Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ Intimately Recaptures a Literary Giant


BY DWIGHT GARNER | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

In Lauren Groff’s New Novel, Nothing — and Everything — Is Sacred


BY KATHRYN HARRISON | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

10 books to read in September


By Bethanne Patrick | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

In Lauren Groff’s hands, the tale of a medieval nunnery is must-read fiction


By Ron Charles | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

When Covid struck the Wolitzers, Meg and Hilma bonded by creating a book. Let them tell you about it.


By Meg Wolitzer | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

‘Three Rooms,’ by Jo Hamya: An Excerpt


Unknown Author | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

The Stenographer Who Married Dostoyevsky — and Saved Him From Ruin


BY JENNIFER WILSON | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Friday, August 27, 2021

David Grossman’s New Novel Is a Multigenerational Saga of Love and Loss


BY DAPHNE MERKIN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Stephen B. Oates, Civil War Historian, Dies at 85


BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

New in Paperback: ‘A Knock at Midnight,’ ‘The Vapors’ and More


BY TINA JORDAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

William Maxwell Found the Depth in Modest Places


Unknown Author | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

When the Book Review Went Really Harsh


BY TINA JORDAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Donald Newlove, 93, Dies; Novelist Explored the Depths of Drink


BY SAM ROBERTS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Finding Your Own Way With Words, and Images


BY JENNIFER KRAUSS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

How a 12-year-old Billie Jean King decided to change the world


By Liz Clarke | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

At a Chicago high school, helping refugee students navigate American life


By Martha Toll | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

How to see the world ‘with, through, and alongside’ Black artists


By Adam Bradley | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

After breaking military barriers, Amy McGrath came to question the mission


By Elizabeth Samet | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

Tesla’s wild ride, steered by Elon Musk


By Jon Gertner | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

Stories Spanning Countries and Generations, by Jo Lloyd, Yoon Choi and Hilma Wolitzer


BY ALEX DIFRANCESCO | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Before She Loved Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir Loved Zaza


BY LESLIE CAMHI | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Ezra Pound, Air Conditioning’s Effects on Global Warming and Other Letters to the Editor


Unknown Author | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Thursday, August 26, 2021

11 New Books We Recommend This Week


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New York’s Legendary Literary Hangouts


BY TINA JORDAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

In ‘Real Estate,’ Deborah Levy contemplates the structures that define us


By Michele Filgate | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

19 New Books Coming in September


BY JOUMANA KHATIB | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Why Maggie Nelson Is Drawn to Certain Autobiographies


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What Was on the Best-Seller List 20 Years Ago?


BY ELISABETH EGAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

A 115-Year-Old War Veteran Looks Back at It All, With God as a Guide


BY JOHN WILLIAMS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Newly Published, From the World Trade Center to a Cheeto-Loving Crow


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I did not spend my summer binge-watching TV. Here are the books I loved instead.


By Michael Dirda | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

Washington Post paperback bestsellers


Roger Federer may be out with an injury, but he’s present — and forthcoming — in a new book


By Michael Cavna | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

S.J. Perelman was a master of comedy. Nearly a century later, his work still delivers laughs.


By Donald Liebenson | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

How 2 Jewish Sisters Built a Cultural Oasis During World War II


BY NINA SIEGAL | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

These Books Remind Us Why Parenting Is a Verb


BY JUDITH NEWMAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Are the Navy SEALs actually awful at their jobs?


By Greg Jaffe | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

A Human Cloning Error and Existential Questions Fuel This Science Fiction Romp


BY SARAH LYALL | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

4 Children’s Books to Read This Week


BY JENNIFER KRAUSS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

A Triumphant Debut Novel on Black History and Coming of Age in the South


BY VERONICA CHAMBERS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Chandler Baker’s ‘The Husbands’ is a smart spin on ‘The Stepford Wives’


By Bethanne Patrick | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

Pat Barker’s ‘The Women of Troy’ continues her brilliant reassessment of the Trojan War


By Wendy Smith | Washington Post Books | Disclosure

The Best Thrillers of 2025

Our columnist on the books that wowed her this year. Sarah Lyall | NYTimes Books | Disclosure