Nonfiction: Frederick Douglass in Full
David W. Blight’s “Frederick Douglass” places him at the center of American history.
The Book Review Podcast: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on ‘Friday Black’
“Black people being murdered is unfortunately a constant in this country. Murdered with impunity. It’s something that’s constantly on my mind,” Adjei-Brenyah says. “So some of these stories respond to that very specifically.”
Children’s Books: The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
We invite you to take a look at this year’s winners ...
Nonfiction: She Reported From the World’s Combat Zones, at the Cost of Her Life
Lindsey Hilsum’s “In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin” is a powerful portrait of a woman drawn to danger — and truth.
New in Paperback: ‘Jerusalem,’ ‘Leonardo da Vinci’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Children’s Books: A Graphic Appreciation for ‘Catherine, Called Birdy’
The illustrator Vera Brosgol pays homage to Karen Cushman’s historical fiction classic.
Inside the List: What Did the Fiction Best-Seller List Look Like 25, 50, 75 Years Ago?
Since there’s not much new on this week’s list, we took a deep dive into The Times’s archives to see what we could find about popular books in decades past.
Fiction: Leif Enger’s New Novel Brims With Grace and Quirky Charm
In “Virgil Wander,” a resident of a fading Rust Belt town embarks on a voyage of rediscovery after a car accident wipes his memory clean.
Fiction: A Poor Girl’s Progress Through the Gilded Age
Rosellen Brown’s new novel, “The Lake on Fire,” tells the story of a young woman who seems straight out of Henry James in her struggles with love and work.
Crime: Cold Cases and Hot Emotions: Marilyn Stasio’s Crime Column
From Lee Child’s New Hampshire thriller, “Past Tense,” to Michael Connelly’s latest Los Angeles mystery, “Dark Sacred Night,” the sleuthing is in high gear.
The Shortlist: Family Sagas: Three Novels Probe Generations of Secrets
Whether it’s decades’ worth of Portuguese and French women or an Australian clan’s one long weekend, these fictional relatives tell revelatory tales.
Children’s Books: How Do You Talk to Children About Politics These Days? Try These Books.
A Trump biography for teenagers, a picture book biography of Elizabeth Warren, Justice Sotomayor’s life story for kids, and more of this fall’s books for future voters.
Reconsideration: How a Grandmother’s Diary Led to a Long-Lost Literary Gem
A journal entry prompted Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim to seek out the novels of Irmgard Keun, once dubbed the “It Girl” of German literature.
Nonfiction: Race and Class and Youth Football in Brownsville, Brooklyn
Albert Samaha’s “Never Ran, Never Will” spends two seasons with the Mo Better Jaguars, tracking the lives of the team’s young, nonwhite, often at-risk players.
Nonfiction: Alan Greenspan’s Ode to Creative Destruction
In “Capitalism in America,” co-written with Adrian Wooldridge, Greenspan offers a history of the free market and its positive impact on the United States.
Nonfiction: Antonia Fraser Revisits a Volatile Era in British Catholicism
The noted historian’s latest book, “The King and the Catholics,” documents the sometimes violent struggle for religious equality in Georgian England.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: Did Max Boot Turn His Back on the Republican Party, or Did the Party Turn Its Back on Him?
In “The Corrosion of Conservatism,” Max Boot explains why, after many years, he changed his politics.
By the Book: Elaine Pagels: By the Book
The scholar and author, most recently, of “Why Religion?” tends to avoid reading science fiction: “Religious traditions already are packed with fantasy stories.”
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