Nonfiction: When Tribalism First Entered American Politics
Steve Kornacki’s “The Red and the Blue” traces current political divisions back to the battles between Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: Poems to Uplift and Inspire Young Adults
From the fantastical to the natural, these “happy” poetry collections are perfect for readers of all ages.
By the Book: John Sandford: By the Book
The author, most recently, of the Virgil Flowers novel “Holy Ghost” devotes specific spots to reading: “I like a good light, a good chair and a good book more than anything I can think of, except my wife.”
Live: National Book Awards 2018 Updates: Tonight, It’s the Oscars for Authors
Let the earnest acceptance speeches begin!
Audiobooks: Elaine Stritch Gives New Voice to Dorothy Parker’s Tales of Social Life, and Private Pain
The late actor delivers the 20th-century author’s prose like you’ve never heard it before.
Newsbook: Everyone Is Talking About the California Wildfires. Read These Books on How to Fight Them.
Hear from the firefighters, the residents and the scientists trying to find solutions.
Nonfiction: What It Means to Be ‘Latinx,’ and What That Means for America
Julian Castro, the former San Antonio mayor and Obama cabinet member, reviews Ed Morales’s new book on the diversity and hybridity of Latino identity.
Books News: Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Finally Hits Shelves
The first lady’s memoir arrives just ahead of her multicity arena tour.
Nonfiction: Is This the Best One-Volume Biography of Churchill Yet Written?
Andrew Roberts’s “Churchill: Walking With Destiny” tells the full story of an extraordinary life.
Books of The Times: Natasha Trethewey’s Poems Take Wing on Intimate Details
Filled with food, music and hard toil, selections of the two-time poet laureate’s work are brought together in “Monument.”
Nonfiction: When Excellence Is a Survival Strategy
Kiese Laymon’s memoir, “Heavy,” is a son’s unflinching portrait of a mother whose violent love and exacting expectations were meant to protect him from harm.
Audiobooks: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explores the Symbiosis Between War and Astrophysics
In “Accessory to War,” the astrophysicist offers a history of space exploration and the ways it has been aided and abetted by warfare and its needs.
Nonfiction: American Jews Face a Choice: Create Meaning or Fade Away
Five new books touch on American Jewish identity and what will sustain it into the future.
Further Reading: Christopher Lehmann-Haupt’s Most Memorable Book Reviews
From 1969 to 1995, he tackled two or three books a week, making and breaking literary careers.
The Enthusiast: In Praise of Ann Petry
“ ‘The Street’ is my favorite type of novel, literary with an astonishing plot.”
New in Paperback: ‘Winter,’ ‘Ten Restaurants That Changed America’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
From Our Archives: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Robert Scholes’s on Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar.”
Children’s Books: Y.A. Novels That Explore Love in Many Forms
A cross-cultural romance, a love triangle, a fake relationship and a girl in search of her birth mom in the latest realistic Y.A. fiction.
Children’s Books: Great New Children’s Books About Animals
Why do critters feature in so many memorable kids books? Novels by Sharon Creech, Carl Hiaasen and more show once again how animals help us understand the world.
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