When Violent Crime Is Your Fixation
In “Savage Appetites,” the journalist Rachel Monroe investigates a peculiarly female attraction to murder cases.
When Providing for Your Family Means Leaving It Behind
Jason DeParle’s “A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves” is a deeply reported look at global migration centered on the experiences of a single Filipino family over the course of 30 years.
Two Views of the Tumult on American Campuses
Michael S. Roth’s “Safe Enough Spaces” and Andrew Kronman’s “The Assault on American Excellence” differ on the battles roiling universities.
Fighting Racism Even, and Especially, Where We Don’t Realize It Exists
In “How to Be an Antiracist,” the scholar Ibram X. Kendi scrutinizes himself and the rest of us for lessons on how to eradicate the scourge of racism.
First He Imagined a Town Founded by Rebel Slaves. Now He’s Exploring the Lives There.
In the story collection “The World Doesn’t Require You,” Rion Amilcar Scott witnesses the moral complexities of black masculinity in America.
Living in Extreme Isolation: Is It Possible Without Going Mad?
Alix Nathan’s novel “The Warlow Experiment” is based on a true story about an 18th-century Englishman’s test of the ability to survive absolute solitude.
New & Noteworthy Poetry From James Tate, Jana Prikryl and More
A selection of recent poetry books; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Pirates, Slavers and Poachers: Violence on the High Seas
“The Outlaw Ocean,” the journalist Ian Urbina’s chronicle of offshore crime, ranges from Somalia to the Philippines to the Antarctic.
The Week in Books
Téa Obreht’s new novel, Barack Obama’s summer reading list and more.
What Book Does Ruth Ware Call ‘Truly Terrifying’?
Ware — whose new thriller, “The Turn of the Key,” enters the list this week at No. 3 — loves haunted-house novels, especially “The Haunting of Hill House.”
Jia Tolentino on Life With the Internet
Tolentino talks about “Trick Mirror,” and John Taliaferro discusses “Grinnell,” his biography of a pioneering conservationist.
Debut Novels About Families Fractured by Abuse, Displacement or Death
From Düsseldorf to Paris, Cape Cod to the Sierra Nevada, these four debut novels reveal the range and the universality of loss.
Emojis Are Language Too: A Linguist Says Internet-Speak Isn’t Such a Bad Thing
In “Because Internet,” Gretchen McCulloch explains the accelerated evolution of the English language.
New in Paperback: ‘Life in the Garden,’ ‘The Mere Wife’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Revisiting ‘The Tiger’s Wife’ and the Balkan Wars
In Téa Obreht’s 2011 debut novel “The Tiger’s Wife,” a young doctor untangles the peculiar circumstances of her grandfather’s recent death.
The Scene of the Crime: A Jury Box?
Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column features a serial killer who murders his way onto a jury, a wife creeped out by a robotic double and a nasty mental asylum.
Sins of Commission (in Michigan) and Omission (in Spain)
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Catch a Buzz With Two New Books About Bugs
In “The Mosquito,” Timothy Winegard examines the history of man’s “deadliest predator.” In “Buzz, Sting, Bite,” Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson looks at how insects have shaped human civilization.
The Truth About Koch Industries
Christopher Leonard’s “Kochland” is a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at how a family-run business in Kansas grew into an economic and political giant.
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