Interpreting the Interpreter: Who Was Lafcadio Hearn?
Through the memories of three women, Monique Truong’s novel “The Sweetest Fruits” paints a portrait of the first Westerner to write about a newly opened Japan.
A Different View of the Afghan War Yields the Same Grim Truth
Carsten Jensen’s novel “The First Stone” follows the brutal experiences of a platoon of Danish soldiers deployed in the American-led coalition.
The Ruining of the American West
Christopher Ketcham talks about “This Land,” and Gretchen McCulloch discusses “Because Internet.”
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child — Co-authors and Comedians
We talked to them about their latest collaboration, “Old Bones,” which is No. 2 on the fiction list. If the book-writing thing ever peters out, they have a future in stand-up.
Jim Mattis Tells His Life Story
“Call Sign Chaos,” written with Bing West, is a tour through the former secretary of defense’s four decades in the Marine Corps.
Revisiting Cathleen Schine and Facts in Fiction
In Cathleen Schine’s 1998 novel “The Evolution of Jane,” a young woman unexpectedly runs into her childhood best friend in the Galápagos.
The Fungus Is Among Us in David Koepp’s ‘Cold Storage’
A genus of parasitic fungi that makes Ebola look like the sniffles begins to mutate in this bioterror debut.
New in Paperback: ‘The Disordered Mind’ and ‘In the Garden of the Fugitives’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Jingoism, Political Agendas and Dangerous Driving
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Body Parts and Missing Bodies: Another Spree of Crime Fiction
Marilyn Stasio’s column sends readers on the trail of a present-day Danish serial killer, then all the way back to England at the time of the Black Death.
In Love With Language, but Not Necessarily With Each Other
Cathleen Schine’s wise and witty novel “The Grammarians” follows the diverging lives and linguistic obsessions of identical twin sisters.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Graphic Novels With Fresh Voices From the Margins
In her Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute looks at “Hot Comb,” by Ebony Flowers, and “Dear Scarlet,” by Teresa Wong — slim but powerful debuts.
Four Books About the C.I.A.’s Exploits and Secrets
Agents and historians dig into the CIA’s history and activities.
A ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel Is on the Way. Here’s How to Prepare.
Everything to read and watch before you get your hands on Margaret Atwood’s much-anticipated book.
Attica Locke, Novelist and TV Writer, Has Some Suggestions for Hollywood
Locke, whose new crime novel is “Heaven, My Home,” would love to see television adaptations of Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Prep,” Madeline Miller’s “Circe” and more.
To Fight Global Warming, Think More About Systems Than About What You Consume
In “Inconspicuous Consumption,” Tatiana Schlossberg looks at all the ways we have an effect on the environment — and the limits of consumer activism.
If Kafka Was Israeli and Wrote About Talking Goldfish
Etgar Keret, the writer of absurd, sad, funny and very short stories, grows up.
A View of the Bering Strait That’s Anything but Narrow
In her environmental history of the strait, “Floating Coast,” Bathsheba Demuth exposes the interconnectedness of shore to sea, human to animal.
A Novel Set in Afghanistan Challenges the Myth of the Good Occupier
Amy Waldman’s “A Door in the Earth” follows a young American woman to a rural Afghan village, where her plan to provide aid runs into ethical complications.
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