Nonfiction
We Are What We Read
Two new books, by Martin Puchner and Abigail Williams, explore how literature has shaped human society.
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How Langston Hughes Brought His Radical Vision to the Novel
Poor black lives weren’t depicted in the serious fiction of Hughes’s day. As Angela Flournoy notes, his debut novel, “Not Without Laughter,” changed that.
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Credit Book Your Calendar
Keep up with the latest and greatest in books. The New York Times Book Review has curated a calendar of must-know literary events in 2018, including new books, festivals, film adaptations, and more.
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CreditAmy Lombard for The New York Times The Real Nanny Diaries
A writing workshop in Brooklyn helps caregivers explore their role in children’s lives by writing fables.
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By the Book
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CreditIllustration by Jillian Tamaki Daniel Mendelsohn: By the Book
Daniel Mendelsohn on his fondness of literary criticism, the classics and books about home decor and haute couture.
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Fiction
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CreditHugo Rojo Displaced Persons
In Daniel Alarcón’s “The King Is Always Above the People,” young men in new situations find out who they really are.
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Children’s Books
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CreditThe New York Times For the Love of Malt Shop Novels
The plots were formulaic. The characters lacked psychological complexity. Even the titles were repetitive. But as a pre-teen I was transfixed — and with new editions out, I still am.
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The Book Review Podcast
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Credit What to Read About North Korea
Nicholas Kristof discusses the best books about the secretive country, and Tui Sutherland talks about the graphic novel edition of “Wings of Fire.”
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Best Sellers
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All the lists: print, e-books, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books and more.
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Credit ‘The Woman in the Window’ Nods to Classics Old and New, From Hitchcock to ‘The Girl on the Train’
A. J. Finn’s psychological thriller is about a woman who believes she’s witnessed a crime in a neighboring building.
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Credit ‘Neon in Daylight’ Lights Up Ambivalence With Shades of Didion and Others
Hermione Hoby’s first novel is about characters struggling to connect to their desires in the months before Hurricane Sandy hits New York.
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Credit Sex and Faith Overheat in Jamie Quatro’s ‘Fire Sermon’
Quatro’s first novel, following an acclaimed collection of stories, is about a religious woman in a passionless marriage.
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Credit On the Lam With Timothy Leary
“The Most Dangerous Man in America,” by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis, recounts the LSD advocate’s globe-trotting attempt to outrun Richard Nixon and the American law.
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Credit A Novelist’s Requiem for the Male Libido
The jealous and aging protagonist of Hanif Kureishi’s novel “The Nothing” uses his hearing aid to spy on his young wife and her friend.
