For Lydia Davis, Language Is Character
“Essays One” collects occasional pieces by the author and translator known for her wry wit and exacting syntax.
Seeing Margaret Thatcher Whole
“Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography — Herself Alone,” the third volume of Charles Moore’s massive biography, takes the story from her final years in power to her death in 2013.
Testimonies From the Day the Towers Came Down
The audiobook of Garrett M. Graff’s “The Only Plane in the Sky” offers vivid memories of people who were present at the 9/11 tragedy.
Darryl Pinckney on Race, Class and Being ‘Busted in New York’
In his new collection of essays, the author reflects on growing up black and privileged, and the legacy of his parents’ civil rights activism.
Faith and Reasons: Two Authors Explore the Persistence of Religious Feeling
Jack Miles, in “Religion as We Know It,” and Melvin Konner, in “Believers,” both turn to history to understand the nature of belief.
What Is the Meaning of Sacred Texts?
Karen Armstrong’s new book argues that Scripture is meant to be interpreted by the spirit of the words, not by the letter of the law.
Meryl Streep Wants to Tell You a Bedtime Story
Contemporary actors revivify E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” and an unpublished work by Dr. Seuss.
Among the Trolls
Andrew Marantz talks about “Antisocial,” and Gail Collins discusses “No Stopping Us Now.”
The Monster Next Door
An artist read Ann Rule’s “The Stranger Beside Me” during a pivotal time. Here’s her look inside that memorable book.
The Strange Things You Find on Authors’ Websites
A quick survey of the writers on the fiction best-seller list turned up Spotify playlists, blogs “written” by their dogs, movie reviews and merchandise.
The Real Meaning of the Brexit Debate
Fintan O’Toole explains in “The Politics of Pain” that the Brexiteers are devout believers in English exceptionalism.
Revisiting Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely’s ‘All American Boys’
In 2015, Kekla Magoon wrote for the Book Review about “All American Boys,” a Y.A. novel written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely about a black teenager and a white teenager grappling with an instance of police brutality.
The Teenage Ghosts in Laura Ruby’s National Book Award Finalist Never Sleep
“Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All” is set during World War II in a Chicago orphanage, where teenagers — some of them ghosts — seek answers.
New in Paperback: ‘The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee’ and ‘In Pieces’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Jonathan Van Ness, Ali Wong and John Hodgman Walk Into a Bar …
Three very funny celebrities narrate their (mostly) very funny autobiographical audiobooks themselves.
There Was No Second Shooter on the Grassy Knoll
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
In ‘A Warning,’ Anonymous Author Makes Case Against Re-election
The same writer who penned an Opinion essay in 2018 argues in a new book that the president’s contract shouldn’t be renewed.
Can an Advice Columnist Help This Middle Schooler?
The protagonist of Julie Murphy’s endearing “Dear Sweet Pea” is used to dispensing the advice. Now her life is a mess, and she needs guidance fast.
These Books Deliver Fables to Live By Today
In deeply satisfying picture books by Oliver Jeffers, Bernard Villiot and Antoine Guilloppé, and more, the greedy and the vain get their comeuppance.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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