Further Reading: Stalin, Hitler and the Temptations of Totalitarianism
Strobe Talbott on Alan Bullock’s “Hitler and Stalin” and Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny,” which span the arc of the Russian Revolution to the present.
Book News: George Saunders Wins the Man Booker Prize for ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
Mr. Saunders is the second consecutive American writer to win the Man Booker Prize.
Books of The Times: A Graphic Novelist’s Passionate Anatomy of New York
Julia Wertz’s majestic portrait of the city is a collection of dramatic streetscapes and hidden histories.
Nonfiction: ‘Riot Days’: A Memoir of Punk Protest and Prison Activism
Maria Alyokhina, a member of Pussy Riot, tells her story in her prison memoir.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Seeking Poems That Bridge Humankind’s Worlds
Collections of verse, from the prizewinning to the more obscure, that explore themes of nature, science and psychology.
Further Reading: Condoleezza Rice on the 10 Days Still Shaking the World
On the centenary of the October Revolution, the former secretary of state writes about the books that best help us understand Russia.
Books of The Times: The Life of Oriana Fallaci, Guerrilla Journalist
Fallaci, whose interviews got the better of famous figures from Henry Kissinger to Muammar el-Qaddafi, is the subject of a new biography.
Book News: Is Trump Imitating Fiction? Or Is Fiction Imitating Trump?
A new thriller, “To Kill the President,” has readers calling the author Nostradamus.
Children’s Books: A Stunning Middle-Grade Debut Novel about Grief and Growing Up
The young protagonist of David Barclay Moore’s “The Stars Beneath Our Feet” harnesses the power of community — and Legos — to rebuild his ravaged world.
Further Reading: Martin Amis on Lenin’s Deadly Revolution
The Russian Revolution was imposed from above, but its tragedy was experienced from below. Amis provides a reading list for the decades that followed.
Fiction: In Orhan Pamuk’s New Novel, a Youthful Obsession Yields a Haunted Life
In “The Red-Haired Woman,” Pamuk traces the disastrous effects of a Turkish teenager’s brief encounter with a married actress.
The Book Review Podcast: Ron Chernow on ‘Grant’
Chernow talks about his new biography of Ulysses S. Grant, and Mike Wallace discusses “Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919.”
Open Book: Boom Time in Nollywood
For her new book, Emily Witt went to Nigeria to capture the scene of the country’s burgeoning film industry.
Inside the List: A Biographer of Martin Luther Promotes Faith in the Face of Evil
Eric Metaxas, whose “Martin Luther” is a best seller, responded to the Las Vegas shooting by reiterating his own belief in God.
What to Read Before You Go to Mississippi
A travelogue, a novel and a meditation on the aftershocks of Hurricane Katrina.
Sketchbook | Graphic Review: An Author and a Zoologist Team Up to Rescue the World’s Endangered Species from Extinction
Sonny Liew creates an illustrated homage to Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine, the authors and conservationists who set out to reverse the dire effects of climate change on the earth’s wildlife.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Crime: The Latest in Crime Novels: Bad Mothers, Bad Memories and Bad Sex Toys
Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column shows what happens when a daughter turns in her murderer mother, a town confronts a killing and cold cases unfreeze.
Fiction: The Latest, Troubling Chapter in Feminist Dystopian Fiction
“Gather the Daughters,” a debut novel by Jennie Melamed, imagines a world of repression and submission.
By the Book: Tom Hanks: By the Book
Tom Hanks, the actor, producer, director and author of a new story collection, “Uncommon Type,” has no desire to read novels of murder and conspiracy.
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