Nonfiction: In the Middle Class, and Barely Getting By
Alissa Quart’s “Squeezed” examines the problem of families at the upper edge of the middle class, struggling to survive financially in America.
Nonfiction: What if the Government Gave Everyone a Paycheck?
The former labor secretary Robert B. Reich reviews two new books arguing for a universal basic income: “Give People Money,” by Annie Lowrey, and “The War on Normal People,” by Andrew Yang.
Book News: Yet Another Book Takes on Impeachment: This Time, the Case Against
Alan Dershowitz‘s latest book, “The Case Against Impeaching Trump,” was written with a sense of urgency. It took two months.
Books News: The Changing Face of Romance Novels
Some publishers are starting to acquire books written by black, Asian and other minority writers that feature more character diversity, but barriers remain.
Nonfiction: Where Did the Radical Right Come From?
Kathleen Belew’s “Bring the War Home” traces the beginnings of the white power movement to the Vietnam War.
The Book Review Podcast: An Inside View of Putin
Michael McFaul discusses “From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia,” and Ottessa Moshfegh talks about her new novel, “My Year of Rest and Relaxation.”
Tom Wolfe’s Lesser Known Career as a Cartoonist
Taking the absurdist themes and trends of his 1970s milieu as his material, the late New Journalist left behind visual reminders of his endless capacity for satire.
Help Desk: Adversity Needn’t Thwart or Define You. Here’s How to Cope.
Elizabeth Smart’s “Where There’s Hope” offers advice on moving past trauma. Books by a psychologist, a pediatrician and a mother add more perspective.
Fiction: A Woman Sleeps a Year Away in Ottessa Moshfegh’s Darkly Comic New Novel
In “My Year of Rest and Relaxation,” a beautiful young Columbia graduate seeks spiritual renewal through slumber.
The Shortlist: Sex, Death, Suffering and Surrealism, in New Books of Poetry
Collections by Diane Seuss, Analicia Sotelo, Jenny George and Bianca Stone cast a wide net to capture and describe personal experience.
New in Paperback: ‘Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine,’ ‘The Fact of a Body’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Fiction: In Knausgaard’s ‘Spring,’ a Man Considers How Best to Help His Sick Wife
In the third installment of a quartet of books addressed to his youngest child, the Norwegian author recounts a medical emergency and its aftermath.
Crime: Hate Thy Neighbor. Or Maybe Just Kill Him.
Whether it’s in Alaska or upstate New York, a small town can be distinctly deadly, as demonstrated by the novels in Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column.
Fiction: Her Lover May Not Exist, but Her Doubts About the Patriarchy Are Real
Helen Weinzweig’s novel “Basic Black With Pearls” traces a woman’s increasingly fantastical search for an identity beyond marriage and motherhood.
Inside the List: Today’s Best-Seller Lists Look a Lot Like The Ones from 15 Years Ago
Weisberger, Clinton, Patterson, Grisham, Roberts: The names topping the lists in 2003 are the same ones we’re seeing in 2018.
Nonfiction: A Youthful, Lovesick Journey Revealed in a Sketchbook
Craig Thompson’s “Carnet de Voyage” is a reissued version of his travel sketchbook as the author of “Blankets” made his way through Europe and Morocco.
Nonfiction: Does Vladimir Putin Speak for the Russian People?
Michael McFaul’s memoir of his years as ambassador to Russia, “From Cold War to Hot Peace,” recounts a campaign against the United States and the West.
Nonfiction: After His Brother Commits Murder, a Journalist Revisits Their Childhood
In his searching memoir, “My Brother Moochie,” Issac Bailey, a longtime journalist, considers the fallout on his family of his oldest brother’s crime.
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.
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