Nonfiction: Mount Everest Defeated Them — And so, in the End, Did India
Deborah Baker’s “The Last Englishmen: Love, War, and the End of Empire” charts the adventures of some courageous and complicated British climbers.
Sketchbook | The Literati: The Literati: Mr. and Mrs. Dorothy Parker’s Arrival in Hollywood
An illustrated reminiscence of the variable fortunes, and complicated postwar politics, of a famed screenwriting duo.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Editors’ Choice: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: Is America’s Most Popular Sport Under Siege?
As Mark Leibovich demonstrates in “Big Game,” his book about the N.F.L., the Lords of the League can’t cope with minor embarrassments, much less serious scandals.
Nonfiction: Bill Cunningham: An Enigma in a Blue Sanitation Worker’s Jacket
Simon Doonan celebrates the beloved New York Times photographer in this review of “Fashion Climbing,” a posthumous memoir of his early career.
By the Book: Kate Atkinson: By the Book
The author of the forthcoming novel “Transcription” recoils at the idea of a literary dinner party: “I would never invite writers. They’re so competitive.”
Books News: Children’s Books Authors Are Selling More Than Books. They’re Taking a Stand.
They hold signs at protest marches, but they are also volunteering to strategize for a State Assembly race, and even running for office.
Fiction: A Road Trip Novel Distills America Through Gary Shteyngart’s Hipstamatic Mind
In “Lake Success,” a Wall Street finance bro, loaded down with troubles, hops on a Greyhound bus headed west.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Essay: Was She J.D. Salinger’s Predator or His Prey?
Twenty years after the publication of her memoir about her relationship with J.D. Salinger, Joyce Maynard revisits the book’s vicious reception.
Books of The Times: An Epic From Iceland, Complete With Unicorns, Angels and a Stamp-Collecting Werewolf
Sjon’s “CoDex 1962” is a romance, a crime novel and a science fiction story — for starters.
Nonfiction: The Father of Personal Computing Who Was Also a Terrible Dad
With “Small Fry,” Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the first child of Steve Jobs, delivers an eloquent memoir of a childhood steeped in emotional abuse.
Nonfiction: What Are the Biggest Problems Facing Us in the 21st Century?
In “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book, the historian takes on everything from terrorism to inequality.
Match Book: Help: My Child Doesn’t Know Another President Besides the Current One
Picture books to educate children — and reassure ourselves — about the foundations and importance of democracy.
Nonfiction: The Sniping Scientists Whose Work Saved Millions of Lives
Michael Kinch’s “Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity” recounts the brilliant insights and bitter rivalries behind the discoveries of lifesaving vaccines.
Fiction: Lee Child Reviews a Debut Novel That’s Vintage Texas Noir
Randy Kennedy’s “Presidio” follows the flight to the Mexican border of a car thief turned accidental kidnapper.
The Book Review: The Uses and Misuses of Identity
“Very often, the identity labels we use tell you much less than you might think,” Kwame Anthony Appiah says.
Our Back Pages: 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: Emily Dickinson’s letters and poems.
The Shortlist: A Parade of Francophiles, With Peter Mayle in the Lead
Four new books — from Peter Mayle, Eric Hazan, Mark Greenside and the team of Stéphane Hénaut and Jeni Mitchell — explore the riches of Gallic culture.
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