Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By JOUMANA KHATIB
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By MARILYN STASIO
Marilyn Stasio discovers books that document the history of serial killing and the poisons of past and present, as well as some scandalous murder cases.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By TINA JORDAN
While researching “The Library Book,” about the 1986 fire that decimated the Los Angeles Central Library, the author took a paperback and some matches into the yard.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By JEN DOLL
Markus Zusak’s long-awaited “Bridge of Clay,” along with a French best seller, a story based on the ordeal of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, and more.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By MARK HARRIS
On the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs,” Mark Harris assesses the state of the psychological thriller — and weighs in on five new ones.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By KATHARINE GRANT
Set in 17th-century France, Chris Womersley’s novel “City of Crows” features a mother who succumbs to witchcraft and a grifter with a gift for the tarot.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By DANIELLE TRUSSONI
In these novels, a phantom walks the earth, families at a campground descend into a terrifying alternative universe and the Devil roams a bleak English landscape.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By JORGE AGUIRRE
In "Fake Blood,” a sixth grader morphs into a vampire. “Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter” has a retro-modern teenage heroine who slays all kinds of evil creatures.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
By PATTON OSWALT
“The Sky Is Falling,” by the pop culture historian Peter Biskind, traces the roots of our polarized political climates to Hollywood, television and Marvel Comics.
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:00am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.