Nonfiction: We Are What We Manufacture
Joshua B. Freeman’s “Behemoth” is an accessible and cogent global history of the factory and the modern world that all Americans should read.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Fiction: The Downside of Immortality
In Dara Horn’s new novel, “Eternal Life,” her main character, Rachel, has lived for 2,000 years — and she’s done.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Democracy’s Fierce Defender
In “What Are We Doing Here?,” her new collection of essays, Marilynne Robinson mounts a vigorous defense of America’s ethical traditions and egalitarian institutions.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
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: Seymour E. Harris reflects on the need to check unbridled power of corporations.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Are iPhones Bad for Kids?
Two new books — Anya Kamenetz’s “The Art of Screen Time” and Naomi Schaefer Riley’s “Be the Parent, Please” — offer advice to anxious parents.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Profiling History's Troublemaking Women, French Cartoonist Gets 'Brazen'
Pénélope Bagieu's curly, pretty style is sometimes in conflict with her material; it works well when her "rebel ladies" meet happy ends, but she struggles to depict the hardships many suffered.
(Image credit: Eslah Attar/NPR)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
By the Book: Luis Alberto Urrea: By the Book
The author Luis Alberto Urrea avoids certain novels: “I run screaming when I see an Ayn Rand book creeping up the alley looking for victims.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Learning From Israel’s Political Assassination Program
Ronen Bergman’s “Rise and Kill First” examines the violent efforts used to bring an end to terrorism.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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