Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
By BARATUNDE THURSTON
In the audiobook edition of “Not Quite a Genius,” a senior writer for Funny or Die explores an impressive medley of forms, themes and voices.
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
By GIN PHILLIPS
In a new audiobook, Kenneth Branagh reads one of Agatha Christie’s most convoluted and ingenious plots.
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
By HANNAH PITTARD
These books are linked by their interest in extreme psychological and emotional states, from paranoia to obsession to forbidden love.
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
By JOUMANA KHATIB
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
By MISHA ANGRIST
Adam Rutherford’s engaging science book, “A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived,” explains the many ways DNA links us to our ancestors.
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
By MARY POLS
Nancy Pearl’s first novel, “George & Lizzie,” combines lit-crit geekiness, dentistry and team sports to create an unusual romantic comedy.
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
The author of “The Vanity Fair Diaries” reveals a page from her handwritten journal recounting her experiences on the day she learned of Andy Warhol’s death.
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
By ELIZABETH WEIL
In a new audiobook, “The State of Affairs,” Esther Perel follows up on “Mating in Captivity” by focusing on the husbands and wives who stray.
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am
By JUSTIN FOX
In “Adults in the Room,” the former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis describes Greece’s economic crisis from the inside.
Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 11:55pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.