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- The History of Akbar: Volume 1 by Abu'l-FazlA review of The History of Akbar: Volume 1 by Abu'l-Fazl at the Complete Review
- Farewell, My Orange by Iwaki KeiA review of Farewell, My Orange by Iwaki Kei at the Complete Review
- Newcomer by Higashino KeigoA review of Newcomer by Higashino Keigo at the Complete Review
- Charles Bovary, Country Doctor: Portrait of a Simple Man by Jean AméryA review of Charles Bovary, Country Doctor: Portrait of a Simple Man by Jean Améry at the Complete Review
- Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez RugelesA review of Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles at the Complete Review
- I am a Cat by Natsume SōsekiA review of I am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki at the Complete Review
- Childhood: Two Novellas by Gerard ReveA review of Childhood: Two Novellas by Gerard Reve at the Complete Review
- The Anarchist Who Shared My Name by Pablo Martín SánchezA review of The Anarchist Who Shared My Name by Pablo Martín Sánchez at the Complete Review
- Nana by DelacortaA review of Nana by Delacorta at the Complete Review
- In/Half by Jasmin B. FrelihA review of In/Half by Jasmin B. Frelih at the Complete Review
- The Frolic of the Beasts by Mishima YukioA review of The Frolic of the Beasts by Mishima Yukio at the Complete Review
- Treatise on Modern Stimulants by Honoré de BalzacA review of Treatise on Modern Stimulants by Honoré de Balzac at the Complete Review
- The Enemy by Lee ChildA review of The Enemy by Lee Child at the Complete Review
- Checkpoint by David AlbahariA review of Checkpoint by David Albahari at the Complete Review
- Виктор Вавич by Boris ZhitkovA review of Виктор Вавич by Boris Zhitkov at the Complete Review
- Sleep of Memory by Patrick ModianoA review of Sleep of Memory by Patrick Modiano at the Complete Review
- The Supreme Orchestra by David TurgeonA review of The Supreme Orchestra by David Turgeon at the Complete Review
- Rasulo by Bora ĆosićA review of Rasulo by Bora Ćosić at the Complete Review
- The Nameless Day by Friedrich AniA review of The Nameless Day by Friedrich Ani at the Complete Review
- Doppelgänger by Daša DrndićA review of Doppelgänger by Daša Drndić at the Complete Review
- Emperor Shaka the Great: A Zulu Epic by Mazisi KuneneA review of Emperor Shaka the Great: A Zulu Epic by Mazisi Kunene at the Complete Review
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- Nonfiction: American Jews Face a Choice: Create Meaning or Fade AwayFive new books touch on American Jewish identity and what will sustain it into the future.
- Audiobooks: Elaine Stritch Gives New Voice to Dorothy Parker’s Tales of Social Life, and Private PainThe late actor delivers the 20th-century author’s prose like you’ve never heard it before.
- By the Book: John Sandford: By the BookThe author, most recently, of the Virgil Flowers novel “Holy Ghost” devotes specific spots to reading: “I like a good light, a good chair and a good book more than anything I can think of, except my wife.”
- Books News: Sigrid Nunez Wins National Book Award for ‘The Friend’The judges called the novel an “exquisitely written and deeply humane exploration of grief.” This year also saw the addition of a new category, for translated literature.
- Crime: Puzzles and Paradoxes: Marilyn Stasio’s Latest Crime ColumnFrom a meticulous Japanese sleuth to a rough-edged Irish P.I. to a batch of quintessentially British cops, there’s a crime solver here for everyone.
- Fiction: Take a Very Dark Trip Through the California Desert With ‘The Feral Detective’In Jonathan Lethem’s new novel, a young woman unmoored by the 2016 election goes on an adventure involving rival desert gangs, a missing teenager and a private eye with Brillo sideburns.
- Nonfiction: Is This the Best One-Volume Biography of Churchill Yet Written?Andrew Roberts’s “Churchill: Walking With Destiny” tells the full story of an extraordinary life.
- The Book Review Podcast: The Past, Present and Future of Jews in AmericaGal Beckerman discusses several new books that touch on American Jewish identity, and Kiese Laymon talks about his new memoir, “Heavy.”
- Junot Díaz Remains on Pulitzer Board After Review of Misconduct AllegationsThe Pulitzer Prize board said it “did not find evidence warranting removal” of Mr. Díaz after a five-month inquiry into sexual misconduct accusations.
- Zhores Medvedev, 93, Dissident Scientist Who Felt Moscow’s Boot, Is DeadA biologist and writer who dared to challenge Soviet pseudoscience, he was declared insane, confined to an institution and stripped of his citizenship.
- William Goldman: What to Read by (and About) the Legendary ScreenwriterGoldman’s legacy would have been assured had he only written screenplays. But he was much more, not least a sharp-witted critic of the industries he knew best.
- Visuals: A ‘Lyricist of the Metal Nib’: Nicholson Baker considers the intricate art of Saul SteinbergIn this excerpt from the introduction to a new edition of Saul Steinberg’s 1960 book, “The Labyrinth,” the novelist celebrates the artist as a “twirler of nonverbal non sequiturs.”
- Children’s Books: Beyond Battles, Boogers and PranksNow that my son can read, I want him to seek out books about more than just winning things and getting easy laughs. Why does that seem hard?
- The Shortlist: What Is America’s Role in the World? Three Authors Offer Very Different ViewsIn new books, Jeffrey Sachs looks beyond exceptionalism, Michael Beckley describes unrivaled power and Robert Kagan favors pragmatic leadership.
- Nonfiction: Two Spies, Two Opposing Sides, One Fast FriendshipIn “Best of Enemies,” Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall tell the story of Jack Platt and Gennady Vasilenko, covert agents who played by their own rules.
- Fiction: A Dystopian America Where a Woman Who Can Read and Write Wields Special PowerAlyson Hagy’s new novel, “Scribe,” draws on Appalachian folk tales to fashion a mythic vision of a war-torn country that doubles as an allegory about storytelling.
- Fiction: What Constitutes a Foreigner? Two Story Collections ExploreAnita Felicelli’s “Love Songs for a Lost Continent” paints the outsider’s experience with a surrealist brush, while “Useful Phrases for Immigrants,” by May-Lee Chai, finds magic in the quotidian.
- Letters to the EditorReaders respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
- 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: Robert B. Irwin on “talking books.”
- Inside the List: Why Aren’t People Buying Much Fiction These Days?Sales of novels may be flagging, but nonfiction sales — fed by a seemingly endless stream of political books — are robust.
- Audiobooks: Poet and Punk: Patti Smith’s New Audiobook“Patti Smith at the Minetta Lane: Words and Music” showcases her songs, her memoirs and her verse.
- ‘Master Race’ Original Art Sells for $600,000Work from an acclaimed comic book story about the Holocaust was sold to a foundation wanting to share graphic arts with the public.
- Audiobooks: Two New Audiobooks Inspire Teenagers to Make Real ChangeBoth “We Are Not Yet Equal” and “We Say #NeverAgain” shine a spotlight on social justice issues.
- Audiobooks: On the Page and Out Loud, Two Actors Recount Very Different Paths"My Squirrel Days” is the upbeat tale of Ellie Kemper’s hard-won Hollywood career, and “Out of My Mind” relives Alan Arkin’s spiritual journey. Both authors recite their own audiobooks.
- Audiobooks: A Novel About the Death Camps, Brought to Vivid Life in AudioThe British actor Richard Armitage delivers a masterly reading of Heather Morris’s World War II story, “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.”
- William Goldman, Screenwriting Star and Hollywood Skeptic, Dies at 87He won Oscars for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men.” But his jaundiced view of the movie business was well known.
- Gender letter: KaPow! The Super-Sheroes That Stan Lee CreatedThe comic book revolutionary, who died this week, pushed against the trope that women in comics should be only victims or vixens by creating strong female characters with their own agendas.
- Nonfiction: How a Small-Town Newspaper Editor Won a Pulitzer PrizeIn “Storm Lake,” Art Cullen relates how he took on agricultural polluters and a complicit local government in rural Iowa — and why he became a newspaperman in the first place.
- Fiction: A New Novel Asks, What Is More Powerful, a Microphone or a Gun?In “Destroy All Monsters,” by Jeff Jackson, the latest target of violence in America is music.
- New in Paperback: ‘The Dawn Watch,’ ‘The Complete Stories’Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
- Editors’ Choice: 4 New Books We Recommend This WeekSuggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
- Nonfiction: When Tribalism First Entered American PoliticsSteve Kornacki’s “The Red and the Blue” traces current political divisions back to the battles between Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton.
- New & NoteworthyA selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
- Match Book: Poems to Uplift and Inspire Young AdultsFrom the fantastical to the natural, these “happy” poetry collections are perfect for readers of all ages.
- Like a Boss: Megan Abbott’s Work Diary: ‘My Psychiatrist Notes How Tired I Look, Which Is Great’The author of nine acclaimed novels, including “Give Me Your Hand” and “Dare Me,” is adapting four (four!) of them for TV.
- Dressing Michelle Obama, Then and NowMeredith Koop spent many years in the White House working with the former first lady on her wardrobe. Now she is helping Ms. Obama with the book tour and trying to figure out what comes next.
- Overlooked No More: Pandita Ramabai, Indian Scholar, Feminist and EducatorRamabai traveled around India in the 19th century to give lectures on women’s emancipation and established one of the country’s first women’s shelters and schools.
- Books of The Times: Helping Out Family Is Taken to Extremes in ‘My Sister, the Serial Killer’Oyinkan Braithwaite’s debut novel is about a Nigerian woman who assists her murderous sister in cleaning up crime scenes.
- Sigrid Nunez Wins 2018 National Book Award for ‘The Friend’The judges called the novel an “exquisitely written and deeply humane exploration of grief.”
- Stan Lee: One Fan Remembers the Voice, the Words, the FaceOur comic book reporter looks at how Stan Lee — the character and the person — recurred throughout his life.
- Newsbook: Everyone Is Talking About the California Wildfires. Read These Books on How to Fight Them.Hear from the firefighters, the residents and the scientists trying to find solutions.
- Q. and A.: What Would Wonder Woman Say About Justice Today? Ask G. Willow WilsonThe comics writer's new Wonder Woman arc asks if war, and the violence it begets, can ever be just.
- Nonfiction: What It Means to Be ‘Latinx,’ and What That Means for AmericaJulian Castro, the former San Antonio mayor and Obama cabinet member, reviews Ed Morales’s new book on the diversity and hybridity of Latino identity.
- Books News: Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Finally Hits ShelvesThe first lady’s memoir arrives just ahead of her multicity arena tour.
- Books of The Times: Natasha Trethewey’s Poems Take Wing on Intimate DetailsFilled with food, music and hard toil, selections of the two-time poet laureate’s work are brought together in “Monument.”
- Nonfiction: When Excellence Is a Survival StrategyKiese Laymon’s memoir, “Heavy,” is a son’s unflinching portrait of a mother whose violent love and exacting expectations were meant to protect him from harm.
- Herbert London, Conservative Savant and Social Critic, Dies at 79A New York University dean and professor, he also advanced his views running for governor and comptroller of New York State and heading think tanks.