A History of the Hollywood Chronicle in 10 Books
Want to learn more about how the movies were made? These books are a good place to start.
Book Review: ‘Bath Haus,’ by P.J. Vernon
In P.J. Vernon’s new thriller, “Bath Haus,” the protagonist’s decision to cheat on his partner spirals into nerve-racking terror.
A More Perfect Union
Sasha Issenberg talks about “The Engagement,” and J. Hoberman discusses the story of Hollywood as told through 10 books.
There Is More to Us Than Just Our Brains
In “The Extended Mind” Annie Murphy Paul explores all the ways our thinking is shaped by external forces, from physical sensations to the role of other people and their brains.
Book Review: ‘The Bench,’ by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex
In “The Bench,” the Duchess of Sussex takes on “the special relationship” of fathers and sons, and the daunting challenge of rhyming verse.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ’90s Counterculturalist
In Jamika Ajalon’s “Skye Papers,” a young nomad falls in with a group of artists and bohemians. But not all is as it seems.
James Madison, Comic Books and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘Summer’ and ‘The Dragons, the Giant, the Women’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
When the End of Life Seems Endless
A married couple makes a suicide pact in Lionel Shriver’s new novel, “Should We Stay or Should We Go.”
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Bill Bratton Doesn’t Root for the Bad Guys
A fan of crime novels, the former police commissioner loves Michael Connelly’s hero Harry Bosch — but adds, “I don’t have a favorite villain.”
John Green is Not Writing in Code
The author of “The Fault in Our Stars” is back on the best seller list with his first book for adults. This time, he’s telling readers who he is.
Was the Space Program Worth the Cost?
Jeff Shesol’s “Mercury Rising” explores the careers of John Kennedy and John Glenn as a way to cut through the rhetoric of space exploration.
Rivka Galchen’s Historical Novel Satirizes Moral Panic
“Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch” sets a literal witch hunt in 17th-century Germany.
Two Books on the Bizarreness of Texas
“Forget the Alamo,” by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford, and “A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles,” by Bill Minutaglio, have many strange stories to tell about the Lone Star State.
New Audiobooks From Seth Rogen, Danielle Henderson and Elon Green
From a grisly ’90s true-crime story to slapstick comedy to family heartbreak, these narrators know how to keep your attention.
A Jamaican-British Gay Man Makes His Own Way, With Musical Accompaniment
Paul Mendez’s debut novel, “Rainbow Milk,” traces the legacy of one family’s decision to leave the Caribbean.
‘Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir,’ by Akwaeke Emezi: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir,” by Akwaeke Emezi
‘Animal,’ by Lisa Taddeo: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Animal,” by Lisa Taddeo
Why ‘Unwell Women’ Have Gone Misdiagnosed for Centuries
The British scholar Elinor Cleghorn’s new history traces medicine’s sexism from Hippocrates to today.
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