Match Book: Books About Curious Minds, Recommended for the Curious Minded
Our Match Book columnist offers insightful life studies, correspondence and peeks into the curio cabinet, for fans of biographies of creative types.
Nonfiction: Assessing the Value of Buddhism, for Individuals and for the World
In “Buddhism Is True,” Robert Wright looks at the psychological benefits of a Buddhist practice.
Fiction: This Story of Love and Gaming Pits the Real Against the Virtual
In Allegra Goodman’s novel “The Chalk Artist,” the world of online gaming threatens to destroy the lives of two young men.
Children’s Authors Take On the Refugee Crisis
More than a dozen new books feature young displaced Muslims as protagonists as writers use the current tumult to personalize the conflicts for readers.
Encounters: Of Mice and Men Like Mick Jagger: A Literary Scion Tells All
Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, a daughter of Lady Antonia and Sir Hugh, discusses a dishy new memoir inspired by Andy Warhol and others in his circle.
Newsbook: Missing the Eclipse? Read All About It.
The celestial phenomenon will be fully visible in 14 states across the United States. These books tell you all you need to know.
Inside the List: A Final Mystery for Amelia Peabody, Egyptologist and Sleuth
The crime writer Elizabeth Peters (a.k.a. Barbara Mertz) died in 2013. But her friend and fellow novelist Joan Hess has completed her last manuscript.
The Book Review Podcast: Amy Schumer on ‘Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo’
Schumer discusses her memoir, and Gregory Cowles talks about new books of poetry.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Editors’ Choice: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from editors and critics at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: Deep Dives Into How Poetry Works (and Why You Should Care)
New books by the former poets laureate Robert Hass and Louise Glück examine the finer points of poetic form and practice.
Nonfiction: Exploring the Sources and Consolations of Poetry, in Prose
“Why Poetry,” by Matthew Zapruder, and “Poetry Will Save Your Life,” by Jill Bialosky, attempt to explain what readers can get out of verse.
Essay: Derek Walcott and the Peculiar Disturbance of His Poetry
Ishion Hutchinson’s remembrance of a poet he knew and of his influence.
The Shortlist: Five Poets Offer Eloquent Views of the American Experience
With wrenching emotion and wry humor, Erika Sánchez, Bao Phi, Adrienne Raphel, Karyna McGlyn and Cheryl Boyce-Taylor explore America through verse.
Poetry: A Native American Poet Excavates the Language of Occupation
Layli Long Soldier’s debut, “Whereas,” takes on America’s habit of hiding behind euphemism.
Open Book: Poets to Discover
Editors at the Book Review recommend poets who might be flying under your radar.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Matthew Zapruder’s take on poetry, question critics’ understanding of their assignments and more.
Nonfiction: A Fascinating Deep Dive Into John Ashbery’s Early Years
Karin Roffman’s “The Songs We Know Best” is the biography of a shy boy who overcame a hostile culture to become one of the great poets of his age.
Poetry: A Poetry Collection Born of Fury, Sex and Trauma
Dylan Krieger’s “Giving Godhead” weaves the religious with the obscene. It may be the best collection of poetry you’ll see this year.
By the Book: Carla Hayden: By the Book
The librarian of Congress, who wrote the foreword to “The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures,” likes to read about the nature of things, most recently, books on mahogany and the history of redheads.
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