Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
By the Book: Ian Rankin: By the Book
The crime writer, whose new Rebus novel is “In a House of Lies,” is giving his archives to the National Library of Scotland: “There might be material there for some future Ph.D. researcher … long after I’m dead.”
Nonfiction: Julián Castro’s American Story
In a new memoir, “An Unlikely Journey,” the potential presidential candidate traces his family’s history, from his grandmother’s emigration to the United States to his rise in politics.
Nonfiction: A Predatory Congressman, His Jilted Lover and a Gilded Age Lawsuit That Foreshadowed #MeToo
“Bringing Down the Colonel,” by Patricia Miller, casts timely light on a forgotten 19th-century saga in which a powerful man was held accountable for his exploitative treatment of a young woman.
'The Disasters' Could Be The Beginning Of A Great Story
M.K. England's new novel starts with a bang: A group of space-school rejects must save the universe. It never quite delivers on that premise, but the characters are so appealing, you'll want more.
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Fiction: A Silicon Valley Start-Up Offers Hints of Alternate Lives
In Helen Schulman’s latest novel, “Come With Me,” a California family’s bonds are frayed by infidelities both virtual and actual.
Nonfiction: Chasing Down a Decades-Old Family Tragedy
In “The Day That Went Missing,” Richard Beard, gutted by memories and grief, investigates his brother’s death on a Cornwall beach in 1978.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Our Critics Pick 2018's Best Books, Movies, Music And TV
Find everything our critics loved this year, all in one place: Maureen Corrigan's book list, movie pairings from Justin Chang, music recommended by Ken Tucker and David Bianculli's must-see TV list.
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New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: Explaining Trump, Brexit and Other Expressions of Nationalism
John B. Judis’s “The Nationalist Revival” explores the worries and resentments of those who feel left behind.
2018 'Ghost List' Revisits The TV, Books And Movies A Critic Wishes He Covered
Each year, Fresh Air critic-at-large John Powers finds himself haunted by the books, movies and shows that he loved but wasn't able to review on the air.
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Poetry: In These New Essays, John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand
“The Patch,” his seventh collection, probes landscapes from New Jersey to Alaska and profiles a vast cast of characters, from Joan Baez to Thomas Wolfe.
Tracking the Opioid Epidemic Through the Books That Warned Us
In a new column, Prescribed Reading, Abigail Zuger looks at past books that dealt with opioid abuse in order to understand better how we got here.
Mile 22 [DVD]
Author: Berg, Peter, 1964- film director, film producer. Carpenter, Lea, screenwriter. Roland, Graham, 1979- screenwriter. Wahlberg, Mark, 1971- film producer, actor. Levinson, Stephen, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MILE
Format: Video disc
Summary: An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country. Strong violence and language throughout.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MILE
Format: Video disc
Summary: An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country. Strong violence and language throughout.
The handmaid's tale [DVD]. Season 2
Author: Miller, Bruce (Television producer and writer), creator. Moss, Elisabeth, 1982- actor. Fiennes, Joseph, 1970- actor. Strahovski, Yvonne, 1982- actor. Dowd, Ann, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: HANDMAID SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. In season two, Offred and all our characters will fight against or succumb to this dark truth.
Published: 2018
Call Number: HANDMAID SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. In season two, Offred and all our characters will fight against or succumb to this dark truth.
The first purge [DVD]
Author: McMurray, Gerard, film director. Demonaco, James, screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Bay, Michael, 1964- film producer. Form, Andrew, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: ACTION FIRST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: to push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Published: 2018
Call Number: ACTION FIRST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: to push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Understanding the opioid epidemic [DVD]
Author: Grant, John, 1948- screenwriter, television producer. Fichtner, William, narrator. Bove, Chris, editor of moving image work. Zinkowski, Jim, director of photography. WNED-TV (Television station : Buffalo, N.Y.), production company.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 617.5 UNDERSTA
Format: Video disc
Summary: Examines the toll of opioid addiction in the U.S. on individuals, families, and communities through personal stories, including a couple who lost their son to prescription painkillers, and expert commentary.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 617.5 UNDERSTA
Format: Video disc
Summary: Examines the toll of opioid addiction in the U.S. on individuals, families, and communities through personal stories, including a couple who lost their son to prescription painkillers, and expert commentary.
Longmire [DVD]. Season 6
Author: Raber, Bryan J., television producer. Davis, Brad, ‡e television producer. Baldwin, Hunt, creator. Coveny, John, creator. Taylor, Robert, 1963- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: LONGMIRE SEASON 6
Format: Video disc
Summary: Walt Longmire is the dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a year, he is a man in psychic repair but buries his pain behind his brave face, unassuming grin and dry wit.
Published: 2018
Call Number: LONGMIRE SEASON 6
Format: Video disc
Summary: Walt Longmire is the dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a year, he is a man in psychic repair but buries his pain behind his brave face, unassuming grin and dry wit.
Unbroken [DVD] : path to redemption
Author: Cronk, Harold, film director. Friedenberg, Richard, screenwriter. Hixon, Ken, screenwriter. Baer, Matthew, film producer. Elliott, Mike (Mike R.), film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: UNBROKEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.
Published: 2018
Call Number: UNBROKEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.
Lizzie [DVD]
Author: MacNeill, Craig Willam, film director. Kass, Bryce, screenwriter. Sevigny, Chloë, film producer, actor. Despres, Naomi, film producer. Destro, Elizabeth, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: LIZZIE
Format: Video disc
Summary: In August, 1892 Lizzie Borden is famously charged with the murder of her stepmother and father. It causes a huge media sensation, perhaps the first example of a tabloid court case. But what really happened on that night? Did Lizzie really do it? What happened in her quietly idyllic Massachusetts life that unfurled this chain of events? Did her father's strict hand send her down this treacherous path? Perhaps it is Bridget's influence, the maid that moves into the household, who starts a friendship with Lizzie that ultimately leads to a forbidden romance.
Published: 2018
Call Number: LIZZIE
Format: Video disc
Summary: In August, 1892 Lizzie Borden is famously charged with the murder of her stepmother and father. It causes a huge media sensation, perhaps the first example of a tabloid court case. But what really happened on that night? Did Lizzie really do it? What happened in her quietly idyllic Massachusetts life that unfurled this chain of events? Did her father's strict hand send her down this treacherous path? Perhaps it is Bridget's influence, the maid that moves into the household, who starts a friendship with Lizzie that ultimately leads to a forbidden romance.
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