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- Curl by T.O.BobeA review of Curl by T.O.Bobe at the Complete Review
- Snapshots by Claudio MagrisA review of Snapshots by Claudio Magris at the Complete Review
- The Enlightened Army by David ToscanaA review of The Enlightened Army by David Toscana at the Complete Review
- Little Zinnobers by Elena ChizhovaA review of Little Zinnobers by Elena Chizhova at the Complete Review
- The Art of Bible Translation by Robert AlterA review of The Art of Bible Translation by Robert Alter at the Complete Review
- A Translator's Defense by Giannozzo ManettiA review of A Translator's Defense by Giannozzo Manetti at the Complete Review
- Article 353 by Tanguy VielA review of Article 353 by Tanguy Viel at the Complete Review
- Bright Young Things by Scarlett ThomasA review of Bright Young Things by Scarlett Thomas at the Complete Review
- The Handsome Monk and Other Stories by Tsering DöndrupA review of The Handsome Monk and Other Stories by Tsering Döndrup at the Complete Review
- Friend of My Youth by Amit ChaudhuriA review of Friend of My Youth by Amit Chaudhuri at the Complete Review
- War Songs by ʿAntarah ibn ShaddādA review of War Songs by ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād at the Complete Review
- The Club by Takis WürgerA review of The Club by Takis Würger at the Complete Review
- Aviaries by Zuzana BrabcováA review of Aviaries by Zuzana Brabcová at the Complete Review
- At Dusk by Hwang Sok-yongA review of At Dusk by Hwang Sok-yong at the Complete Review
- My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteA review of My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite at the Complete Review
- The Bright Side of Life by Émile ZolaA review of The Bright Side of Life by Émile Zola at the Complete Review
- 99 Variations on a Proof by Philip OrdingA review of 99 Variations on a Proof by Philip Ording at the Complete Review
- The Women's Courtyard by Khadija MasturA review of The Women's Courtyard by Khadija Mastur at the Complete Review
- The Cambridge Companion to World Literature, edited by Ben Etherington and Jarad ZimblerA review of The Cambridge Companion to World Literature, edited by Ben Etherington and Jarad Zimbler at the Complete Review
- Palm Beach, Finland by Antti TuomainenA review of Palm Beach, Finland by Antti Tuomainen at the Complete Review
- Women by Mihail SebastianA review of Women by Mihail Sebastian at the Complete Review
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- Books of The Times: A Poet Remembers Her Impulsive Trip Into a Civil WarIn her new memoir, Carolyn Forché tells the story of how a stranger’s suggestion that she visit El Salvador in the late 1970s changed the course of her art and her life.
- Fiction: A Cosmic Being Dies in Yoga Class. Then Things Get Really Weird.Kathryn Davis’s novel “The Silk Road” is full of provocative mysteries: Are its characters many or one? Where are they going? Have they witnessed a murder?
- Books of The Times: A Writer Gets Candid About Marriage and Humiliation in ‘The Trouble With Men’David Shields describes his new book as “a short, intensive immersion into the perils, limits and possibilities of human intimacy.”
- Books of The Times: ‘Lot’ Offers a Fictional Look at a Vibrant, Polyglot American CityBryan Washington’s first collection of stories revolve around characters in Houston, particularly one teenage boy discovering his sexuality.
- At a Rare Book Fair, the Prices Are Steep but the Lore Is FreeA tour of the recent annual installment of the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.
- Nonfiction: An Intimate Portrait of Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court“First: Sandra Day O’Connor,” by Evan Thomas, is a richly detailed life of the pathbreaking justice.
- The Book Review Podcast: Isaac Mizrahi on His New MemoirThe fashion designer discusses “I.M.,” and David McCraw talks about “Truth in Our Times.”
- A Comic Book Publisher Creates Its Own Origin StoryA new publisher, AWA, will have a connected superhero universe as well as stand-alone comics.
- Fiction: An Arab-American Poet Asks What It Means to Belong to Two Cultures, or NoneIn her debut collection, “Invasive Species,” the Egyptian immigrant Marwa Helal plumbs the complications of nationhood and inclusion.
- At War: Why Tim O’Brien Agreed to Write for ‘This Is Us’The acclaimed author of “The Things They Carried” talked to The Times about writing for Season 3 and how an all-volunteer military force changed the public’s perception of war.
- Nonfiction: A Memoir of Black Life in the ‘Other America’In “Survival Math,” Mitchell S. Jackson tells his family story of living in Oregon and reckons with the interplay of racism and patriarchy in his own life.
- Rachel Ingalls, 78, Rediscovered Author of ‘Mrs. Caliban,’ DiesHer 1982 tale of a lonely woman who falls in love with a sea creature had a revival, dovetailing with the release of the 2017 film “The Shape of Water.”
- What I Love: A Cliché Harlan Coben Couldn’t ResistFor the best-selling author of thrillers, buying a spooky old Victorian seemed a little too on the nose. But he did it anyway.
- Nonfiction: The Complex Literary Friendship Between Langston Hughes and Zora Neale HurstonIn “Zora and Langston,” Yuval Taylor revisits the relationship that laid much of the groundwork for black American literature in the 20th century.
- New & NoteworthyA selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
- Front Burner: Savory, Sweet and Everything In-BetweenA new book gives an alphabetical rundown, with recipes, of the foods most beloved by Jewish-Americans.
- Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes: What to Read, Watch and Listen ToAlex Gibney’s new HBO documentary “The Inventor” is only the latest retelling of the Silicon Valley fraud that captivated the public imagination.
- Fiction: A Road-Paving Job Takes On a Sinister Allure in Dave Eggers’s New NovelThe author’s eighth novel, “The Parade,” is a parable-like story featuring two unnamed men on assignment in an unnamed country in the wake of a civil war.
- The Best Cookbooks for KidsBooks that will inspire children to get into the kitchen and cook.
- Carefully Smash the PatriarchyCarol Gilligan, author of the feminist classic “In a Different Voice,” reminds us that we’re all humans.
- Nonfiction: The ‘Enigma’ Who Is the Chief Justice of the United StatesJoan Biskupic’s “The Chief” examines John Roberts’s life and his career on the Supreme Court.
- The Week in BooksNew books from Helen Oyeyemi, Isaac Mizrahi and more.
- Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, 90, ‘Nate the Great’ Author, DiesHer detective hero, who loved pancakes and his dog, Sludge, helped children learn how to read — and how to sleuth.
- Edith Iglauer, Journalist and Bard of Canada, Dies at 101Ms. Iglauer, an American, came to Canada to portray it for the rest of the world. But she made it her home and wrote with an insider’s perspective.
- W.S. Merwin, Poet of Life’s Damnable Evanescence, Dies at 91Mr. Merwin, one of the world’s most decorated poets, sang of silence and nature with an oracular voice. Later in life he became an ardent conservationist.
- Al Silverman, Writer Behind ‘Brian’s Song,’ Is Dead at 92Mr. Silverman collaborated with Gale Sayers on his memoir, a chapter of which was later adapted into one of the most popular TV movies of all time.
- From Our Archives: Revisiting the Shaker Community in Michael Downing’s “Perfect Agreement”In his 1997 book “Perfect Agreement,” Downing mixes the academic world with the people and values of the last Shaker families in America.
- Nonfiction: The Bizarre Lives of Rome’s EmperorsBarry Strauss’s “Ten Caesars” is a quick romp through the strange lives of several Roman rulers.
- Nonfiction: When America’s Love of the Open Frontier Hit a WallIn “The End of the Myth” Greg Grandin explores our love of the boundless West as it evolved over the 19th century and into the 20th — and why it was a mirage.
- Fiction: In Two New Novels, the Trouble Is Academic — and All Too Real“Still in Love” and “Such Good Work” revisit the lessons and trials of the classroom.
- At War: When It Comes to Bowe Bergdahl, ‘We All Really Failed’Matt Farwell, an Army veteran and author of “American Cipher,” has a lot to say about the war in Afghanistan and the way the country treated Bergdahl.
- Children’s Books: Picture Book Biographies of Women Who Made HistoryFor Women’s History Month — and all year long — these chronicles of the lives of Pura Belpré, Wilma Mankiller, Leonora Carrington and Anna Atkins are needed reminders of women’s achievements.
- Sunday Routine: How Andrew Rannells, Actor, Spends His SundaysIf/when he manages to separate from his group of friends, Mr. Rannells will take a Swiffer to his floors, attempt to work out, or listen to a podcast.
- Fiction: A 1970s Japanese Novel Leading the Way to FerranteWritten four decades ago, Yuko Tsushima’s novel “Territory of Light” tells of a woman in Tokyo coping with the dissolution of her marriage.
- New in Paperback: ‘See What Can Be Done,’ ‘The Gunners’Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
- The Shortlist: Group Biographies Give Trailblazing Historical Women Their DueFrom George Eliot and Mary Shelley to Joan of Arc and Coco Chanel, female icons from centuries past take the spotlight in three new books.
- Crime: Going Rogue With Marilyn StasioThis week’s Crime column features novels about bad-boy cops and suburban serial killers, then offers an escape to scenic Provence.
- Inside the List: The Toughest Part About Writing a Rock Novel? The LyricsTaylor Jenkins Reid, author of “Daisy Jones & The Six” — about the breakup of an iconic 1970s band — admits that she struggled with songwriting.
- Letters to the EditorReaders respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
- BOoks Etc.: Roz Chast and Patricia Marx Mine the Mother LodeThe longtime friends on their new book, the pleasures — and perils — of childhood, and the remarkable success of their indie uke band.
- Editors’ Choice: 7 New Books We Recommend This WeekSuggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
- Essay: What Do the Make-Believe Bureaucracies of Sci-Fi Novels Say About Us?Writers of speculative fiction routinely invent rules and regulations as part of their novels’ worlds. These laws tell us more about our own politics than you might think.
- Rites of Passage: Call Me CozyAs I struggle with chronic pain, cozy for me is less hygge and more my ex-boyfriend’s mother, nurses with juice and weird, sandy doughnuts.
- The Bittersweet Afterlife of ‘Be More Chill’Thanks to a viral musical that just opened on Broadway, Ned Vizzini’s 2004 novel is reaching a big new audience, five years after he killed himself.
- What Do Womxn Want?Maybe not to have the word “man” in their word anymore!
- Fiction: Greece’s Fear and Yearning Crystallized in Fiction“Good Will Come From the Sea,” a story collection by Christos Ikonomou, captures the desperation of his country’s citizens in the wake of economic devastation.