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- The Snail on the Slope by Arkady and Boris StrugatskyA review of The Snail on the Slope by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky at the Complete Review
- What to Do by Pablo KatchadjianA review of What to Do by Pablo Katchadjian at the Complete Review
- The Cold Summer by Gianrico CarofiglioA review of The Cold Summer by Gianrico Carofiglio at the Complete Review
- An Accidental Man by Iris MurdochA review of An Accidental Man by Iris Murdoch at the Complete Review
- Les Guérillères by Monique WittigA review of Les Guérillères by Monique Wittig at the Complete Review
- Walpurgis Night, or the Steps of the Commander: A Tragicomedy in Five Acts by Venedikt ErofeevA review of Walpurgis Night, or the Steps of the Commander: A Tragicomedy in Five Acts by Venedikt Erofeev at the Complete Review
- Inhuman Resources by Pierre LemaitreA review of Inhuman Resources by Pierre Lemaitre at the Complete Review
- Another Life: On Memory, Language, Love, and the Passage of Time by Theodor KallifatidesA review of Another Life: On Memory, Language, Love, and the Passage of Time by Theodor Kallifatides at the Complete Review
- Pretty Things by Virginie DespentesA review of Pretty Things by Virginie Despentes at the Complete Review
- Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy by Benjamin BalintA review of Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy by Benjamin Balint at the Complete Review
- Netanya by Dror BursteinA review of Netanya by Dror Burstein at the Complete Review
- The Black Cauldron by William HeinesenA review of The Black Cauldron by William Heinesen at the Complete Review
- Narrator by Bragi ÓlafssonA review of Narrator by Bragi Ólafsson at the Complete Review
- Allegories of the Iliad by John TzetzesA review of Allegories of the Iliad by John Tzetzes at the Complete Review
- The Gravediggers' Bread by Frédéric DardA review of The Gravediggers' Bread by Frédéric Dard at the Complete Review
- Chaka by Thomas MofoloA review of Chaka by Thomas Mofolo at the Complete Review
- Without Fail by Lee ChildA review of Without Fail by Lee Child at the Complete Review
- Bolshevik Salute: A Modernist Chinese Novel by Wang MengA review of Bolshevik Salute: A Modernist Chinese Novel by Wang Meng at the Complete Review
- 猫を抱いて象と泳ぐ by Ogawa YōkoA review of 猫を抱いて象と泳ぐ by Ogawa Yōko at the Complete Review
- Wedding Song by Naguib MahfouzA review of Wedding Song by Naguib Mahfouz at the Complete Review
- Endless Blue Sky by Lee HyoseokA review of Endless Blue Sky by Lee Hyoseok at the Complete Review
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- Fiction: Escaping Slavery in a Hot-Air BalloonIn Esi Edugyan’s daringly imagined new novel, “Washington Black,” an enslaved boy and his master’s brother flee a plantation in a flying contraption and forge an unlikely bond.
- By the Book: By the Book: Reese WitherspoonThe actor and author of the new book “Whiskey in a Teacup” wishes she had five days in a cabin just to read, with “no emails, no text messages and no obligations or deadlines.”
- Nonfiction: Behind the Kidnapping Case That Inspired ‘Lolita’Two new books, Sarah Weinman’s “The Real Lolita” and T. Greenwood’s “Rust and Stardust,” revisit the story of Sally Horner’s 1948 abduction.
- Round Table: The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don’t.With the 2018 prize postponed by scandal, The Times’s staff book critics discuss the award’s history and influence — and whom they would give it to this year if they could.
- Nonfiction: The Power of the Supreme Court Inside America’s SchoolsIn a timely new book, “The Schoolhouse Gate,” the University of Chicago law professor Justin Driver traces the influence of our highest court on schools and classrooms.
- Nonfiction: Termites Are Actually Shrunken Cockroaches and Other Things About Them You Really Don’t Want to KnowIn Lisa Margonelli’s “Underbug,” she focuses on the extraordinary capabilities of the termite and what the insect can teach us about ourselves.
- Romance: In These Romance Novels, the Characters Are Sexy, Hot and Toting a Ton of Emotional BaggageAll romance novels have happy endings. How they get there, though, is a lot more interesting when the protagonists must grapple with personal shortcomings.
- The Book Review: Esi Edugyan on ‘Washington Black’“It’s paramount for me to always be changing gears and shifting and trying something new,” says Ms. Edugyan.
- New voices: In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn“She Would Be King” reframes the country’s history in magical terms.
- Books News: Would You Like Some Sausage With Your Novel?A nearly century-old bookstore in Germany is staying afloat by joining forces with the butcher, the baker … no word yet from the candlestick maker.
- Michelle Obama’s Big Book Rollout: ‘It’s Like You’re Looking at a Madonna Tour’In advance of the publication of Mrs. Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” Live Nation, Ticketmaster and Hearst are helping with the former first lady’s rock-star-style return to the public sphere.
- Sketchbook: Ursula Nordstrom’s Treasure Trove of LettersJoana Avillez illustrates an homage to the legendary children’s book editor and her personal correspondence.
- Fiction: ‘Still Life With Monkey’: A Mischievous, Gluttonous PrimateIn her latest novel, Katharine Weber depicts the relationship between a quadriplegic architect and his monkey helper.
- Inside the List: The Writing DeadAfter Robert B. Parker died, Reed Coleman took over writing his Jesse Stone mystery series, bringing his vivid, distinctive style but staying true to Parker’s characters.
- New in Paperback: ‘Sticky Fingers,’ ‘Lea’Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
- The Shortlist: New Fiction Traces the Anguish of Lost Young MenThree books, including Michael Bible’s “Empire of Light,” feature directionless male youths attempting to find a way forward.
- Nonfiction: In Essays About Bodily Ailments and Other Conditions, Clues to Writing — and LifeAshleigh Young’s debut collection, “Can You Tolerate This?,” uses allegories of womanhood and writing as a window onto the human condition.
- Children’s Books: New Novels From Three of Today’s Most Beloved Children’s AuthorsJacqueline Woodson, Kate DiCamillo and Meg Medina tell empowering stories about vulnerable kids.
- Nonfiction: Haunted by a Victorian NovelistNell Stevens’s “The Victorian and the Romantic” tells of her obsession with Elizabeth Gaskell.
- Nonfiction: Witnessing the Rise of Fascism in ItalyIris Origo’s war diary, “A Chill in the Air,” reports on how Italians viewed the Mussolini regime.
- Letters to the EditorReaders respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
- ‘A Little Life’ Comes to the Stage. The Audience Can’t Look Away.Hanya Yanagihara’s best-selling novel includes many disturbing scenes. In a new production in Amsterdam, the director Ivo van Hove puts that cruelty center stage.
- Essay: Impersonating Philip MarloweWhat happened when the novelist Lawrence Osborne agreed to write a book in the voice of Raymond Chandler’s iconic gumshoe.
- Books News: Tara Donovan, a Sculptor Who Finds Beauty in the MundaneA new book looks back on two decades of the artist’s installations, which use man-made materials to explore the natural world.
- Editors’ Choice: 7 New Books We Recommend This WeekSuggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
- Books News: Man Booker Prize Shortlist Reflects Dark TimesThe six books in the running for one of the world’s major literary awards includes a novel written in verse. Two American authors made the cut.
- Heads Up: Chasing Balzac: Uncovering the Intimate Belle Epoque Hotels of ParisThe hotels offer would-be bons vivants and lovers of 19th-century French literature the kind of lodgings that recall the raconteur-filled salons in the novels of Honore de Balzac.
- Newsbook: Read These 3 Books on the Terror of Shark AttacksOn the list: the original “Jaws.”
- Nonfiction: Why ‘Little Women’ Still Matters, 150 Years OnIn “Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy,” Anne Boyd Rioux seeks to restore a classic to its proper place.
- From Our Archives: Notes From the Book Review ArchivesIn which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: an unsigned review of Louisa Alcott’s letters.
- Books of The Times: Living the American Dream — in HidingIn “Dear America,” Jose Antonio Vargas writes about the precarious life he has built in the United States as an undocumented immigrant.
- New York Review of Books Editor Is Out Amid Uproar Over #MeToo EssayThe editor, Ian Buruma, left after a backlash regarding an essay by a Canadian radio personality who lost his job after sexual misconduct allegations.
- Books News: Stormy Daniels’s ‘Full Disclosure’ Book Will Likely Rattle White HouseMr. Trump’s presidency has proved to be an unexpected boon for the publishing industry, which has unleashed a barrage of juicy insider accounts.
- Books of The Times: A Witty and Original Writer Shares His Love for the EssayIn “Essayism,” Brian Dillon rhapsodizes over his favorite practitioners of the form, including Susan Sontag, Joan Didion and Montaigne.
- Ehsan Yarshater, Iran Scholar With a Monumental Vision, Dies at 98He worked on his magnum opus, an encyclopedia of Iranian history and culture, for more than 40 years, retiring at the letter “K.” The work goes on.
- Match Book: Short Stories to Read Before BedInterlinked story collections provide narrative continuity, while allowing you to take a pause.
- Books of The Times: Blackmail, Murder and Other Bad Behavior Abounds in Robert Galbraith’s ‘Lethal White’In the fourth book by Galbraith (also known as J.K. Rowling) featuring the detective Cormoran Strike, the mystery revolves around a well-connected, once-rich, greedy and backstabbing family.
- Nonfiction: Clarity and Grace Shine Through the Darkness in Sally Field’s Memoir, ‘In Pieces’Though the traumatic events of Field’s childhood permeate almost every page, they do not define her.
- New & NoteworthyA selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
- Graphic Content: Jules Feiffer Completes His Trilogy: A Song of American DeceptionsA look at “The Ghost Script,” the last of Feiffer’s trio of noir graphic novels, alongside Hartley Lin’s charming “Young Frances.”
- Nonfiction: The Quest to Create and Perfect an Artificial HeartMimi Swartz’s “Ticker” tells the story of the doctors who, against all odds, struggled to make a device to replace one of our most vital organs.
- Sonia Sotomayor’s Book Tour Is a Hit With Hispanic Kids: ‘I Like How She Stood Up for Herself’The Supreme Court justice has two new children’s books adapted from her memoir. She recently spoke in Brooklyn to an appreciative crowd with many Hispanic and Latino families.
- Books of The Times: At the Close of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s ‘My Struggle,’ a Magician Loses His TouchVital writing and interesting ideas are buried in this endurance test of a novel, which includes a 400-page section about Hitler in addition to Knausgaard’s usual autobiographical musings.
- Front Burner: A Bit of Brooklyn History in Your PocketA new guidebook to the borough’s mom-and-pop food businesses is a trip down memory lane.
- Shan Tianfang, a Superstar of Chinese Storytelling, Dies at 83When Mr. Shan first brought his storytelling to radio in 1980, an estimated 100 million people tuned in.
- Nonfiction: A Nobel Laureate Asks What Makes a ‘Disordered Mind’In his new book, the neuroscientist Eric Kandel explores the science of unusual brains, locating many of his answers in genetics.
- Knausgaard: Who Is the ‘Me’ in ‘My Struggle’?In the long-awaited final volume of his epic novel, the author confronts the central mystery of autobiographical fiction.