Inside the List: A Traffic Jam Changed Her Life
Jacqueline Winspear was mired in London gridlock when her beloved fictional detective, Maisie Dobbs, popped into her head.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Liesl Schillinger on Meg Wolitzer.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: War Without End
In “No Turning Back,” Rania Abouzeid describes the people who suffer and endure in the Syrian civil war.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Illuminating the Dark World of the Soviet Gulag, in Photos and Text
In “Never Remember,” Masha Gessen and Misha Friedman insist on the horrors of a Stalinist system that Russians today would rather deny or even praise.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Fiction: A Florida Trailer Park Awash in Lethal Weapons
Jennifer Clement’s “Gun Love” is the author’s second novel examining Americans’ fascination with firearms.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Shortlist: Surviving Europe’s Horrendous 20th Century
Three books recount the struggles of individuals against modern totalitarianism.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: A Political Movement, Defining Itself by What It Hates
In “Alt-Right,” Mike Wendling provides a guide to America’s extreme right.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Children’s Books: If Graphic Novels Are Hip for Adults, Why Not Picture Books?
The latest from Sophie Blackall, David Wiesner and Jillian Tamaki show the form at its sophisticated best. They’re a treat for grown-up readers, too.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Visuals: John Ashbery, a Poet With Paper and Glue
A new book pairs some of Ashbery’s poems with the sophisticated and playful visual collages he also made over the course of his career.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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