Nonfiction: The Tumultuous Path From Emancipation to Segregation
“Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey From Slavery to Segregation,” by Steve Luxenberg, is an... Read More →
Nonfiction: The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times
Two new books, “How to Disappear,” by Akiko Busch, and “Silence,” by Jane Brox, explore the benefits of tuning... Read More →
Books of The Times: ‘The Border’ Is a Stunning and Timely Conclusion to Don Winslow’s Drug-War Trilogy
The third novel in this propulsive, violent series trains a fictional lens on some of today’s most pressing issues,... Read More →
Books of The Times: In ‘The Threat,’ Andrew McCabe Issues the Latest Warning Call About Trump’s America
This memoir by the former deputy director of the F.B.I. joins a roster of recent and alarming books by... Read More →
Books of The Times: ‘How to Hide an Empire’ Shines Light on America’s Expansionist Side
Daniel Immerwahr’s provocative and absorbing history draws attention to those islands and archipelagos too often sidelined in the national... Read More →
Anne Firor Scott, Scholar of Women’s History, Dies at 97
Studying diaries, letters and more, she found that women, in the South and beyond, were not just passive observers... Read More →
Books of The Times: Valeria Luiselli’s Latest Novel Is a Mold-Breaking New Classic
In “Lost Children Archive,” an unhappily married couple set out on a road trip, with their two young children,... Read More →