Books of The Times: Mental Illness Is All in Your Brain — or Is It?
Anne Harrington’s “Mind Fixers” traces the history of attempts to establish the biology of mental illnesses — which have... Read More →
Nonfiction: Turkey’s Killing Fields
In “The Thirty-Year Genocide,” the Israeli historians Benny Morris and Dror Ze’evi detail the slaughter of Turkey’s Christian minorities.... Read More →
Nonfiction: Anna Quindlen’s No. 1 Rule for Grandparents: Butt Out
In her new essay collection, “Nanaville,” the novelist and former Times columnist writes about what she’s learned since becoming... Read More →
New & Noteworthy, From Walt Whitman and More
A selection of recent poetry books (plus Whitman’s ruminations); and a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom... Read More →
Newsbook: 3 Books Explore Sri Lanka’s Past (Violent and Otherwise)
Read about the country’s decades long civil war and its toll on the Sri Lankan people. Via:: Newsbook: 3... Read More →
Nonfiction: Two Early Presidents Who Questioned the Wisdom of ‘the People’
In “The Problem of Democracy,” Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein show that John and John Quincy Adams were skeptical... Read More →
Nonfiction: Pico Iyer Reflects on a Quarter-Century of Life in Japan
In “Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells,” the noted journalist finds wisdom in the rituals and routines he... Read More →
Books of The Times: In Ian McEwan’s Latest, a Ménage à Trois — Software Included
“Machines Like Me” imagines the relationship between a man, woman and lifelike robot in an alternative 1980s England. Via::... Read More →
5 Things About Your Book: An Undocumented Woman Struggles to Root Her Family in New York City
Melissa Rivero’s debut novel, “The Affairs of the Falcóns,” features a family that, like hers did, emigrates to New... Read More →
Nonfiction: That Man From Stratford
“What Blest Genius?,” by Andrew McConnell Stott, and “Shakespeare’s Library,” by Stuart Kells, explore different facets of the history... Read More →
Nonfiction: A Former Marine Looks Back on Her Life in a Male-Dominated Military
Anuradha Bhagwati’s forceful memoir, “Unbecoming,” tackles sexual harassment, discrimination and the possibilities for redress for American servicewomen. Via:: Nonfiction:... Read More →
The Week in Books
Robert Caro, Abby Wambach, the Mueller report and more. Via:: The Week in Books Read More →
Books of The Times: The Mueller Report: A Thorny, Patriotic Addition to a Curious American Bookshelf
Much of what’s in the report is already known, but our book critic says it still has “the power... Read More →
Nonfiction: ‘When Brooklyn Was Queer’ Evokes the Borough’s Hidden History
Hugh Ryan’s new account delves into colorful characters who frequented the area around the Brooklyn Navy Yard — a... Read More →
Nonfiction: A Young Poet, a Mysterious Stranger and an El Salvador on the Brink of War
Carolyn Forché’s “What You Have Heard Is True” recalls her 1970s journey in the company of a revolutionary who... Read More →
From Our Archives: Revisiting Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1948 Senate Elections
Published in 1990, the second volume of Robert A. Caro’s biography of Johnson investigates the intensely contested 1948 senatorial... Read More →
Inside the List: ‘That’s When I Acknowledged What Had Been Simmering Inside Me for Years: Anger’
The U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach wants to help other women overcome institutionalized discrimination — and she’s written a... Read More →
Children’s Books: Books That Expand the Possibilities of Boyhood
What does it mean to be a boy now? New nonfiction books show the varied thoughts and experiences of... Read More →
New in Paperback: ‘Warlight,’ ‘Air Traffic’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week. Via:: New in Paperback: ‘Warlight,’ ‘Air Traffic’ Read More →