Fiction: Ghosts, Literal and Figurative, Haunt Magda Szabo’s Novel
Magda Szabo’s “Katalin Street” revolves around three families torn apart by what happened in Hungary during World War II.
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A Young Soldier’s Moral Compromise
Devin Murphy’s debut novel, “The Boat Runner,” tracks one man’s descent from his idyllic, small-town roots to the guilt-ridden life of a Nazi.
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Children’s Books: Can India Be Her Homeland, Even if She’s Never Been There?
In Nidhi Chanani’s “Pashmina,” a magical scarf helps an Indian-American girl understand the gulf between her family’s past and her own present in this captivating graphic novel.
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Nonfiction: Hunt for a Good Beginning. Then Write It.
John McPhee’s “Draft No. 4” collects eight essays that offer writing advice and take readers behind the scenes of his creative process.
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Fiction: ‘Ferocity’ Brings Florida Noir to Southern Italy
In Nicola Lagioia’s thriller with social-novel ambitions, a beautiful dead woman is the key to an illicit underworld.
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Children’s Books: Fairy Tale Heroines, But With Depth
How much do we really know about the children in the Grimms’ fairy tales? Two authors flesh out familiar characters in revamped versions of the classics.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Martin Amis’s essay and expound on the roles of religion.
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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: Lemony Snicket on the importance of picture books.
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Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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