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In Danielle Trussoni’s new novel, “The Ancestor,” happily ever after gets very complicated.
An excerpt from “Afterlife,” by Julia Alvarez
Eduardo Porter’s “American Poison” details the long legacy of racism and inequality in the United States.
An excerpt from “The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.,” by Peniel E. Joseph
In “Afterlife,” even privilege can’t shield a Dominican-American widow from the immigrant’s plight.
The clinical psychologist Lisa Damour discusses the specific challenges of raising teenagers during the pandemic, and Dwight Garner asks Pamela Paul about putting together the Book Review.
In Marilyn Stasio’s latest column, the body count is high and the murderers more cunning than ever.
In Victoria Jamieson’s “When Stars Are Scattered,” a Somali boy pines for his mother and cares for his little brother with hope and humor during 15 years in a refugee camp.
In “Hidden Valley Road,” Robert Kolker unspools the story of Mimi and Don Galvin and their 12 children, six of whom developed schizophrenia.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
John Kay and Mervyn King’s “Radical Uncertainty,” Stanislas Dehaene’s “How We Learn” and Anthony David’s “Into the Abyss” plumb the depths of the brain.
Letters to the editor of the Sunday Book Review.
Dip into a bizarre true-crime chronicle or a novel that evokes the campy, oddball world of the Netflix documentary series.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” will spark lively conversation among people who have run out of things to say.
In “Cool Town,” Grace Elizabeth Hale tells the story of R.E.M., the B-52’s and the musical city of Athens.
“Nothing in my life is organized, especially not my books.”
Kate Elizabeth Russell’s publication experience has been the best of times and the worst of times. Here’s why.
“American Conservatism,” a collection of pieces edited by Andrew J. Bacevich, demonstrates the wide range of conservative thought in America.
An excerpt from “August,” by Callan Wink
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