exploration of Grief
In her new book, Victoria Chang brings together letters, photos, marriage certificates, floor plans and other documents to examine memory and loss.
Diane Williams Navigates the Tricky Business of Intimacy
“How High? — That High,” her new story collection, is rooted in the dramatic potential of affairs and erotic regret.
An Investigation Into a Virgin Birth Upends Lives in This Sly English Novel
“Small Pleasures,” by Clare Chambers, features the lone woman journalist at a 1950s suburban English newspaper, whose life is upended when she’s assigned to investigate an unusual story.
Susan Orlean Has an Eye for the Little Creatures
“On Animals” is a collection of essays on subjects great and small, from orcas to pigeons to lions and tigers and panda bears.
Book Review: ‘Silverview,’ by John le Carré
“Silverview” features a young bookstore owner in an English seaside town, caught up in an investigation involving two cunning spymasters.
He Finds Women on Dating Apps. Then They Disappear.
After you finish Lisa Unger’s new novel, “Last Girl Ghosted,” you might think twice before swiping right.
Andrea Elliott on ‘Invisible Child’
Elliott talks about her new book, and Phoebe Robinson discusses “Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes.”
New in Paperback: ‘Out Loud’ and ‘A Thousand Ships’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
How Comics Responded to Our Locked-Down, Anxious Covid Lives
In his latest Graphic Content column, Ed Park looks at three books — including new work from Art Spiegelman and Simon Hanselmann — that have emerged from the months of pandemic.
New Fiction About Family Members Gone Missing
Novels by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, Lucy Corin and Zoe Whittall follow young women searching for lost loved ones.
Bookmobiles, Anderson Cooper and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
A Beautiful Mind
In Jeff Zentner’s “In the Wild Light,” a brilliant girl who loves science and a soulful boy who writes poetry join forces to escape pain and poverty.
A Jailed Indian Boy Chases His Scrap of Sky
For the 9-year-old narrator of Padma Venkatraman’s “Born Behind Bars,” life was but a dream.
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