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In ‘Rites,’ Savannah Johnston portrays the aching, farcical nature of existence with stunning clarity

September 27, 2021

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’ ‘Circus: Fantasy Under the Big Top’ and more.
’ ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ and ‘Red Island House
’ a murder mystery set in war-torn London
’ animals are central to some of the most memorable novels
’ are H.G. Wellsian works of love and science.
’ Ben Riggs chronicles the rise and fall of the company behind the granddaddy of role-playing games
’ Black linguist John McWhorter takes issue with those set on fighting oppression
’ by Laurie Zaleski and SJ Bennett’s ‘All the Queen’s Men’
' by Susan Straight
’ by T.C. Boyle

’ by Zakiya Dalila Harris and ‘Hairpin Bridge’ by Taylor Adams
’ captures the complexities of love
’ chronicled the lives of women searching for self-knowledge and self-fulfillment.
’ comes with some dark conclusions about people with addiction
’ completed by her husband and colleagues
’ he wrote 29 books that together sold more than 7 million copies.
’ journalist Jonathan Karl dissects what led to Trump’s election loss and the ensuing violence
’ Pinborough says of the ending of her book — and the show.
’ sets her atmospheric mystery novel in a rain-soaked 1966 Venice.
’ survival means much more than just staying alive.
’ the 75-year-old actress opens up about life before and after ‘The Parent Trap’
’ the controversial economics professor shares how to use meetings
’ the prizewinning playwright shares the powerful tale of her struggle with Bell’s Palsy
’ the sweet town of Three Pines struggles with the pandemic and its fallout.
’ written by Maggie O’Farrell and narrated by Ell Potter
‘A Slow Fire Burning’ is indeed slow.
‘A Writer Prepares’ and ‘P.G. Wodehouse: Early Years’ demonstrate how hard work — and talent — paid off
‘All’s Well’ is a darkly comic tale of a suffering theater professor and a troubled production of Shakespeare.
‘Funny Farm
‘Hamnet
‘Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden’ whisks readers to Cambridge
‘Lorna Mott Comes Home’ is signature Johnson: a delightful
‘Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency’ by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes is an inside account of the 2020 campaign.
'Mercury Pictures Presents’ shows how war affects the lives of a cast of characters connected through a Hollywood studio
‘Perestroika in Paris’ may star a talking horse
‘Talk to Me
‘The Disappearing Act’ is a twisty novel that capitalizes on Steadman’s Hollywood experience.
‘The Least of Us
‘The Master’ pulls back the layers on the legendary player who thinks of himself as a ‘regular guy.’
‘The Question Mark’ and ‘The Man With Six Senses
‘The Turnout’ is tightly choreographed thriller set in a hothouse ballet studio
‘The Ugly Cry’ is one of those memoirs that’s both funny and really sad — and in the end
‘The Vixen’ offers an illuminating reflection on the slippery nature of truth in America
‘The War for Gloria’ is a plainspoken tale of a man finding his way the tough way
‘Wholehearted Faith
‘Winter Recipes From the Collective’ is delicate and spare — beautiful even in its starkness.
‘You’re allowed to hate it
” “By the Sea” and “Desertion.”
” “Cold Comfort Farm” and “The Lunatic at Large”
" "Hammer" and “Portrait of an Unknown Lady” are literary thrillers that explore authenticity through the lens
” “Life Undercover” and more.
” “Poems of Healing” and “How to Heal the World” mean well
” “The Deep” and pretty much anything by Shirley Jackson.
” “The Last American Aristocrat” and “The River Within.”
” “The Pledge” “Hello
” “The Private Library” and “Rare Book Hunting.”
” “The Targeter
” “The Terror
” a book series that reinterpreted literary works as comics and visual art.
” a coming-of-age novel starring an intrepid female journalist
" a hurricane destroys Miami and makes millions of Americans homeless.
” a novel about a screenwriter who’s gone off the rails
” a pulpy noir
” among other classics.
” an author gets to the bottom of family lore.
” and later grappled with the immigrant experience and dangers of the nuclear age.
” Baumgartner and producer Ben Silverman explore the iconic Scranton workplace
” became a reality.
” by Charles Casillo
” by Dean Jobb
” by Douglas Stuart are among our top picks.
" by Gabrielle Zevin
” by Halldor Laxness
” by J.R. Thorp examines one of the more mysterious aspects of Shakespeare’s play.
” by Mark Valentine bring together works of forgotten “genre” fiction.
” by Mike Ashley and “Sphinxes and Obelisks
” by Natasha Trethewey
" by Terry Alford
” by Walter Tevis
” cleaning guru Patric Richardson shares his passion — and tips — for cleaning clothes properly.
” contemporary writers such as Val McDermid
” Diana biographer Andrew Morton dishes on royal scandals of another era.
” Doyle says of working with her agent. “We’re in it all the time together.”
” Elizabeth Samet writes.
” Emma Brown explores the many influences that shape boys and why we need to rethink them.
” explains the how and why of her unusual feat.
” fatherhood and more.
” Gordon says.
” Henry’s new novel follows a familiar trajectory that doesn’t erase the fun of the journey.
” his sort-of memoir.
” Horowitz adds layers of mystery to a richly plotted tale.
” includes her viral story about being “a cable guy.”
” is a sharp and twisty tale of literary paranoia.
” is as engrossingly odd as her career has been.
” Jacqueline Winspear recalls her upbringing in the British countryside.
” Johnson wrote in her posthumous memoir “My Remarkable Journey”
” launched a blockbuster book series and was adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
” Lauren Martin borrows from cognitive therapy
” Lawson is honest about her physical and mental health
” Lisa Robinson offers a behind-the-scenes look at the women of rock and pop.
” longlisted for a National Book Award
” looks back at the uphill battle to make it in the art world as a woman.
” Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan prove to be excellent investigators.
” Mary Roach explores how humans and wildlife coexist.
" Michelle Tea’s "memoir of (in)fertility
” Michelle Zauner paints a fuller picture of the grief she has explored as the musical act Japanese Breakfast.
” Oluo says.
" one of Japan's most celebrated novels.
” one of three books he wrote on the Cold War and nuclear weapons.
” parenthood
” Questlove examines pivotal songs from each of the last 50 years
” reporters Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell document founder Adam Neumann’s excesses.
” says the author of “Professional Troublemaker.”
” set in 1969 Los Angeles
” spins self-deprecating ruminations into manna for the majority.
” stars a beautiful
” Stephen Galloway explores the tumultuous relationship of two of Hollywood legends.
” take notice.
” talks about the surprising adaptation of her book.
” the beloved actor and activist offers life lessons he’s learned the hard way.
” the best-selling author opens up — kind of — about how he came to be such a force in the literary world.
" the filmmaker asks other creative types to delve into their process.
” the latest in his Thursday Murder Club series
” the musician’s memoir
” the president’s son addresses issues that shaped his life and father’s campaign
” the star of “Younger” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie” explains how her hobbies became so much more.
” though Ivy Lin is no Lily Bart.
” traces an offbeat journey from obsession to proud citizenship.
" translated by Georgia de Chamberet
” two scientists set out to discover where inequality began
" was translated into more than 30 languages and became a best-seller.
" will resonate across generations.
” writes biographer Abraham Riesman.
” writes Jonathan Rauch.
” writes Laila Lalami.
“(Re)Born in the USA
“Albert and the Whale” flits between biography
“Animal” is not an easy novel
“Beautiful World
“Bewilderment
“Billy Wilder on Assignment” is the first anthology to collect Wilder’s newspaper work in a single volume
“Black Buck” is alternately sly and sweet
“Blood Grove
“Collision of Power” will be part memoir and part investigation into what’s ahead for the free press.
“D” is a novel graciously indebted to the fantasies of C.S. Lewis
“Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir” finds the Nigerian-Tamil author considering their identity.
“Devils
"Dopesick" author Beth Macy profiles the volunteers and outreach workers who bring hope
“Dusk Night Dawn
“Elizabeth and Monty
“Exodus
“Face
"Fake
“Ghosts” considers the difficulty of finding Mr. Right while taking care of an ailing parent.
“has to sort of save the world.”
“Hooked
“Human Nature” brings together the work of photographers documenting the earth’s altered landscape. It’s not all bad news.
“Humans of New York” author Brandon Stanton shares 16 photos from his globe-spanning new book.
“Hyperbole and a Half.”
“I always pushed myself to go higher
"In the Black Fantastic" has gotten rave reviews. Now there's a companion book by curator Ekow Eshun.
“Interview With the Vampire
“Is This Anything?” is not a traditional memoir
“It takes a huge toll to live the trauma of being a Black person in a white-supremacist country and then write it as well
“It’s in the Action” documents Vivian’s tireless fight for equality.
“Kant’s Little Prussian Head” reminds us that literature and art connect us with the wisdom of the past.
"Knocking Myself Up
“Ladyparts” is an incisive take on the impact of misogyny on health care
“Learwife
“Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing
“Life doesn’t stop popping up things that are scary
“Lone Stars” is a multigenerational story
“Losing touch with reality never works out well
“Love Hypothesis” author Ali Hazelwood didn’t intend to keep her scientist identity separate from her author identity. She didn’t intend to become an author.
“Mad at the World” captures Steinbeck in the kind of nuanced and unshowy prose that suits its subject.
“Matrix” dramatizes a remote period while making it somehow relevant to our own lives.
“Memorial Drive
“Misfits” revisits a powerful speech the “I May Destroy You” creator gave at the 2018 Edinburgh TV festival.
“Mockingbird
"My Government Means to Kill Me" follows a gay
“Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows” and “Empire’s Eagles: The Fate of the Napoleonic Elite in America” show unexpected sides of the military upstart
“Night Boat to Tangier.”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is a far-out tapestry of late-60s L.A.
“Our collaboration is like a river
“Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes” effortlessly
“Razorblade Tears” tells a powerful story of two fathers bound by a crime against their sons.
“Red Comet” is a prizeworthy contribution to literary scholarship and biographical journalism.
“Rememberings
“Shuffle Along” brought Black and White audiences together
“Something Wild” eschews literary pyrotechnics and relies instead on the power of truth.
“Stan Lee’s story is where objective truth goes to die
“Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection” offers a brief history of the weapons and their wielders.
“State of Terror” is part entertainment
“Stories to Tell
“The Big Book of Victorian Mysteries” and “When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson” are among some great new terrifically terrifying reads
“The Blind Accordionist” and “An Atlas of Extinct Countries” are waking dreams of adventure.
“The Book of Form and Emptiness” is a tale of sorrow
“The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream
“The Chosen and the Beautiful” doesn’t wholly reimagine the Roaring Twenties; it simply adds black arts to the illicit inebriation.
“The Dark Remains” captures perfectly the voice of the late William McIlvanney
“The Evening and the Morning” travels back to the Dark Ages with the story of the creation of the town of Kingsbridge.
“The Flowering
"The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing
“The Great Alone” author’s latest is a melodramatic look at one woman’s quest for independence and survival during the Great Depression.
“The House on Vesper Sands” and “The Historians” feature appealing characters
“The Hustler.”
“The Kingdom” feels as much like a miniseries as a novel.
“The Man Who Died Twice
“The Meaning of Mariah Carey” gets to the essence of one of the most successful singers of our time.
"The Palace Papers" gets more interesting when Meghan Markle comes along.
“The Perfect Nine” tells the tale of Gikuyu and Mumbi
“The President’s Daughter” is the follow-up to the duo’s 2018 bestseller “The President Is Missing.”
“The Silence” feels like Apocalypse Lite for people who don’t want to get their hands dirty.
“The Stranger in the Lifeboat” is treacly metaphysical fiction sketched in cartoon colors.
“The Thirty Names of Night” is also an exposé on systemic racism and an honest account of the LGBTQ and refugee experience.
"The Unwritten Book" is a memoir and essay collection that finds beauty in impermanence.
“The Way Inn
“Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket
"Tomorrow
“Tomorrow Will Be Better” fell by the wayside. A new edition gives it another chance.
“Truly Like Lightning” is an irreverent and ambitious tale that shows off the “X-Files” actor’s literary chops.
“Vellum” by Hal Duncan
“What do people owe each other when debts accrued can never be repaid?” asks Jesse McCarthy.
“While Justice Sleeps
“Widespread Panic
“With Teeth” is captivating and scathingly frank — a story of motherhood stripped of every ribbon of sentimentality.
“Yesterday’s Tomorrows
“Yours Cruelly
« Avant que j’oublie » (Verdier) est un récit tragi-comique racontant la maladie et la mort du père de l’auteure.
« La Matinale » vous propose une sélection des albums incontournables du moment
#MeToo Movement
2001
2017)
2021 — more adaptations are coming!
2021)
2022)
34e semaine.
36e semaine.
a bedridden novelist is haunted by a woman who claims to be one of his characters.
A biography from Les Payne sheds new light on the life of the black nationalist leader.
A book cover designer weighs in on some of the most original artwork of the year.
A Booker Prize finalist is among this month’s picks.
a cartographer realizes the true power of maps.
a classic love story and a darkly comic thriller.
A collection of works by the 19th-century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer takes on new meaning today.
A collection of writings by E.O. Wilson emphasizes the dire need to preserve biodiversity.
A comprehensive history shows that the same faulty assumptions persisted for centuries.
A conservative publisher’s rejected ad for a historical novel led to complaints of cancel culture. Here’s what really happened.
a dandy and more.
A decade after it was written
a devotional about an acolyte written by an obsessive.
A fascinating history of a wily bird
A few of the fresh voices: Tade Thompson
a focus on a loving dad seems a welcome change.
A force d’exiger la vérité
A handful of new novels could portend a dramatic break from more than a century of visual dullness.
A heart-wrenching collection by Eli Saslow arrives as numbness to the crisis sets in.
a history and a memoir
A history of the making of the DSM
A husband and wife make a pact to commit suicide
A la fin du XIXe siècle
à la fois savantes et drôles
A landmark 1911 gathering included some of the greatest minds in physics and chemistry.
A list of beach reads and other books to get you through summer.
A literary guide to the united hates of America.
A longtime Georgetown University professor
A look at psychic sleuths from Flaxman Low to John Silence
A look at several books that celebrate and analyze star attractions from the twilight zone of zoological fantasy.
A look at the big hits and obscure winners that transported readers to other worlds.
A look at the year’s best biographies
a memoir and a provocative piece of literary fiction.
A natural born iconoclast
A new abridged translation by Julia Lovell reveals the delights — and flaws — of the classic Chinese tale
A new anthology showcases the conservative columnist’s observations and takedowns.
A new biography highlights a woman whose buildings range from modest bungalows to the sprawling mansion of publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
A new biography may spark admiration or antipathy for the dean of American cookery.
A new book by Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis warns of a dark future.
A new collection of personal writings by the author of such classics as “The Lottery” is a little angry and a lot sad
A new edition of “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas” showcases another side of the Lord of the Rings author.
A new history cuts against the conventional narrative of the country’s origins.
A new look at Gillian Flynn’s cat-and-mouse tale
a new recording of an 18th-century romance and a sweeping African novel
A new translation of “Salka Valka
A onetime British spy
A posthumously published story collection by the best-selling author of “The Shadow of the Wind” blends the familiar with a new perspective.
A scholar tries to make the case that we have evolved past the need for armed conflict.
a science fiction novel and more.
A selection of memoirs and novels that can help connect and lift us through these scary and sad times.
a small American publisher is releasing “Death Fugue” in an English translation.
A snapshot of popular books.
A spate of new books wrestle with complex questions about what humans seek from nature and what we should give back.
a sport invented by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling
A sports scientist and a sportswriter explain how the elite got that way.
A terrible accident in 1947 sets the tone for a 15-year look at a rural family’s life.
A train ride becomes a pretext for a long train of thought
a well-paced mystery and a sweeping tale of Purdue Pharma’s misdeeds.
A woman
A woman investigating another’s disappearance begins to lose her sense of self.
a work of cultural criticism that laments and celebrates the power of money.
A Yale-educated engineer goes in search of the child she gave up for adoption in Nancy Johnson’s debut.
Abedin’s memoir “Both/And” is a cautionary tale on the pitfalls of loyalty.
Abigail Dean
Abortion
about a bored and bewildered boy named Milo
about her new collection
Abrams’s latest book
Abuse of the Disabled
according to biographer Alan Shipnuck
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Actors and Actresses
Adam Gopnik
Adam Jentleson joins many Democrats in calling for reform of the filibuster.
Adam Tooze recounts the financial calamity and the efforts to save the global economy.
Addiction (Psychology)
Admissions Standards
Adoptions
Adultery
Adventure Travel
adventures and new worlds in books by Stephen Graham Jones
Advertising and Marketing
Affirmative Action
Affordable Housing
Afghanistan War (2001- )
African Cup of Nations (Soccer)
After 33 years with the spy agency
After a gripping opening
After dazzling the nation at President Biden’s inauguration
After experiencing a literary awakening during Peace Corps service in Nigeria
After growing up in the U.S.
After his own medical nightmare
After publishing well-received historical studies
After the Civil War
Age
âgé de 79 ans.
Agents (Business)
Agnès Poirier offers a firsthand account of the 2019 fire along with the cathedral’s history.
Agriculture and Farming
Aimee Molloy’s new novel ‘Goodnight Beautiful’ twists in all-too-familiar ways
Air Conditioning
Airlines and Airplanes
Airships
Akhil Reed Amar celebrates the debates that led to revolt
Alamo (San Antonio
Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholic Beverages
Alec MacGillis explores the company’s wide-ranging impact on American society.
Alex Michaelides’s new thriller strains credulity. Also
Alex Tresniowski explains the impact of Ida B. Wells on the quest for equal justice.
Alexandra Andrews’s new book is full of surprises
Alexandria Bellefleur has written a dyed-in-the-wool rom-com with some refreshing twists.
Algerian War (1954-62)
Ali Smith's first novel since her seasonal quartet takes place in our pandemic-inflected world.
Alice George’s biography portrays the astronaut as an imperfect but inspirational figure.
Alicia Garza writes that real-world power is more important than online followers.
Alongside heartbreaking snapshots of kids' challenges as schools closed
Alternative and Renewable Energy
Alzheimer's Disease
Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman became the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl.
Amazon Kindle
American (1775-83)
Americans Abroad
Amid its twisty plot
among other promising titles.
Among other things
among other writers
among others
Among our picks: ‘The Other Black Girl
Among the picks: Karin Slaughter’s latest novel featuring Sara Linton and Will Trent.
Among the titles on my nightstand: “The Last Bookseller
Among this month’s picks: a shortlisted Booker Prize novel and last year’s winner
Amy Argetsinger traces the path to the crown
An American ex-cop looking to start over in the Irish countryside ends up uncovering a bog’s worth of secrets.
An anthology of writings provides a glimpse into the mind of the Amazon founder.
An astrophysicist argues that a strange object seen in space was made by extraterrestrials.
An author ponders the challenges of poking fun at the current administration.
an early champion
An FBI informant in a Mississippi group in the 1960s witnessed both evil and ineptitude.
an impressive achievement.
An Oakland mother wrestles with questions of integrity and community.
an occult thriller
An Yu
Anahid Nersessian’s “Keats’s Odes: A Lover’s Discourse” is a book that moves in personal and unexpected directions.
Anasazi Indians
Anatomy and Physiology
and “Shuggie Bain
and Economic Security Act (2020)
and his father’s famous book.
and illuminates its themes of aging and regret.
and in notes left behind by her late spouse.
and it’s a revelation.
and it’s as winning as the first.
and offers a solution.
and she pulls off her trick here through marvelous specificity of voice and a plot that hums like German machinery.
and so should free-speech rules
and takes on U.S. drug policy.
and the lives of women and children.
and the Spirits
and Tomorrow
and try to save their reputations
and we should celebrate her complexity.
and why
Anderson Cooper offers a fascinating portrait of his Vanderbilt ancestors.
Andrea Bartz and more.
Andrea Lee’s superb fiction often describes the collisions between people from different cultures. Her new novel widens the scope.
Andrea Pitzer recounts the harrowing expedition of William Barents.
Andrew J. Graff’s novel is an earthy coming-of-age story set in rural Wisconsin in the ‘90s
Andrew Lawler recounts archaeological exploits and their far-reaching consequences.
Andrew Weissmann targets Barr
Anesthesia and Anesthetics
Animal Abuse
Animal Behavior
Animal Cognition
Animal Migration
Animals
Animated Films
Anna Malaika Tubbs shines a light on the strong women behind three influential Black leaders
Anna Sale’s book — an offshoot of her podcast — shows readers the value of opening up about death
Anne-Marie Slaughter shares how she examined her own behavior
Annie Jacobsen tells the tale of a platoon
Annie Murphy Paul explains the other sources of human intelligence.
Anorexia Nervosa
Another addition to the ‘Gone Girl on a Train’ school of suspense
Another of King’s special powers? Slipping into the persona of a teenager with total authenticity.
Anthologies like “The Big Book of Modern Fantasy” cover a lot of ground. Illustrated books like “Flyway” offer something special.
Anthony M. Amore’s book follows the early life of IRA sympathizer Bridget Rose Dugdale.
anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson.
Anti-Semitism
Antibiotics
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold write.
Anxiety and Stress
Anya Kamenetz explains the systemic failures that made so many vulnerable.
Apache Indians
Apartheid (Policy)
Apollo Project
Apologies
apparaît comme un compendium du BHLisme.
Appointments and Executive Changes
Arab-Israeli War (1973)
Arabs
Arbitration
Archaeology and Anthropology
Architecture
Archives and Records
are here to help with your holiday shopping.
are writing passionate
Area Planning and Renewal
argues Michela Wrong.
Arnett
Art
Arte propose un portrait richement illustré de l’auteur de romans horrifiques
Artificial Insemination
Artificial Intelligence
artists
Arts and Antiquities Looting
as a family man
as a man looks back at his past.
as a new mom
as a reporter jumps to alternate timelines to solve a murder.
as a woman
As always
As diverse as Spanish genre fiction is
As her work broke new ground
As in life
As our worlds careened off the cliffs of normalcy
as seen through her illustrators.
as she puts it
As soon as you turn the last page of this modern romance
As the French writer Georges Perec wisely put it
as well as a novel and poetry collection influenced by the belle of Amherst.
as well as its regressive side.
as well as the contest’s evolution.
As with his previous novels
Ash Davidson’s debut novel delves into the complex relationship among people who love the trees that are also their livelihood.
Ashley C. Ford writes about a childhood full of turmoil and “big feelings.”
Asian-Americans
Asians are seen as
aspects of “The Fortunate Ones” pay homage to a slew of classic novels.
Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations
Assaults
Asylum
at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
At 549 pages
At 75
At 80
At age 24
At the end of this plague year
At the literary mecca Powell’s in Portland
at why some people voted for Trump
Athletics and Sports
Atlanta Spa Shootings (2021)
Attacks on Police
Attempted Murders and Homicides
au cœur de l’édition du volume de « La Pléiade »
Au large du Chili
au moment où la Yougoslavie se disloque
Audio Recordings
audio-neutral-informative
Audiobooks
Australopithecines
auteurs du « Monde »… 2020
Author Kevin Cook focuses on teacher Christa McAuliffe and her grueling months of flight training.
Author Mandy Robotham’s historical novel pays homage to such real-life journalists as Sigrid Schultz and Martha Gellhorn.
author of ‘Tangerine
author of “How Stella Learned to Talk
author of “You Should Have Known
Authors
Authors have had to get creative to connect with young readers
Autism
Autistic people have been left out of conversations that concern them
Autoimmune Diseases
Automobiles
Autour des pertes sur lesquelles elle s’est construite
Autour du consentement
available in November.
Avec « Une rose seule »
avec Benoît Peeters
Avec ce foisonnant roman inédit de l’écrivain mort en 1916
avec humour et talent.
Aviation Accidents
Avni Doshi’s novel about a mother and daughter takes candor to extremes.
Awards
Aya de Leon
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi’s second novel follows her 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award for “Call Me Zebra.”
Babies and Infants
Bacteria
baking — even cleaning.
Bancroft Prizes
bande dessinée
bande dessinée… 2020
Bandes dessinées
Bank Robberies
Banking and Financial Institutions
Barry Pain and more.
Bars and Nightclubs
Bartenders
Baseball
Based on a true story
Basketball
Basketball (College)
Batman (Fictional Character)
Batteries
BD
BD… 2020
Beaches
beau livre
Beauty (Concept)
Beauty Contests
Becky Cooper investigates a decades-old killing.
Becky Cooper’s book is both a true-crime tale and a quest for justice for the victim.
Beer
Bees
Begin the season with books by Anthony Horowitz
begins a welcome new series.
Being a good man wasn’t enough to make him a great leader
belittled and exploited.
bell hooks was a legend. She was also human
Bell's Palsy
Ben Montgomery on a Black man’s quest for justice in Jim Crow Kentucky.
beneficent deity.
Benjamin Lorr peers at the dark underbelly of the food industry
Bennett’s new memoir
Berryman
Bestsellers
Bethany Ball’s novel follows three couples who pin their hopes on a twee private school.
Betty Smith’s second novel
Between the lines of Obama’s memoir is a marriage faring rocky seas.
Beverly Cleary’s spunky star
beyond the 1 percent.
Bianca
Bible
Bicycles and Bicycling
Bill Bratton recounts his 50-year career in law enforcement.
Biodiversity
Bioethicist Henry T. Greely ponders the implications of the gene-editing technology.
Biographical Information
biographie
biographies and histories to add to your reading list.
biographies… 2020
biologist Roland Ennos writes.
Biology and Biochemistry
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Bipolar Disorder
Birds
Birdwatching
Birth Certificates
Birth Control and Family Planning
Birthdays
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Bitcoin (Currency)
Black activist in 1980s New York.
Black Holes (Space)
Black Lives Matter Movement
Black Lung Disease
Black People
Black Yale Law School grad who
Blacklisting
Blake Bailey’s precipitous fall is proof that publishers can no longer ignore their authors’ behavior.
Blind since age 3
Blindness
Blogs and Blogging (Internet)
Blood
Blues Music
Blume’s novels educated — and entertained — generations of readers. In today’s culture
Boats and Boating
Bob Gersony’s career shows how America can meld security interests and human rights
Bob Gruen’s “Right Place
Bob Woodward and Robert Costa underline the two presidents’ different realities.
Boeing 737 Max Groundings and Safety Concerns (2019)
book arrangements are “hardly any more effective than the original anarchy.”
Book Bans
Book Clubs
Book Fairs
Book Review
Book review of "In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns
Book review of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
Book review of Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba by David E. Hoffman
Book review of O Say Can You Hear: A Cultural Biography of The Star Spangled Banner by Mark Clague
Book review of The Times They Were a-Changin’: 1964
Book subscriptions from indies around the country are ideal for gifting — to yourself or someone else.
Book Trade and Publishing
Book World
Bookbinding
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan returns to familiar themes
BookExpo America
Books
Books and Literature
books by Jojo Moyes
Books emphasize interiority
books like “The Hill We Climb
Border Barriers
both in person and online.
both literary and culinary
Bouncers
Bourbon (Whiskey)
Boycotts
Brad Parks and Ann Cleeves have new novels to distract readers from reality.
Brain
Brain Cancer
Brass and Bronze
Bretton Woods Agreement
Bribery and Kickbacks
Brick-and-mortar booksellers curate books for you. Online
brilliant
Brit Bennett and more.
British journalist Nick Bryant became attached to the U.S. in the 1980s. Then things went downhill
Brittany Barnett reveals the ways both crime and punishment disrupt families and intimate relationships.
Brosh’s long-awaited graphic memoir comes seven years after her bestseller
Brown v Board of Education (Supreme Court Decision)
Buckley’s “Has Anyone Seen My Toes?
Buddhism
burned in 2018.
but all will make you see the world a little differently.
but Andrew Johnson erased it.
but few are punished
but graphic novel sales went through the roof.
but her levity is her buoy and brand.
but his deeds were despicable too
but it cemented his legacy.
but it does offer insights into Seinfeld’s personal history.
but it explores an important issue: who gets to tell which stories.
but it is also a biting social and political critique.
but it’s a story about humanity
but less well known are books like “Night Watch” and “Carrion Comfort”
but none of the many possible outcomes goes according to plan.
but oh
but only after a hard-fought battle.
but recovery on command is tricky.
but she has a knack for pointing out life’s absurdities.
but some of his positions have shifted.
but that’s not making fat people thin
but the dispute with his former co-workers may overshadow his book.
But the legendary comedian’s joyful memoir doesn’t pause for introspection
but the ramifications are huge.
but the stories are complicated
but these beach reads will give you a love-hate taste of it.
but this volume doesn’t dig deep
but without offering context or recognizing progress.
Buttocks
by Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett
by prize-winners as well as newcomers
c’est tout le théâtre yiddish qui reprend vie.
Cable Television
Cade Metz profiles the colorful characters behind a transformative technology.
Caffeine
Caldecott Medal
Calif.
called her “a writer in a class by herself.”
Calvinism
Camilla Trichieri
Camille Laurens a lu son directeur
Camille Laurens s’est risquée dans le roman-bourbier du philosophe médiatique.
Camillle Laurens s’entend bien avec les fous de Jean-Pierre Martin.
Cancel Culture
Cancer
Cannibalism
Canoes and Canoeing
Capital Punishment
Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy)
Carbon Caps and Emissions Trading Programs
Careers and Professions
Carey’s novel is an existential fairy tale for adults told by an old artist considering the tragedy of life.
Carl Phillips
Carl Zimmer explains.
Carlos Lozada finds that the best works are those least focused on the president.
Carol Anderson argues.
Carol Edgarian’s historical novel follows a 15-year-old survivor.
Carol Leonnig exposes the agency’s history of troubling conduct and missteps.
Carpets and Rugs
carries around a doll like it’s her daughter.
Cartoonists were stuck at home
Cartoons and Cartoonists
Cash has long trumped morals in the United Kingdom
Casinos
Cassandra Peterson’s memoir
Caste Systems
Catherine Raven’s memoir charts the copious hours she spent reading to and engaging with a fox.
Cats
ce nouvel essai
Ce que contient l’« Ethique » et qui en fait un des livres indépassables de la philosophie occidentale.
Celebrities
celebrities and Trump satires were of particular interest this year.
Censorship
Census
Central Mexico Earthquake (September 19
Central Park Jogger Case (1989)
Ceramics and Pottery
cette expression du visage universelle et singulière.
Chaque jeudi
Chaque mois
charismatic writer.
Charles M. Blow's "The Devil You Know" argues that African Americans should return to the South.
Charles Murray recycles claims from “The Bell Curve.”
charts the pair’s personal and professional relationship.
Cheating
Chefs
Chemicals
Chemotherapy
Chen writes about more expansive ideas of connection in a world that values romantic partnerships above all others.
chez les Français
Chicago’s memoir
Chickens
Child Abandonment
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Care
Children and Childhood
Children exposed to shootings live with devastating trauma
Children fell in love with the character because she thought just like them.
Chinese Food (Cuisine)
Chinese-Americans
Chlorofluorocarbons
Chris Power’s new novel follows the complicated relationship of two writers in Berlin.
Christians and Christianity
Christina Hunger
Christina Lauren and Alexis Daria dole out happily-ever-afters with a side of humor.
Christine Mangan
Christmas
Christopher Golden’s new horror novel involves the spread of a deadly pathogen
Chronic Condition (Health)
chronicling traumas both experienced and inherited.
chroniques
chroniqués par la rédaction.
Chronological
church
Cin’s heartfelt debut involves a Cypriot woman who hatches a drug-smuggling plan.
Citizenship and Naturalization
city-dwelling aesthetes and other millennial woes.
Civil Rights and Liberties
Civil Rights Movement (1954-68)
Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships
Civil War (US) (1861-65)
Claire Thomas’s three female protagonists ponder their worries while watching Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days.”
Claire Tomalin’s ‘The Young H.G. Wells’ is a fascinating look at the prolific writer’s rocky beginnings and complicated personal life.
Clara Park successfully challenged the idea that “refrigerator” moms caused the condition.
Claro débusque les ombres d’une bâtisse construite par son grand-père à Alger. Vibrant de sincérité.
Classical Music
Classified Information and State Secrets
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Clint Smith separates nostalgia and myth from the real history.
Cloud Computing
Co-Working
Coaches and Managers
Coal
Cobalt
Cocaine and Crack Cocaine
Cochlear Implants
Cocktails and Mixed Drinks
Codes and Ciphers
Cold War Era
Collections by Justin Phillip Reed
Collective Bargaining
collectors
Collectors and Collections
College Admissions Scandal (2019)
Colleges and Universities
Colonization
Colson Whitehead and Richard Powers all have new novels.
Comedy and Humor
Comic Books and Strips
Commenters responded to a recent essay about giving away books with a mix of philosophical musings and practical advice.
Communes
compassion and skill on both the sentence and tension level rise to meet her ambition.
complicated life.
Computer and Video Games
Computer Security
Computers and the Internet
Concentration Camps
Conciliation and Mediation
Conflict
Conn
Conservation of Resources
Conservatism (US Politics)
Conspiracy Theories
Constitution (US)
Constitutions
Consumer Reviews
contemplates her next move.
Content Type: Personal Profile
Content Type: Service
Contests and Prizes
Conventions
Convictions and Imprisonments
cookbooks and biographies make great gifts.
Cooking and Cookbooks
Copper
Copyrights and Copyright Violations
Coriolanus Snow.
Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Coronavirus Aid
Coronavirus Reopenings
Corporate Taxes
Corporations
Corruption (Institutional)
Cosmetics and Toiletries
Country Music
Courts and the Judiciary
Covid-19 deaths are a symptom of many other social ills
Coward’s passion for theater
Cowboys and Cowgirls
Craig Brown’s biographical method — combining fragments
Craig Unger makes a detailed case that the former president is a Kremlin asset.
creating a hybrid of American history
Crime and Criminals
Criminal Justice
Crispr (DNA)
Critic Andy Grundberg explains how contemporary artists came to embrace the medium.
Critic Michael Dirda picks illustrated books that won’t just sit on your coffee table.
Critic Michael Dirda shares his favorite holiday-themed books.
Crossword Puzzles
cry and be inspired by tales from David Sedaris
Cryptography
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
cultural and socioeconomic contexts that drive characters into behaviors that might otherwise be unfathomable.
Cultural Revolution
Culture (Arts)
curators
Currency
Cusk’s 11th novel explores the lies we tell ourselves.
Customs
Cyberattacks and Hackers
Cyberwarfare and Defense
Cynthia Barnett explores what shells can tell us about people and the planet.
D.C.
d’une fougue souvent savoureuse
d’une illustration du « Lotus Bleu ».
Daisy Ashford
Dan Abrams and David Fisher write.
Dan Bouk reveals a flawed process
Dan Gretton offers a cautionary tale of bureaucratic slaughter past and present.
Dan Morain illuminates her path from East Bay courthouses to the White House.
Dana Milbank identifies Gingrich as the culprit who began steering the GOP away from Reagan and toward Trump.
Dancing
Danforth tells the story of an ill-fated all-girls school and a movie made about it a century later.
danger and tentative redemption for a boy who hears the voices of inanimate objects.
Daniel Barbarisi’s book tracks a wild quest for loot buried by an eccentric millionaire in the mountains near Santa Fe.
Daniel Oppenheimer’s “Far From Respectable” examines a singular voice in criticism.
Daniel Sherrell shares his anger and guilt over the state of the planet.
Daniel Yergin is behind the curve on the activism
Danielle Dreilinger reveals the field’s scientists and activists
Dans « La Proie »
Dans ce nouveau livre doux-amer se rejoignent l’enfance de l’écrivain et ses lectures
Dans son nouveau livre
Dans son premier livre audio
Dans un essai limpide
Dario Diofebi’s debut whipsaws among four neurotic protagonists.
Dark Energy (Astronomy)
dark world.
darkly romantic journey set during Mexico’s Dirty War
Dating and Relationships
David I. Kertzer presents a comprehensive account of the failures of Pope Pius XII.
David Maraniss shows how the legendary athlete was celebrated
David McCloskey and others.
David Michaelis writes.
David O. Stewart traces the rise of America’s first president.
David Philipps writes.
David Rooney explores how ideas about time have shaped cultures and consciousness.
David S. Reynolds puts the 16th president in the context of his times.
Dawnie Walton’s novel is framed as an oral history about two musicians who got their start as an interracial duo in the 1970s.
de l’axe droite-gauche.
de Maud Simonnot
Deafness
Death and Dying
Deaths (Fatalities)
Deaths (Obituaries)
Declaration of Independence (US)
Decorations and Honors
Deductions and Exemptions
deepened our understanding of history and pulled back the curtain on fascinating lives.
deeply researched historical fiction and a new Maisie Dobbs installment.
Defense and Military Forces
délicatement ciselée.
Delivery Services
Dementia
Democracy (Theory and Philosophy)
Democratic National Convention
Demonstrations
deportation and covid-19.
Depression (Mental)
dès les années 1920
Des pages aiguës
des remords et du pardon
Described as ‘one of the few kings of popular African-American fiction for women
Design
Despite an outlandish conceit
Detainees
Detectives (Private)
DeWitt is a master of the witty fable
Diamonds
Diane Cole finds solace in the ritual of reading
Diaries
Dictionaries
Didion’s writing has often revealed what was previously hidden
Diet and Nutrition
Diners (Eating Places)
Dioxin
Director and screenwriter Ron Shelton shares quirky details about the making of the movie
Disabilities
Disasters and Emergencies
Discovered in his attic
Discrimination
discusses the humorist’s work.
Divorce
Dix nouvelles ciselées dans lesquelles l’écrivaine polonaise
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Do It Yourself
Doctors
Documentary Films and Programs
Doerr’s first novel since winning a Pulitzer Prize for “All the Light We Cannot See” is full of people thinking big thoughts.
Does listening to an audiobook while working hinder or enhance productivity? Let’s discuss.
Dogs
Domestic Service
Domestic Violence
Dominican-Americans
Don Hollway’s new novel is a fast-paced saga based on the life of Harald Hardrada
Don Lemon addresses the right thing at the right time
Dopamine
Douze lycéens et collégiens participent à la première finale du concours de lecture à haute voix dans « La Grande Librairie ».
Downloads and Streaming
Draft and Recruitment (Military)
Dream Act (Development
Dreaming helps us make sense of our experiences
Dreams
Drew Pearson’s political influence is still unmatched
Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles
Drones (Pilotless Planes)
Drug Abuse and Traffic
Drug Cartels
Drug Resistance (Microbial)
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
drugs and the climate crisis.
drugs and the climate.
During a long life of social activism
During an interview with The Washington Post
during this period of relative isolation
Dutch Language
Dyes and Dyestuffs
Dylan seemed to be aware of the importance of crafting his persona.
Dystopias
E-Books and Readers
E-Cigarettes
E-Commerce
E-Learning
Each of the stories in Kevin Brockmeier’s story collection can be read in less than two distressing minutes.
Ears and Hearing
Earth
Earth Day
Eating Disorders
eating it — connects us.
Ebola Virus
Economic Conditions and Trends
Economics (Theory and Philosophy)
Eddie Gallagher isn’t the only example of the elite force’s problems
editors and one famous mononymous cover model look back at how the modern romance industry came together and took off.
Education (K-12)
Edward O. Wilson shares fascinating stories from his eight decades of studying the insects.
Edward White’s interlocking essays consider different facets of the director’s personality
Eels
Egyptian Civilization
Eighth Amendment (US Constitution)
Eilish’s photo-heavy book is a vivid companion to her dark
Elder Care
Elderly
Eleanor Farjeon’s “Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard” delivers charming stories of love in its many forms.
Elections
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Electric Light and Power
Elephant scientist Caitlin O’Connell explores the lessons humans can learn.
Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell had to fight to become doctors
Elizabeth Becker tells the stories of barrier-breaking war correspondents.
Elizabeth Berg
Elizabeth Miki Brina traveled to discover things about her mother and herself
Ella Risbridger’s new book beautifully explores the consolations of friendship and cooking (recipes included).
Ellen McGarrahan reexamines the case and asks: Was the wrong man sentenced to die?
elles ne sont pas considérées comme des commerces essentiels.
Ellis Cose argues.
Elly Fishman writes.
Elly Griffith
Elton John and Julie Andrews bare their souls
Elvira
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
Emergency Medical Treatment
Emily Layden’s debut follows a parade of characters at a school that’s reckoning with its past mistakes.
Emma Straub's novel follows a woman who can revisit the past and reshape the future.
Emotions
Empathy
en 1990-1991.
encourage empathy
Endangered and Extinct Species
Endocrine Gland
Energy Efficiency
enfance
engineering and climate science reshaping the energy world
English Language
enquête… 2020
enthusiasts and small publishers are filling the void.
Entrepreneurship
Environment
environmentalist Bill McKibben contends.
Epidemics
Eric Garcia writes.
Eric Jay Dolin on the storms that have sunk explorers’ ships and swamped today’s cities.
Erika Fatland’s book is a fascinating look at life in North Korea and other countries at Russia’s doorstep.
Erika L. Sánchez's insightful memoir might not resonate with the easily offended. But those looking for an unfiltered
Espionage and Intelligence Services
espionage and moral quandaries.
essai
essai littéraire
essais
essais… 2020
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt’s wide wanderings start with a solo trip to the beach — at age 3.
est le sujet d’un surprenant essai du japoniste belge.
Estrogen
et lit dans son œuvre l’intuition d’un monde globalisé.
ethereal music.
Ethics (Personal)
Ethics and Official Misconduct
Etiquette and Manners
Europa (Moon of Jupiter)
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Evan Osnos portrays a shrewder
Evangelical Movement
Eve Fairbanks sees parallels to the U.S. efforts to undo white supremacy.
Even as a youngster
even for speculative fiction.
événements : état des lieux d’un secteur très concurrentiel
Everyday deceptions help us navigate the world
Evolution (Biology)
Ex-Convicts
Ex-producer Ira Rosen tells some personal stories from his long career behind the camera.
excerpts
Exercise
Expecting the terror of darkness once the power goes out
explique l’essayiste.
Exploration and Explorers
exploring the Arctic tundra
Exploring the successes and biases of a long-standing public health practice.
Extraterrestrial Life
Eyes and Eyesight
F. Scott Fitzgerald's copyright expired on Jan. 1
Face
Facial Recognition Software
Factories and Manufacturing
Factory Farming
Fagan’s new book ‘All the Colors Came Out’ is an unvarnished
Fairs and Trade Shows
Fairy Tales
fait partager son pessimisme cruel.
Falcons
False Arrests
Families and Family Life
Family Business
family life and social media presence.
Family Separation Policy (US Immigration)
Fans (Persons)
Fans of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II have new options for learning about her seven-decade reign.
Fans of Madeline Miller’s “Circe
fantasy
fantasy… 2020
far-right hate groups and the U.S. prison system.
Fariha Róisín’s “Who Is Wellness For?” explores the cultural appropriation and commodification of a basic need — and how that can be changed.
Fashion and Apparel
fashion aspirations
Fast Food Industry
Faute de festival d’Avignon cette année
Faux roman sur la Sacra Corona Unita (la mafia des Pouilles)
features a cameo of ’50s stars
featuring a famous catch by Willie Mays.
Febos interrogates the strength
Federal Taxes (US)
federalism and factory farms
feel-good story will find it here.
Filipino-Americans
Filled with sharp descriptive details of New York City
finally gives in to her cravings in Broder’s follow-up to “The Pisces.”
Finances
Financial Aid (Education)
Financial Brokers
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Finding solace and humor in gems from by P.G. Wodehouse
finds a place to vent.
finds them lacking.
Fiona Sampson’s biography reads like a thriller
Firearms
Fires and Firefighters
First Amendment (US Constitution)
First Ladies (US)
Fish and Other Marine Life
Five standouts will fill the void once you’ve completed “The Mirror and the Light.”
flaws and biases.
Flies
Flight Attendants
Floods
Flowers and Plants
Folk Music
Follett’s ‘Never’ is a credibly detailed and alarmingly plausible story about a world hurtling toward nuclear war.
following his acclaimed story collection ‘Lot
follows a dreamer and artist who strikes a dangerous deal with the god of darkness.
follows a White thief and a Black teacher whose lives intersect.
follows a widower desperate to help his neurodivergent son.
Food
Food Contamination and Poisoning
Food Insecurity
For better or worse
For book lovers
for instance
For one thing
For women and people of color
For your entertainment and education: stories by Lianae Moriarty
For your listening pleasure
For your playlist: “White Ivy
For your playlist: A Vietnam memoir
Forbes staff writer Dan Alexander argues the president has grotesquely abused public power for private gain.
Forced Labor
Foreign Aid
Foreign correspondent Declan Walsh explored the country in the years after 9/11.
foreign policy and other realms.
Forensic Science
Forests and Forestry
Forgery
Forget the myths and legends about this Texas landmark.
Former agent Frank Figliuzzi says the bureau’s principles should be emulated.
Former national security adviser avoids criticism of his former boss and undermines the credibility he is trying to assert.
Former prosecutor Elie Honig accuses Barr of using the Justice Department to help Trump.
Fossils
Foster Care
Foster Huntington’s follow-up to “Van Life” is a both a celebration and a cautionary tale.
found a different kind of faith
Foxes
fragmented form
Frances Wilson’s biography is an unusual look at the controversial writer.
Frank Herbert’s magnum opus: masterful or clumsy? Denis Villeneuve’s movie continues the debate.
Frank Wilczek explains physical reality.
Frankel’s funny
Frauds and Swindling
Frederick Douglass pushed for progress for Black people
Fredrik Logevall creates a portrait of a youthful Kennedy who is curious
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Freedom of the Press
Freelancing
French historyBooks
French Language
Friendship
Fringe Groups and Movements
From ‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’ to ‘Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
From a civil rights icon
from a variety of genres
From his post in Britain
from its grubbiest particulars to its headiest heights
From the ‘The Madman’s Library’ and ‘The Best of R.A. Lafferty’ to ‘Dog-Eared’ and ‘The Cookie Chronicles’
Fugitives
Full-cast productions can turn an audiobook into a confusing radio play.
Funerals and Memorials
Fungi
Furniture
Fusion (Nuclear Reaction)
G’Ra Asim isn’t afraid to critique the punk scene’s faults and limitations.
Gabrielle Glaser’s story starts in the 1960s but has resonance for today’s migrant parents.
Gambling
Games
Gangs
Gardens and Gardening
Gender
Genealogy
Genetic Engineering
Genetics and Heredity
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
genre-books-audiobooks
genre-books-childrens
genre-books-graphic-novels-comic-books
genre-books-historical-fiction
genre-books-mystery
genre-books-romance
genre-books-science-fiction
genre-books-thriller
genre-books-young-adult
Gentrification
Geoff Dyer’s new book explores endings — and the challenges we face as we approach them
Geographical
Geography
Geology
George Floyd Protests (2020)
George Floyd’s killing was just one reason for the summer of racial reckoning.
George Packer tackles the splintering of America in pursuit of a pathway to healing.
Georgina Pazcoguin’s biting memoir is full of melodrama. It also has an important message.
Gerald Marzorati’s new book covers Williams’s tennis career
Géraldine Schwarz argues that historical reckoning is necessary to prevent repetitions of intolerance and targeted violence.
German Language
Get ready for summer with domestic suspense novels by Lisa Scottoline
Ghosts
ghosts and goblins offer frightful delights.
Ghostwriting
Gifts
Glass’s protagonist
Global Warming
Going behind the scenes of the count
Going from nonfiction to fiction can be both liberating and paralyzing
Gold
Gold Standard (Monetary)
Golf
Goncourt Prize
Gospel Music
Government Employees
Governors
Governors (US)
Graham Robb
Grammar
Grammy Awards
Grandparents
Graphic Novels
Greek Civilization
Greek Language
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Grenfell Tower Fire (June
Gretel Ehrlich notes the ruinous effects of climate change.
Grief (Emotion)
Gun Control
H.W. Brands critiques the wildly different paths the two men took toward the same goal.
Habits and Routines (Behavior)
Hafner explains.
Halley Sutton
Halloween
Han’s debut novel follows a Chinese couple reaching for the American Dream while raising their children in Texas.
hand deliveries and debt became the new reality for shop owners across the country.
Handicrafts
Hanukkah
Happiness
Hardin’s case study of Flint is expressed in a more personal and poetic way than a rigorous investigation could.
Harlem Renaissance Movement
Harriet A. Washington says the pandemic has highlighted the threats.
Haruki Murakami
has penned an excellent new memoir-slash-song-primer.
Hate Crimes
Haunted Houses
haunting story
Havana Syndrome
Hawks (Birds)
Hazardous and Toxic Substances
he also presided over the influential publishing house Adelphi Edizioni.
he didn't realize what it might become.
he discouraged opposition to Hitler and plotted a presidential bid.
he helped found the academic study of African literature in the United States.
He partnered with Kai Bird to publish “American Prometheus
he produced an English translation of ‘The Divine Comedy’ that was hailed as a masterpiece.
he published three novels known for their realistic depictions of tradecraft.
he rejected the idea of an omnipotent
He revealed U.S. atrocities in Vietnam while reporting for Newsweek and wrote a book about the ouster of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega.
He trained his investigative powers on the automotive and energy industries
He unearthed nepotism and self-serving financial dealings in 1959 and later published best-selling biographies.
he used amanuenses to dictate sentences that he wrote in his head and revised out loud.
He used FOIA requests to pry loose government records. He also edited “The Graphic Canon
He used Freedom of Information Act requests to reveal illegal spying on American citizens.
he used the Cold War as his canvas in such novels as “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”
He was also a contentious defender of traditional education and architect of neoconservative foreign policy.
He was known for his plain-spoken poems that drew universal meaning from everyday occurrences.
He won a Pulitzer for “Lonesome Dove” and shared an Oscar for his “Brokeback Mountain” screenplay.
He wrote from a fan’s point of view about the first game of the 1954 World Series
Head (Body Part)
Health Clubs
Health Foods
Health Insurance and Managed Care
heart and a profound understanding of what it means to hide one’s true self.
Hebrew Language
Heiny’s comedy isn’t broad
Helen Hoang
Helena Andrews-Dyer and R. Eric Thomas look at the long career of the congresswoman turned social media darling.
Helena Andrews-Dyer confronts issues of race and belonging — and
Helena Merriman tells how a passage to freedom was dug under the Berlin Wall in 1962.
helpful and encouraging books are meeting such resistance is a distressing sign.
Henkin pays compassionate attention to modern human predicaments.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. offers a sweeping narrative that goes beyond gospel music.
Her 17th novel takes us to 1942 England
Her 1977 book “Marina and Lee” was a critically acclaimed account of the John F. Kennedy assassination
Her best-selling children’s books included “Henry Huggins” and “Ramona the Pest.”
Her books
Her debut stretches from 1866 Cuba to the present-day United States
Her dispatches from Baghdad during the U.S. airstrikes and ground assault in 2003 brought vivid accounts of the war's toll and the Pentagon's future struggles.
Her first novel
Her first short-story collection
Here are 10 of the year’s graphic narratives that stayed with us
Here are 14 books
Here are a few new books to read under a beach umbrella or atop a hammock.
Here are some happy endings to get you through the end of an interminable year.
Here’s hoping more books like “The Calcutta Chromosome” and “Machinehood” will reach a wider audience.
Herman Mankiewicz’s grandson
Hermione Lee follows Stoppard through more than 80 years in meticulous detail.
Herpes Viruses
High Net Worth Individuals
High Society and Socialites
highlights racial injustice.
highly dramatic chapters.
Hijacking
Hikes and Hiking
Hilma
His aggressive moves were paired with deference to states’ rights
His best-selling 1961 children’s book
his books have been story-time staples for decades.
His books sold nearly 9 million copies around the world with intricate and multilayered plots of crime
His books were often drawn from his own experiences as a sled-dog racer and outdoorsman.
his career was tainted by charges of plagiarism.
his disciples have co-opted not just Big Brother’s methods but Orwell’s very name.
His forecasts of trends in business and society led to a series of best-selling books.
His genius was that his re-imaginings of people and events have proved more memorable than the real things.
His memoir recounts his suspicions on Russia and has intriguing comments on Joe Biden.
his novel “Klara and the Sun
His novels — filled with bloodshed and bodice ripping — sold more than 140 million copies.
Hispanic-Americans
histoire
histoire… 2020
Historian Anthony A. Barrett examines the wide-ranging consequences of the Great Fire.
Historian David Nasaw recounts the struggles of Jews and others who had no place to go.
Historian Elisabeth Griffith includes divisions alongside victories in this rich
Historian Margaret MacMillan argues that conflict helps civilization advance.
Historian Patricia Sullivan highlights RFK’s work to advance social justice.
Historian Serhii Plokhy describes one close call after another.
Historic Buildings and Sites
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
History (Academic Subject)
Hockey
Holidays and Special Occasions
Holmes
Holocaust and the Nazi Era
Home Appliances
Home Births
Home Economics
Homeless Persons
Homosexuality and Bisexuality
Honey
Honor Killings
Honoree Fanonne Jeffers and Alan Taylor
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’s novel is 800 pages long. Don’t let that deter you.
Horses
Hospitals
Hot Dogs and Frankfurters
Hotels and Travel Lodgings
Hough’s debut essay collection
how familiar it seems.
How the two nations’ intelligence services
How wonderful to hear Beard’s distinctive voice again in ‘Festival Days.’
Howard
Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Human Trafficking
Humanitarian Aid
Humans and plants are more alike than we realize
Hunting and Trapping
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
Hutu Tribe
Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydroxychloroquine (Drug)
Hygiene and Cleanliness
I limited myself to 16 books
I suppose I knew a greenhouse wasn’t the ideal place for some of my most treasured possessions.
I’ll revisit ‘Ulysses’ on its 100th anniversary and delve into ‘Cheri’ as well as works by wonderful modern writers like Guy Gavriel Kay
Ian Millhiser argues that the court’s majority is skewing the law to benefit the GOP.
Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain gather activists and scholars to write a group history.
Ice
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
Identity Theft
If
If you still have holiday shopping to do
IFTTT
Illegal Immigration
imagines a wealthy tycoon’s disturbing plan to save (some) humans from a biological disaster.
Imbolo Mbue’s follow-up to “Behold the Dreamers” follows a familiar desecration made wrenchingly fresh by the power of Mbue’s storytelling.
Immigration and Emigration
Immigration Detention
Immolation
Immortalized by Sylvia Plath
Immunity from Prosecution
Impeachment
Impostors (Criminal)
In ‘Betrayal
In ‘Forever Young
In ‘Slaying the Dragon
In ‘Smile: The Story of a Face
In ‘The Madness of Crowds
In ‘Woke Racism
In “Beautiful Things
In “Broken
In “Elizabeth and Margaret
In “Francis Bacon: Revelations
In “Fuzz
In “Laundry Love
In “Marple
In “Music Is History
In “No Time Like the Future
In “Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls
In “The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters
In “The Book of Moods
In “The Cult of We
In “The Dawn of Everything
In "The Displacements
In “This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing
In “To Raise a Boy
In “Truly
In “Welcome to Dunder Mifflin
In 1905 a magazine editor asked Leblanc to contribute a story of adventure along the lines of Sherlock Holmes. The result was an instant success.
In 1992
In a carefully planned “enclave community” in Texas
In a new book
in a new book by Post reporters.
In a series of letters
In an English translation of ‘Tears of Amber
In Bennett’s second novel
in books and later
In D.C. and Maryland
In defense of authenticity
in digital life
in fact
in her campaign to improve mental health care for women.
In her gentrifying D.C. neighborhood
In her memoir
In her new book
In her new memoir
In her new novel
In his behind-the-scenes account
In his last book
In his memoir
In his memoir Cuomo recounts how daunting it was — and is — to deal with the day-to-day crises of the pandemic.
In his short life
In Ide’s fifth novel about Isaiah Quintabe
In Judd Apatow's "Sicker in the Head
in life and dollars
In Lippman’s 25th novel
in painstaking detail
In Peng Shepherd's fantastical thriller
In Sara Davis’s debut novel
In South Africa's challenges
in the company of a delightful gang of scholars.
In the memoir “James Patterson by James Patterson
In the new book ‘The Family Firm
in their power to create unique immersive worlds and spark illumination through illustration.
In these latter days of Trump’s calamitous reign
In this tale of two parties
In Tony Godfrey’s entertaining book
In unsparing detail
In visceral essays
Inaugurations
incisives
including ‘Foreign Affairs’ and ‘The War Between the Tates
including a little something for my grandson.
including her desire to be a writer.
including inequality
including Liz Taylor
including new novels by Jess Walter and Tana French.
including one close to home.
including relaying Joe Biden’s surprising advice.
including the human capacity for cruelty.
including violence in Mexico
Income Inequality
Indecency
Independence Day (US) (July 4)
Indian-Americans
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous People
Industrial Espionage
Inédits
Inequalities in American society put people at risk for illness and also make them more likely to be punished for it
inequality
infatigable promoteur de la littérature.
Infertility
Influenza
Innovation
innovations and crises that have shaped the electric-car maker.
Insects
Insomnia
Instead
Intellectual Disabilities
Intellectual Property
Interior Design and Furnishings
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internal-reader-callout
internal-sub-only
internal-sub-only-audio
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International Relations
International Trade and World Market
Internships
intersectional account of the struggle for equality.
Invasive Species
Inventions and Patents
Iraq War (2003-11)
is a compelling story of a determined woman who has to make it on her own in a small fishing village
is a grueling read.
is a notably entertaining mystery novel.
is a novel about video game makers who came of age with Donkey Kong and fell in love.
is a nurse
is an attempt to piece together her fragmented history.
is both radical and welcoming.
is clearly modeled on real-life behemoths.
is rebranding as “quadball” amid controversy over the author’s comments.
is the thread that binds together a slightly miscellaneous collection.
Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in 2017 is a delicate
Islands
it has made things even worse.
it was clear that Sept. 11
it’s better to stick with the book.
It’s hard to imagine a more political flex than publishing a memoir the same month you release your biggest Oscar contender in years.
It’s hard to say what’s comical and what’s in earnest — but there’s enough of both to keep a reader happily engaged.
it’s more complicated.
it’s the male spouses who seem too good to be true.
it's the worst of times for American democracy.
It’s time to start your summer reading list.
Italian Food (Cuisine)
Italian Language
its lessons and its costs.
J. Randy Taraborrelli details the struggles of the political clan’s matriarchs and wives.
J.D. Beresford’s science fiction novel begins with a familiar apocalyptic scenario. But it’s not all doom and gloom.
Jack Ruby’s legal proceedings refute several conspiracy theories
Jackie Polzin’s novel finds the joy in raising chickens
Jaeger’s 1920s novels
James Dean and Liberace.
James Oakes writes.
James Thurber and Norton Juster.
James Webb and (too) many more.
James Wyllie uncovers the domestic lives and petty rivalries of top Nazi spouses.
Jamie Ducharme writes.
Jamie Harrison’s novel takes the unreliable narrator to a whole new place.
Jamie K. McCallum argues that employees need more control over their schedules.
Jan Jarboe Russell writes.
Jan Swafford notes.
Janet Evanovich and Glennon Doyle
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
Japanese-Americans
Jazz
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Jean Hollander
Jean-Louis Cabanès et Pierre Dufief redonnent à l’œuvre des deux frères sa force d’inventivité.
Jed S. Rakoff is frustrated that white-collar criminals go free while the indigent do time.
Jefferson
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Uganda-set novel follows a girl caught between tradition and her rebellious urges.
jet-setting comedy of manners.
jeunesse
jeunesse… 2020
Jews and Judaism
Jill Lepore writes.
Jimena Canales describes the long history of these unexpected assistants.
Joby Warrick writes.
Jodi Picoult and Anthony Doerr all have new books coming out in the months ahead.
Joe Scarborough on the daring policy that made Truman a great leader.
John Ehrenreich argues.
John Fabian Witt examines the history of outbreaks and American law.
John Ghazvinian traces the evolution of a fraught relationship.
John Gooch writes.
John Gray’s “Feline Philosophy” argues that cats have it all figured out.
John Maclean’s “Home Waters” is about life in Montana
John Marshall Harlan championed equality — but only for some
John Paul Brammer says writing the memoir “¡Hola Papi!” helped him reflect on how and why we tell our life stories.
John Tresch’s “The Reason for the Darkness of the Night” presents the multitalented author’s fascination with science.
John Woodrow Cox writes.
Johnson’s debut fiction collection is a tour-de-force
Jon McGregor’s novel turns into a meditation on language and caregiving.
Jonah Lehrer uses science — and art and gambling — to explore the answers.
Jonathan Alter argues.
Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Cohn goes behind the scenes
Jonathan Franzen and Susan Orlean have new books coming.
Jonathan Levy recounts the evolution of American capitalism.
Jonathan Sacks urges readers to revive a shared moral code.
Jones
Joseph J. Ellis reveals the shifting nature of the conflict in historical memory.
Josh Rogin wants to “awaken” readers to the character of the Chinese Communist Party.
Josh Young tells the tale of a historic quest with bold adventurers and gripping drama.
Journalist Justin Tinsley revisits the life and times of a hip-hop star gone too soon.
Journalist Martha Teichner tells the story of how she gained a pet and a friend.
journalists and officials evaluate the tension between security and accountability.
Judy Blume
Julia Quinn’s novel was delightful escapism. The Netflix adaptation is so much more.
July 2
June offers plenty of possibilities.
Juneteenth
Jung Yun’s novel follows a young writer’s eye-opening return home
Jury System
jusqu’au 4 janvier 2021.
just not deeply enough
Justin Fenton recounts the brazen misdeeds of the Gun Trace Task Force.
Juvenile Delinquency
Kai Bird argues.
Karin Tanabe’s new book is a mid-20th-century period piece
Karl Edward Wagner
Kate Forsyth and others imagine the heroic efforts of everyday people during World War II.
Katie Crouch and Sunjeev Sahota
Katie Gutierrez and Amanda Jayatissa
Katie Kitamura’s new novel follows an interpreter in The Hague who’s involved with a married man.
Katie Roiphe and Carmen Maria Machado
keep track of your personal library and recommend just the right book to fit your mood.
Ken Auletta widens the lens on the sordid tale and inadvertently humanizes its villain.
Kevin Davies explains the rise and controversies of a powerful gene-editing tool.
key to our mental lives.
Kidnapping and Hostages
Kim Newman’s latest novel finds pop-culture icons navigating a strange
Kimberly McCreight’s new novel has already been optioned by Nicole Kidman.
King’s Bodyguard” is an atmospheric
Kitty O’Meara set off a wave of hope — and a creative windfall.
Kliph Nesteroff’s book shows the importance and influence that proper representation in the media can have.
Knitting and Knit Goods
Known as one of his country’s foremost intellectuals
Known to legions of radio listeners for her exuberant coverage of literature and culture
Korean War
Korean-Americans
Krauss’s four previous novels proved she’s a writer’s writer; her new story collection cements her reputation.
Kristin Henning writes.
Kurds
Kurt” feel both very private and very important.
Kwei Quartey and more.
Kweli’s message-driven but less popular brand of rap is one of the preoccupations of his swift
l’actrice invente un « film sans images »
l’auteur sud-africain Deon Meyer assume comme jamais la dimension politique de son œuvre.
l’autrice de « L’Elégance du hérisson » livre une ode au Japon
L’autrice livre une autofiction réussie pour raconter sa longue histoire avec le créateur du mot « autofiction »
L’écrivain ivoirien signe un troisième roman fantasque dans un touchant Paris populaire des années 1990-2000.
L’écrivaine américaine s’inspire de la vie de sa mère
L’écrivaine colombienne Pilar Quintana livre un roman saisissant sur les angoisses et la révolte d’une femme acculée.
l’écrivaine livre un récit empreint d’une mélancolie envoûtante.
l’écrivaine Lola Lafon livre « Chavirer ».
L’écrivaine turque dit la douleur de l’exil et celle de son pays de moins en moins libre dans un livre inclassable et envoûtant.
L’éditeur publie ses Mémoires
L’éditrice signe un premier roman dont le suspense dissimule un lumineux récit de l’angoisse amoureuse.
L’essai d’Adrien Candiard et le roman d’Etienne de Montety opposent l’espérance spirituelle au fanatisme. Et autres parutions.
L’héroïne du nouveau roman de l’écrivain québécois rêve de vraie vie et prend la route. En vain. Et c’est superbe.
L’historien de la philosophie médiévale propose sa lecture d’un fascinant conte signé par un contemporain d’Averroès.
L’historienne Maya Jasanoff se coule dans les pas du romancier
L’institution inaugure
La famille de Hergé conteste la mise en vente
La La has it all together. But when her career-thief father needs her help
La philosophe hongroise
la philosophie non seulement ne consolerait de rien
la politiste retrace l’histoire et montre la persistance
La réception de Heidegger par l’Ecole de Kyoto
la rédaction du « Monde des livres » propose dans « La Matinale » une sélection de ses choix de lectures.
la rédaction du « Monde des livres » propose dans « La Matinale » une sélection de ses coups de cœur.
la rédaction du « Monde des livres » propose une sélection de ses coups de cœur littéraires.
la rédaction du « Monde des livres » propose une sélection de ses coups de cœur littéraires.
La réédition de ce reportage de 1936 en Californie rappelle la riche relation de l’écrivain avec le 7e art.
la violence souffle sur la capitale du Colorado. Une nouvelle prouesse de l’orfèvre du western noir.
Labeling and Labels (Product)
Labor and Jobs
Laboratories and Scientific Equipment
Lamott’s 12th faith-based essay collection
Lan Samantha Chang and Karen Joy Fowler tell you a story
Land Use Policies
Language and Languages
larger burdens
Larynx
Last month
later realized the ugly truth behind the myth.
Laugh
Launched in 2017
Laura Dave’s suspense novel is impossible to put down. But how satisfying is that conclusion?
Lauren Oyler’s “Fake Accounts” and Patricia Lockwood’s “No One Is Talking About This” critique our Internet-attenuated lives.
Laurie Loewenstein
Law and Legislation
Law professor Jamal Greene blames a Supreme Court justice
Le court et virulent essai d’un jeune esprit passionné.
Le duo d’orphelins en marge de la romancière japonaise questionne l’étroitesse de leurs espaces imaginaires.
Le Fonds Hélène & Edouard Leclerc pour la culture consacre une rétrospective à l’artiste français
Le galeriste consacre une importante rétrospective à l’un des derniers monstres sacrés de la bande dessinée
Le jeune écrivain décrit la dérive d’un étudiant homosexuel vers l’extrême droite. Simple et percutant.
Le journal de bord des lectures en poche de Mathias Enard.
Le journal des lectures en poche de Véronique Ovaldé.
Le maître d’œuvre de « La Pléiade » Kessel sur les qualités littéraires et la postérité de l’écrivain.
Le Monde
Le philosophe propose une profonde réorientation de nos manières de penser
Le philosophe trans s’appuie sur son expérience pour appeler à « décoloniser » l’inconscient. Sans convaincre.
le pittoresque et la noirceur.
Le poète (1905-1987) portait la mémoire de toutes les souffrances. Ses derniers textes sont réunis dans un nouveau volume.
le premier roman de Dolores Reyes évoque le fléau des féminicides
Le puissant premier roman de Francesca Serra se déroule autour d’une sale affaire de harcèlement sur les réseaux sociaux.
Le roman d’un conteur qui raffine un extraordinaire sens du détail allié à un art non moins subtil de l’ellipse.
Le romancier met un joyeux désordre dans la séculaire campagne des Deux-Sèvres.
Le Tellier’s thriller rests somewhere between “Lost” and “Manifest.”
Le traducteur et grand connaisseur de l’écrivain autrichien replace les inédits de « Perlefter » dans son œuvre.
Lee Goldberg
Lee’s sixth novel follows the wild travails of a college dropout.
Legacy Admissions (School)
Legal Profession
Legislatures and Parliaments
Lelila Slimani
Leonard’s ‘M
Leone Ross’s third novel will appeal to readers who appreciate literary ambition and risk-taking.
Les deux autrices signent « Rita sauvée des eaux »
Les personnages du nouveau roman de l’écrivaine veulent agir
Les violences racistes des années 1970 ? Très sale ambiance
Let Michael Robotham
Letters
Leukemia
LGBTQ Pride Month (US)
Liane Moriarty doesn’t care how you categorize her books.
Libel and Slander
Liberalism (US Politics)
Libraries and Librarians
like some of her celebrated YA novels
like the author
Lim’s novel fits into a loosely affiliated school of experimental books that play fast and loose with narrative conventions.
Linda Colley argues that wars create pressures that lead to foundational documents.
Linda Greenhouse examines the first year of what could become known as the Trump court.
Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts.
Lindy West rewatches mediocre Hollywood blockbusters and
Lionel Shriver’s novel is more determined to make its point than to make us consider what it means to tend a body for the long haul.
Lisa Harding’s novel gives authentic voice to a modern woman’s alcoholism.
Lisa Scottoline’s historical novel centers on three teenagers whose lives are shaken by Italy’s fall into fascism.
lists
Literary critic Edmund Wilson
Livestock
livre d’artiste
Livres : Toute l’actualité sur Le Monde.fr.
Liz Moore
Lizzie Johnson chronicles what was lost
Locks and Keys
Loneliness
Longevity
Lonnie Wheeler and Conn Iggulden.
Louise Erdrich’s “The Sentence” may be the best pandemic novel we ever get.
Love (Emotion)
love and levity.
loves and books of a brilliant
loving account of her father’s decline from Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware contribute new stories starring St. Mary Mead’s favorite resident
Lung Cancer
Lungs
Lüscher’s style is a hybrid of intellectual posturing and absurd slapstick.
Lusts and Strange Desires” argues that the “Strangers on a Train” author deliberately courted emotional violence in her life to fuel her fiction.
Lutheran Churches
Lying
Lyme Disease
Lynching
Lynne Cheney describes the influence of Washington
M.L. Longworth and more.
Madison and Monroe.
Madly
Magazines
Maggie Nelson explores the concept in the realms of art
Magic and Magicians
mais elle ferait voir toute consolation comme illusoire.
mais vraie tragédie sous tension : un premier roman rageur.
Malgré la mobilisation du milieu littéraire
Mammals
Man Booker International Prize
Man Booker Prize
Manhattan Project
Manuscripts
Many are taught to expect that they’ll end up in the justice system
Many books have been written about Queen Elizabeth II. One of them explored how she frequently appeared to her subjects in their sleep.
Many of our favorite books are better as films. Other times
Maps
Marc Myers’s oral history looks at the explosion of rock concerts over four decades.
Marcus J. Moore focuses more on Lamar’s discography than his personal life
Margalit Fox’s new book is an enthralling tale about two British officers who broke out of a World War I POW camp with the help of a Ouija board.
Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments.”
Margi Preus
Marie Benedict’s “The Mystery of Mrs. Christie” is an intriguing novel with a plausible explanation.
Marine veteran Elliot Ackerman
Maritime Accidents and Safety
Mark Aldridge’s “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” offers clues — and evidence — to prove the case.
Mark Harris’s portrait of director Mike Nichols is a pleasure to read and a model biography.
Mark Salter explains the senator who “wasn’t very good at explaining himself.”
Mark Solms explains that subconscious desires are
Marriages
Mars (Planet)
Martha C. Jones tells the stories of brave but overlooked trailblazers.
Martin Aurell dégage la reine médiévale de sa légende noire dans une biographie politique à la fois riche et concise.
Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film was far from a surefire hit
Martin Walker’s ‘Bruno’s Challenge’ and Cara Black’s ‘Murder at the Porte de Versailles’ should come with wine and cheese.
Marvin Kalb offers an insider’s view of a crucial moment for journalism and diplomacy.
Mascots
Masks
Mass Shootings
Mass)
master of Tartan Noir.
Mat Johnson’s latest book delivers a biting satire of American politics and class issues — from the vantage point of outer space.
Mathematics
Matthew Stewart examines the behaviors and beliefs of the elite
Max Barry’s latest novel has a “Sliding Doors” quality
Mayors
McCarthy provides an entertaining if hazy glimpse behind the scenes with the Brat Pack.
McCarthy’s novel
McConaughey’s memoir “Greenlights” is full of can-do thoughts about this thing he calls “livin.”
McDermid’s “1979
Meat
Media
Medicine and Health
Meg Wolitzer talks to her mom
Melanie Finn’s fourth novel tells the story of an orphan who makes her way in the woods of Vermont.
memoir
Memoirs
memoirs and histories.
Memory
Men and Boys
menace gathers. So does a marvelously calibrated pace and tension.
Menstruation
Mental Health and Disorders
Mergers
Merve Emre’s “The Annotated Mrs. Dalloway” highlights the many reasons Woolf’s book is a masterpiece.
Metals and Minerals
Methamphetamines
Mexican-American War (1846-48)
Mexican-Americans
Michael Eric Dyson explains the unrest after George Floyd’s killing.
Michael F. Jacobson warns of the costs
Michael Farris Smith’s prequel capitalizes on the copyright expiration of Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic.
Michael Gorra argues.
Michael Knox Beran examines the defining qualities of the aristocratic class.
Michael Lewis and Mieko Kawakami have new books out next month.
Michael Lewis unconvincingly casts blame on the CDC.
Michael Pollan cultivates his own opium and mescaline
Michael Specter’s audiobook brings the immediacy of voices to the scientist’s story.
Michael Wolff details the end of Trump’s term while feeding readers’ appetite for spectacle.
Michelle Gallen’s winning novel documents one Irish woman’s effort to organize the chaos swirling around her.
Mickelson's gambling debts reached in excess of $40 million over a four-year period
Microbiology
Middle Ages (Historical Period)
Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )
Migrant Labor (Non-Agriculture)
Military Tribunals
Millennial Generation
Mines and Mining
Minimum Wage
Minorities
Mirin Fader’s ‘Giannis’ arrives on the heels of Milwaukee’s improbable NBA championship win.
Misconduct and Shootings
Missing Persons
Missionaries
Mobile Applications
Models (Professional)
modern dating
Modern life has multiplied our conundrums. Susan Liautaud’s “The Power of Ethics” tries to help.
Moins qu’un texte d’intervention
Moisés Na�m draws on his deep knowledge of Venezuela and years of observing Chávez in his debut novel.
moments of kindness and "disastrous" end.
Mommy guilt is the least of it in Ashley Audrain’s blockbuster suspense novel.
Monasteries and Monks
money anf other subjects.
Money Laundering
Monica Hesse
monographie
Monologue d’une lesbienne quadragénaire et mal dans sa peau. Un vif premier roman de la Catalane Eva Baltasar.
monuments aimed to cast the South in a positive light
Monuments and Memorials (Structures)
more mature Biden than many are used to seeing.
More thrillers
Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
mort en 2017
morte en 2019
most of it is hidden from the English-language world. Thankfully
Mountaineering
Mountains
Movies
Much like the royal family itself
Multiple Personalities
Mummies and Mummification
Murders
Museums
museums and the all-devouring art market elbow one another for space on every page.
Music
music and television reflected those in politics
music-industry sexism and the traumas of her youth to find success.
Musical Instruments
musicology and memoir.
Muslim Americans
Muslims and Islam
Mussolini is overshadowed by Hitler
My introduction to contemporary poets was a trial by fire. Here’s what I learned along the way.
Mychal Denzel Smith reflects on the society that brought Trump to power.
mythic and psychoanalytic contexts.
Myths and Mythical Creatures
N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance trilogy got us thinking about other titles perfect for the small screen.
Nadia Owusu recounts her sense of dislocation and her search for a place to call home.
Names
Namwali Serpell's second novel follows a woman grieving the loss of her brother.
Nancy Tucker
Natasha Pulley grounds her latest novel in a 20th-century event: a 1957 nuclear explosion in the Soviet Union.
Nathan Harris sets his novel in Georgia during the murky twilight of the Civil War.
National Book Awards
Nationalism (Theory and Philosophy)
Native Americans
Native Hawaiians
Natural Gas
nature writing and art history.
Navajo Indians
Neal Gabler offers a revealing account of the first decades of the senator’s life.
Neanderthal Man
Nearly 20 years after Said’s death
Need a pick-me-up? These books deliver.
Need a pick-me-up? You might try books by Dorothy Sayers and Nancy Mitford.
Nektaria Anastasiadou’s novel follows a young American woman who travels to Turkey to explore her heritage.
Nelson investigates freedom as conceptualized and practiced through art
Neo Nazi Groups
Nerves and Nervous System
Neutrinos
New Age pop psychology and neuroscience.
New and upcoming books by Rhys Bowen
New books by Lisa Gardner
New books by Megan Goldin
New books by Michael Connelly
New Deal (1930's)
New recordings of books by Susan Meissner
new this month
New works by Anthony Grafton
New works by the author did not emerge as expected. Novelist Jerome Charyn used his imagination to fill in the blanks.
New York State Criminal Case Against Trump (71543-23)
Newbery Medal
News and News Media
Newspapers
Newt Gingrich
Newtown
Niall Ferguson examines the reasons for historical calamities.
Nick Davis
Nicole Hemmer argues.
Nicotine
Nigerian-Americans
Nina Totenberg
Nineteen Hundred Eighties
Nineteen Hundred Fifties
Nineteen Hundred Nineties
Nineteen Hundred Sixties
Nineteen Hundred Thirties
Nineteen Hundred Twenties
Nineteenth Amendment (US Constitution)
Nnedi Okorafor
Noah Feldman cites the president’s actions during the Civil War but downplays the context.
Nobel Prizes
noir
Nonprofit Organizations
North’s fresh take on the western is a thrilling tale that’s eerily familiar but utterly transformed.
Nose
not judgment
Notre feuilletoniste a trouvé bien long le nouveau roman de l’auteur américain de best-seller.
Notre feuilletoniste apprécie la beauté ardente et résistante du roman de l’écrivaine afro-américaine.
Notre feuilletoniste réécoute Marguerite Duras et les mineurs du Pas-de-Calais avec Yannick Kujawa.
Notre feuilletoniste suit Nathalie Léger cherchant ses mots pour dire le deuil.
Notre feuilletonniste a lu « L’Enfant céleste »
Notre feuilletonniste apprécie le style vif et le regard aigu de l’écrivaine britannique.
nous nous exposons à perdre les fictions et leur fécondité
Nouveau roman et nouvelle profession de foi en la littérature de l’écrivain espagnol.
nouvelles
novelist and mother of Mary Shelley
Now in a new edition
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Weapons
Numbers
Nuns
Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal (1945-49)
NY)
NYT
NYTimes
O'Rourke
Obama revealed the books that shaped his public service and leadership.
Obama’s unfulfilled threat to Assad is among the episodes David Andelman explores.
Obesity
Obscenity and Profanity
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Occult Sciences
Oceans and Seas
Octopus
of consuming too much sodium.
Of course there’s ‘Twilight’ and Anne Rice’s Lestat
of the art world.
often for the worse
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline
Oliver Bullough asserts.
Olivia Laing finds there’s no single answer.
Olivier Guez's "The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Olivier Py.
Olympic Games (2012)
Omar El Akkad’s novel about a Syrian boy’s panicked flight is a testament to the impossible predicament confronted by millions of people.
On reprend volontiers une lampée de bonne prose signée de l’auteur de « Women ». Une nouvelle anthologie y invite.
on the heels of a near-death experience
once adversaries
One good book leads to another — and so on.
One of Perry’s unique talents is his ability to tell the same story over and over again
one that depends on inexhaustible supply.
Online Dating
only to find more questions.
Opioids and Opiates
Opium
Optimism
or analysis.
or rather the canvases
Oranges
Organizations
Organized Crime
Organized Labor
Orphaned and displaced
ostensibly a thriller
Other best thrillers of November: “The Bloodless Boy
Ottoman Empire
Our commenters had some thoughtful responses to a story about novels that ended in disappointing ways.
Our critic’s picks include a new edition of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and a biography of Whistler.
Our critics’ picks: Tana French
Our favorites include works by Tanith Lee
our reviewers fell for emotional memoirs
Our society is changing
Over the course of eight essays with poignant illustrations by Forsyth Harmon
Owls
Owusu shows how she forged her own way
OxyContin (Drug)
Ozick employs her virtuosic literary style to weave an enigmatic tale about the ephemeral nature of memory and the transience of life.
Pa
Paging through the “World Almanac and Book of Facts” has been surprisingly soothing.
Pakistani-Americans
Paleontology
Palestinians
Pam Jenoff
Pancreatic Cancer
Paola Ramos sets out to put a human face on the academic debates over identity.
Paper and Pulp
par la maison Artcurial
Paraic O’Donnell and Kwei Quartey
Paralysis
Parenting
Paris Attacks (November 2015)
Parking
Parkinson's Disease
Parks and Other Recreation Areas
parsed what was unconscious.
Part ghost story
part literary criticism.
part mystery
part roman à clef and all payback.
Parties (Social)
Parton
past and present
Pat Buchanan
Patchett’s collection is built around an essay she wrote about an unexpected friendship.
Patrick Radden Keefe aims to hold the family accountable for its role in the opioid crisis.
Paul and Stephen Kendrick on how King’s 1960 arrest influenced the presidential campaign.
Paul Pringle's work exposed serious abuses at the University of Southern California
Peacocks and Peahens
Performance Art
perhaps one of these books will fit the bill.
Personal
Personal Finances
Pesticides
Peter Burke
Peter Burke on how the quest for knowledge has changed throughout history.
Peter Hoeg
Pets
Philanthropy
Philip Jenkins on how the faithful have interpreted extreme weather throughout history.
Philippe Jaworski revient sur Orwell pamphlétaire
philosophie
philosophie… 2020
Philosophy
Phishing (Computer Fraud)
Photographer Maureen O’Leary’s book “Record” captures the “muted purpose” of government buildings and the unnamed workers who fill them.
Photography
Physics
Pigeons
Pilgrims (Plymouth
Pilots
Piracy at Sea
Pittsburgh
Plagiarism
Plague
Planets
Plastic Surgery
plays
Podcasts
poésie
poet Javier Zamora recounts in gripping detail his boyhood travels from El Salvador to the United States.
Poetry and Poets
Poets Laureate
poignant story involves a small town beset by toxic runoff caused by a nefarious corporation.
Poisoning and Poisons
Poker (Card Game)
polar
polar cinéma
polemical sexual confessionals.
Police
Police Brutality
Police Reform
policy proposals and a call to action.
political motives and
Political Prisoners
Politics and Government
Pop and Rock Music
Poppies
Population
Pour l’essayiste
pour livrer un roman enchanteur et tragique.
pour sortir l’humanité de l’impasse.
Poverty
Prayers and Prayer Books
Pregnancy and Childbirth
prendre leur part. Mais le peut-on ? Intelligent et tendre.
presents himself as a listener and an advocate for the state's progressive activists.
President Paul Kagame’s legitimacy is built on myths
Presidential Election of 1960
Presidential Election of 1968
Presidential Election of 1980
Presidential Election of 1992
Presidential Election of 2016
Presidential Election of 2020
Presidential Election of 2024
Presidents and Presidency (US)
Prison Escapes
Prisoners of War
Prisons and Prisoners
Privacy
Privacy abuses and misinformation were secondary concerns
Private and Sectarian Schools
Private Equity
Private Spaceflight
Prix Nobel de littérature 2018
Probation and Parole
produced hard-boiled mysteries
Productivity
progenitors of the Gikuyu people of central Kenya.
Promising an inside view of the White House
Propaganda
Prostitution
Protests and Riots
psychanalyse
Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs
Psychiatry and Psychiatrists
Psychological surveys help John W. Dean and Bob Altemeyer explain his supporters.
Psychology and Psychologists
psychology’s reference manual.
Public and Subsidized Housing
Public Broadcasting
Public health expert Paul Farmer says it’s crucial to understand the context of pandemics.
Published a century ago
Pulitzer Prize winner John Archibald reexamines his father’s legacy in this fascinating blend of family memoir and moral reckoning.
Pulitzer Prizes
Pulsars
Puzzles
QAnon
qu’il a dirigée.
Quantum cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton winds back the clock to ponder the origin of our universe's origin.
Quantum Theory
quarante-cinquième semaine.
quarante-deuxième semaine.
quarante-quatrième semaine.
quarante-sixième semaine.
quarante-troisième semaine.
quarantième semaine.
Quarantine (Life and Culture)
Quarantines
que Dominique Manotti rappelle crûment dans son nouveau roman.
Queer activist Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s book is alive with the existential nausea of being displaced.
qui a su se renouveler en quelques années
qui retracent quarante ans de vie intellectuelle. Un témoignage vivace et précieux.
Quidditch
Quirky tales of beasts just doing what comes naturally — and getting in our way.
Quotations and Proverbs
quotes and flights of whimsy — is executed brilliantly.
Race and Ethnicity
race and what connects us
Rachel Cohen’s “Austen Years” is part memoir
Rachel Kushner and Helen Oyeyemi have new books this month.
Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz explain what happens when “equal justice” meets politics.
Rachel Yoder’s debut is a reminder of the shared experiences of motherhood.
Racist policy choices ultimately deprive society as a whole
raconte sa traversée du siècle dans une autobiographie caustique.
Radio
Railroads
raised by the hit musical.
Ramsey Campbell is as good as ever.
Randall Kennedy still seeks a middle ground
Rap and Hip-Hop
Rare and Orphan Diseases
Rationing and Allocation of Resources
re-creates the homicidal doctor’s heartless life in short
Read new books by Stephen King
Reading and Writing Skills (Education)
Reading choices for your night in — whether you like sweet
Real Estate (Commercial)
Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
Reality Television
reassuringly speaks into the chaos of 2020.
Recent books about the royal family give helpful context to series watchers.
Recession and Depression
Recipes
récit
récits
recommended by local authors and bookstore owners
Reconstruction Era
Recycling of Waste Materials
Réécrire « Don Quichotte » ? Risqué. Mais l’écrivain y réussit
reflections on history and advice for today’s activists.
reflects on the war's flawed decisions
Refugees and Displaced Persons
refuting interpretation.
Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
Reid balances a tragic tale with just the right amount of joy
rejects the standard props of realist fiction.
Relief
Relief and Education for Minors Act)
Religion and Belief
religious
Religious Cults
Relocation of Business
remind us just how special Washington is.
Renaissance (Historical Era)
Reporter David M. Drucker on what the GOP base really wants in a presidential candidate.
Reproduction (Biological)
require thought and are meant to foster rational argument -- things we all need.
Rereading a beloved book is one of many strategies our readers shared for reversing a rut.
Research
Resistance to books that cast heroines with agency and hidden talents has declined
Respiratory Diseases
Restaurants
Réunis en un volume
Review of ‘True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump” by Jeffrey Toobin
Review of “I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House” by Stephanie Grisham
Review of "Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could" by Adam Schiff
Review of “Notes on Grief” a reflection by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the death of her father
Review of "There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century" by Fiona Hill
Revisited” offers new insights about a woman’s break from her Hasidic community.
Revolutionary War
revue… 2020
Rhythm and Blues (Music)
Richard Barrios’s new book delves into the history of the film adaptation that did boffo business and won multiple Oscars.
Richard Greene looks past the self-mythology to explore the novelist’s cultural context.
Richard Kearney examines its literary
Richard Osman's "The Bullet that Missed" reconvenes his septuagenarian crime fighters.
Richard Ovenden quench many a curiosity.
Richard Thompson Ford traces how the evolving rules of fashion shaped gender norms.
Right of
Right Time” is a low-key chronicle of a man going with the flow.
Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right
Rights and Welfare
rights are “conditional
rigid in her diet
Rivers
Road Trips
Roads and Traffic
Robberies and Thefts
Robert Harris and S.J. Rozan.
Robert McCrum’s “Shakespearean” shows how the Bard speaks to many kinds of people in many different ways.
Robots and Robotics
Rocket Science and Propulsion
Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision)
Roman Civilization
Romans
Romanticizing that war has led us to seek another just as “good
Ronald Grigor Suny explores the pre-revolutionary life of the Soviet autocrat.
Rosanna Warren’s enlightening book is rich with anecdote and cameos by early 20th-century intellectuals
Rosie Perez narrates Ronnie Spector’s new memoir. Also
Roving grammarian Ellen Jovin helps settle questions about commas
Roxane Gay
Royal Families
Rubik's Cube
rules and data to sort out parenting decisions
Rumaan Alam
Rumors and Misinformation
Running
Rural Areas
Rush Limbaugh and other figures extolled Ronald Reagan but led the Republican Party away from his principles
Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates
Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)
Russian Language
Ruth Ben-Ghiat lays out shared traits of leaders who oversee democracy’s downfall.
S.A. Cosby delivers a riveting thriller and Kristen Radtke has a meditation on loneliness.
sa connaissance du monde et des lettres.
Sabotage (Crime)
Sacks is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose intelligence
Safety and Disasters
Sally Hepworth
Sally Rooney
Salman Rushdie took a secret trip to Washington to plead for help.
Salvadoran-Americans
Sam Quinones’s latest book
Sam Riviere’s novel is hard to stop reading — because it’s written as a single paragraph almost 300 pages long.
Samantha Silva’s novel brings to life Mary Wollstonecraft: feminist
Same-Sex Marriage
Sanjay Gupta offers a program for staving off dementia — and tells readers to start early.
Sara Paretsky
Sarah Crossan’s first novel for adults is
Sarah Pinborough
SAT (College Admission Test)
savvy and self-aware.
savvy and vulnerabilities of girlhood.
saying goodbye is not easy for storytellers. Parting can be such sweet sorrow or such putrid disappointment.
says a new book from two Post reporters.
scénariste et historiographe du 9e art
Schizophrenia
Scholars
Scholars explore the questions of law
Scholarships and Fellowships
Scholastic published series including Harry Potter and the Hunger Games.
school
School Boards
School Discipline (Students)
School Shootings and Armed Attacks
Science and Technology
Science Fiction
science fiction and philosophy is a challenging but worthwhile read. C.S. Lewis agreed.
science writer Henry Gee explains.
science-fiction
Scientists don’t actually agree on what’s alive and what’s not
Scott Anderson argues that politicians and bureaucrats corrupted an idealistic agency.
Scott Eyman delivers an estimable and empathetic biography.
searing new story collection.
Secession and Independence Movements
Second Amendment (US Constitution)
Secondhand bookstores provided ample choices at low prices. So I picked up books by Joseph Conrad
Seeds
Segregation and Desegregation
sélectionné pour le prix littéraire du « Monde » 2020.
Self-Defense
Self-Employment and Independent Contracting
Selina Hasting’s new biography delves into the life
Sen. Amy Klobuchar lays out history
Senses and Sensation
Sentences (Criminal)
Separations and Annulments
September 11 (2001)
Serial Murders
Set aside 24 hours to listen to Follett’s prequel. Other great new audiobooks: “Shuggie Bain” and “His Only Wife.”
Set in 17th-century Boston
set in 1957 Ireland
Set in Brighton Beach in 1968
set in segregated St. Louis
Sex
Sex Crimes
Sex Education
Sexual Harassment
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Shafak’s new novel weaves the tumultuous history of Cyprus into a story of young lovers split apart.
Shari Lapena and Karin Slaughter are among the authors delivering satisfying suspense.
sharing it
Shawna Kay Rodenberg recounts her childhood in a religious sect and in rural Kentucky.
She also wrote a memoir about her parents
She assailed patriarchal assumptions
She brought her exacting tastes
She burst onto the literary scene in 1985 with her debut novel
She campaigned against female genital mutilation and wrote more than 50 novels
She focuses on racism and other ills
she influenced generations of chefs and deplored Americans’ fast-food experience of wan tacos and overseasoned enchiladas.
she might just leave her stable life behind.
she participated in the civil rights movement and was an outspoken advocate for Mexican Americans and women.
she published two seminal books about Dickinson
she was a self-described “resident nerd” at NPR.
she was one of the youngest Pulitzer winners in history and the first woman to be honored in the national reporting category.
she was tenacious about guarding her privacy
She wrote a modern translation of "The Tale of Genji
Sheep
Sheri Tepper and Matt Bell imagine environmental matters gone wildly awry
Sherlock (Fictional Character)
Shifts in movies
Ships and Shipping
Shooting (2012)
Shooting (2018)
Shooting (May 24
Shopping and Retail
Shopping Centers and Malls
Short Selling
Shortages
Should I keep the first edition or the fine dust jacket? Deciding what books should stay or go is more art than science.
Shutdowns (Institutional)
Sign Language
Simon Ark and more.
Simon Baron-Cohen offers a sweeping survey of the types of thinking that spark inventing.
Simon Heffer’s encyclopedic book about Victorian and Edwardian England offers a fascinating perspective on the present.
Simon McCarthy-Jones looks
Simon Sebag Montefiore compiles new voices alongside the classics.
Simply told and radiantly illustrated
Single Mothers
Single Persons
Skin
Slavery (Historical)
Sleep
Sloane Crosley’s second novel is an unromantic comedy satirizing start-up culture
Slogans and Mottoes
Small Business
Smallpox
Smartphones
Smell (Olfaction)
Smoking and Tobacco
Soccer
Social Conditions and Trends
Social Media
Socialism (Theory and Philosophy)
Societies and Clubs
sociologie
Sociology
Sofia Samatar and Suyi Davies Okungbowa.
Solar Energy
Solar System
solo motherhood and more.
some books were so prescient that you had to wonder: What did these authors know that we didn’t?
Some of the stories revisit a simple plot: An ordinary urbanite journeys to a rural area looking for answers
Some people are “constantly ringing the bell on how dangerous it is to be fat
Sometimes stars elevate their works beyond the printed page. Here are three great examples.
Sonar
Sonia Faleiro’s investigation illuminates the role of “honor” in the lives of the nation’s girls.
sorting through my papers was a welcome reminder of the joys of a literary life
Space and Astronomy
Spanish Civil War (1936-39)
Spanish Language
Special Prosecutors (Independent Counsel)
Speeches and Statements
spent years doing research for “Competing with Idiots.”
Spiner (a.k.a. Data) discusses “Fan Fiction
split infinitives and more in “Rebel With a Clause”
src-reader-callout
Stanley J. Weyman’s 1893 novel is right up there with Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers.”
Staring into the abyss of the Holocaust
Starnone’s novel has echoes of Elena Ferrante’s “The Story of the Lost Child.”
starring Woody Allen
Stars and Galaxies
Start-ups
State Legislatures
States (US)
Statistics
steamy or need a good cry.
Steel and Iron
steeped in sorrow and hope.
Stephen King and Charles R. Saunders
Stevenson’s classic 19th-century novel is study in loyalty against a backdrop of violence and unrest.
Stocks and Bonds
stoic. We are so much more than that.
Storming of the US Capitol (Jan
story collections and nonfiction books.
Strikes
striking
struggled with addiction and despair that also fueled his work.
Student Loans
sturdy memoir.
Stuttering
Submarines and Submersibles
Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Suburbs
such as the tendency to blame mothers for their children’s problems
Sugar
Suicides and Suicide Attempts
Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Summer (Season)
Superman (Fictional Character)
Supermarkets and Grocery Stores
Superstitions
sur les philosophies antiques appliquées à la vie quotidienne.
Sur un mode onirique
Sure
Surfing
Surgeon Robert White’s experiments raised moral and philosophical issues
Surgery and Surgeons
surprise
Surveillance of Citizens by Government
Susan Coll’s new novel makes clever use of her experience working in one of the country’s foremost independent bookstores.
Susan Page’s biography eschews intimate insights to show the speaker as a historic force.
Susanna Clarke’s “Piranesi” and “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” win honors at the 2021 Audies ceremony.
suspense — and an escape! — in new books by Linwood Barclay
Sustainable Living
Suzanne Simard recalls her life and work
Sweating
Swimming
Swimming Pools
takes aim at pandemic-fueled neuroses.
Tales like ‘The Travelling Cat Chronicles’ and ‘Tarka the Otter’ offer a unique perspective.
Talmud
Tanya Tagaq and more
Taoism
Taste
Tate chronicles how her therapy group — and its zero-confidentiality policy — helped turn her life around.
taught to glorify Robert E. Lee
Tax Credits
Tay-Sachs Disease
Tea Party Movement
Teenage Pregnancy
teenage romance — and often
Teenagers and Adolescence
Telecommuting
Television
Temple Mount (Jerusalem)
Tennis
Terrorism
Testosterone
Tevis wrote science fiction greats like “The Man Who Fell to Earth” and the overlooked “Mockingbird.” Also
Tex
Tex)
Textbooks
Textiles
Thanksgiving Day
That’s why the privileged White novelist’s work is still worth reading
The “Pose” and “Kinky Boots” star interrogates his traumatic upbringing in a stirring new memoir.
The “Saturday Night Live” comedian’s “This Will All Be Over Soon” looks back at her beloved cousin’s cancer diagnosis and death.
the “Ten Thousand Saints” author chronicles life with a chronically ill husband.
The 10 best audiobooks of the year are stellar examples of narrators’ voices and manner dovetailing with content and style.
the 11th-century Norse adventurer
The 18 essays have the same feeling of radical honesty found in “My Struggle.”
The accelerating shifts
The acclaimed actor’s memoir takes us far from Hollywood to his Irish childhood.
the activist tells her story — and warns that it's no sentimental tale.
The actor shows how food — making it
The actor-writer-musician and illustrator teamed up on the new book “A Wealth of Pigeons.”
The actress and humorist discusses her book “You’re Leaving When?” and her cancer diagnosis.
The actress’s memoir is devastating but also hopeful.
The ambitions
The amendment wasn’t written with African Americans in mind
The American Ballet Theatre star has written a thoughtful collection of essays that gives readers insight into what it means to defy categorization.
the announcement may feel like background noise
the Antarctic waters and the spaces in between.
The arresting tale of a “lady pilot” in the mid-20th century is interwoven with the story of a modern-day Hollywood actress.
The arsenal was less about mass murder and more about terror
The attack in Atlanta is not an isolated event. In life and art
the author behind “The Undoing
The author behind such favorites as “You’ve Got Mail” shares her own made-for-Hollywood tale in “Left on Tenth”
The author discusses
the author of ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ and ‘The Namesake’ charts the inner life of a lonely woman living in Europe
The author of “Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self” delivers a magnificent
The author of “Breasts and Eggs” never shies from the torture of one child’s existence.
The author of the Patrick Melrose series tries his hand at a novel of ideas.
the author understands the mingled triumphs and humiliations of a long
The author’s second novel takes place in a mythical version of Washington
The authors’ uneven investigation could overshadow their warning about lab safety.
The award-winning author of “Redeployment” debuts as a novelist with a cast of tortured characters navigating a treacherous world.
the Barbizon offered liberation
The behind-the-scenes story of the 1969 classic is almost as bleak as the film itself
The bloodshed shaped relations between the two countries
The book
the book actually exposes Kushner's mind-set and values.
the book invents its own radical
The book takes a “Sliding Doors” approach
The Booker Prize finalist’s new autobiography is about finding an ideal home — and so much more.
The books of the last two decades show how overreacting to the attacks unmade America’s values.
the Booths
The boundary-smashing theater director turns an exuberant flow of reminiscences into a relatively coherent roller-coaster of narrative.
The British novelist's first book sold more than 15 million copies and was adapted into a hit movie starring Robert Redford.
The centerpiece of Asali Solomon’s story is a dinner party that goes off the rails.
The children’s book has influence out of proportion with its 24 pages and its cardboard cover devoid of medallions.
The comedy that runs through Rivka Galchen’s “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch” is a magical brew of absurdity and brutality.
The company in this fiction debut
the composer faced ridicule and threats
The composer wasn’t the tragic figure he’s often made out to be
the Constitution and U.S. law.
the decisions are more arbitrary.
the Democratic candidate for governor
the dialogue!
The dozen stories consider the emotional
The e-cigarette-maker promised a safer product but got teens hooked
the editor of a new Perelman anthology
The epic
the essay series celebrates literature of “unsung
The essays outline how a tactical affect upholds the status quo of white privilege and power.
The ever-shifting author of “Annihilation” experiments with a more naturalistic plot while still exploring the Earth’s destruction.
The ex-FBI director says his book is part of a larger effort to rebuild institutions after Trump.
the ex-House speaker offers an unvarnished look at his career and the GOP.
The examined life of Barack Obama
The Fabulous Ladies Book Club has shown that immunization efforts aren’t just about getting shots into arms.
The fact that these insightful
The fall crop is especially abundant this year
The first lady was both a brave feminist and a shy Victorian
the focus here is on homes
The follow-up to “The Silence of the Girls” follows Briseis after the death of Achilles.
The follow-up to “The Sympathizer” finds a former Vietnamese spy working as a drug dealer in Paris.
The Foo Fighters frontman’s memoir isn’t about score-settling or dirt-dishing.
The former ‘Hardball’ host has proven insight into politics
The former FBI director was certain that history would vindicate him. But instead
The former Marine fighter pilot and Senate candidate writes of her ambition and doubts.
The former president offers familiar praise without delving deeper into their relationship.
The former president’s annual list is an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction.
The former pro basketball player vows to work on behalf of sexual-assault survivors despite Cosby’s release.
The former staffer thought others would be outraged by what he’d heard. He was wrong.
The future first lady found identity and purpose in the New York enclave
the Gulf of Mexico and a 17th century pirate ship.
The Harry Potter creator is also asking her young readers to supply illustrations for the print version of the novel
The hero of Ferris’s fourth novel seems everything but heroic.
The historical novel follows the daughter of a healer who risks everything to defy a cruel jailer.
The history of life is a tale of constant change
The illustrator best known for black-and-white caricatures had a colorful life of his own.
The interlinked stories in Silber’s novel unfurl with such verbal verisimilitude that they’re like late-night phone calls from old friends.
The Irish author of "Beautiful World
the judicial system took such suits seriously
The late basketball coach offers an honest
The latest addition to film historian David Thomson’s opinionated take on the film industry is notable for what it says — and what it doesn’t.
the latest from Patrick Radden Keefe and Dan Fesperman
The latest installment in MIT’s Twelve Tomorrows series toggles between utopian and dystopian.
The latest novel from the author of ‘Mexican Gothic’ is a fast-paced
The latest volume of Michael Nava’s Henry Rios mystery series demonstrates his mastery of the genre.
the law — and herself.
the letters in “Love
the life choices of twin sisters echo across generations.
The Littlest Voyageur
The longtime anchor’s memoir settles scores and reexamines some regrettable choices.
the master of the sword-and-sorcery novel
The material is ingrained in our civilization
The most common resolution involves not just spending more time reading but reaching a specific number of books.
The most essential books of the Trump era are barely about Trump at all
The musician rose above heroin addiction
The narration of ‘Carnival of Snackery’ is wonderful. Other great listens: ‘The Five Wounds’ and ‘Psycho by the Sea’
The National Book Award recipient plumbed the natural world for its wisdom
The NBA star has joined the ranks of Oprah and Reese with a club that highlights underrated writers.
The new book “Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music” reminds us that the divisive composer could supply our era with its big-screen soundtrack.
The new novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The New Yorker writer’s new book remind us of how much we’ve forgotten or neglected because of our widespread cultural amnesia.
The Nobel laureate’s novels sit uncooperatively in a zone between allegory and parable
The Nobel Prize winner talks about the pandemic
the novel centers on a woman who dares to challenge the system.
The novel deserves a place among the classics of dystopian literature.
the novel follows three characters involved in a wacky film production.
The novel is a paean to slasher films
The novel that launched a television hit has a new installment
the novel that sparked a wave of copycat novels and a blockbuster movie.
The novel was at first rejected by American publishers who thought it would be felled by Trump fatigue.
The novel’s protagonist
The novel’s self-help aphorisms are superficial when they aren’t simply nonsensical.
The novels that captivated us include James McBride’s “Deacon King Kong” and Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror and the Light.”
The Oscar-nominated 1976 film
The pandemic has left me feeling wistful for a past filled with delightful bookish encounters.
the plot features many unbelievable moments
The Post’s Ben Golliver on how covid and the racial-justice movement tested the league.
The Post’s Craig Whitlock explains why U.S. officials perpetuated a failing mission.
The posthumously published book recommends “Don Quixote
The power in these stories rests in their veracity
The prequel focuses on the villain of the original trilogy
The president put public relations before public health
the private investigator’s search for peace proves elusive.
The procrastination-inclined can still get bookish gift ideas in time for Mother’s Day.
The prolific author mines her own experience in a novel about a woman struggling to accept the death of her husband.
The psychologist wrote best-selling books about focused mental and physical activity as a route to happiness.
The puzzle of what happened to a Georgia grad student lends momentum to Leitch’s plot about a man with Type II spinal muscular atrophy.
the question arises: How culpable is the artist?
The real-life inspiration for Steve McQueen’s “Red
The Republican statesman and operative specialized in the now-lost art of compromise.
The rise of Susan Stamberg
The science of walking shows us why we should never take it for granted. It’s not just good for your glutes.
The self-proclaimed "Office BFFs" have a new book — and some thoughts on where Jim and Pam would be today.
The settings and themes in 10 of the best mysteries and thrillers of 2021 were all over the place — fitting enough for a year of so much uncertainty.
The short story collection infuses tales of inherited trauma with humor and snark.
The Simulmatics Corporation also sought to predict riots and influence Vietnam
The singer-songwriter discusses how his memoir
the six stories in “Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes)” deliver pure fluff.
The solution creates its own problems.
The staff of Book World will answer your questions and provide their recommendations on Friday
The stereotype of military and machismo is still prevalent if not exclusive
The story
The story collection arrives on the heels of Barry’s superb 2019 novel
The story of how a respected auto executive became a criminal suspect
The Swedish Academy awarded the prize to the Tanzanian author whose English-language novels include “Paradise
The tennis great and longtime activist shares little-known stories in her autobiography.
The trailblazing historian uses her upbringing and Texas’s lively past to puncture well-worn myths.
The UC-Berkeley professor wrote deeply researched books about the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow.
The usual narrative about the 39th president has it backward
The venerable PI is at her best ‘The Consequences of Fear
The wife of a theater director must decide what’s real and what’s just acting.
the works of Tanith Lee and more.
the writer behind the Netflix chiller “Behind Her Eyes” delivers another nimble psychological suspense novel.
The writer sees young people as the real hope for change.
the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn by Robert S. McElvaine
Theater
Theater (Broadway)
then a fugitive.
then and now.
Theodore R. Johnson believes we can still reshape the nation’s character.
Therapy and Rehabilitation
There are nostalgic pleasures aplenty in stories published in 1930s pulp magazines or dramatized in 1940s radio programs.
There’s much wicked fun to be found in books like ‘The Grand Tour
These 10 stand-out books are an eclectic bunch
These 10 stellar titles provide an escape and a guaranteed happy ending.
These 13 books helped us through a difficult
These novels
These tales of imaginary monsters
These websites and apps boost your reading speed
These works
They deal with homework
They offer vivid details
Third World and Developing Countries
This anthology by Kwame Mbalia is comprised of stories that have always existed but rarely get told.
This concise but weighty collection of essays addresses an array of critical topics
this is a tale of a 50-something woman seeking change
This is an author who knows her victims’ antique attitudes as well as Marjorie Merriweather Post knew her china settings.
This month’s book sales will undoubtedly get a boost from Barack Obama’s memoir
This month’s list includes a surprisingly serious turn from comedian Cecily Strong and a noir thriller set in 1970s Mexico City.
This month’s picks: ‘Mecca
This story picks up the threads that 2019’s “King of Scars” left so captivatingly loose.
This suspense tale by Chelsea Summers stars a sexy food critic with a taste for organ meats
This titanic mix of fantasy
This whodunit
This year’s best nonfiction illuminated complicated subjects
Thomas E. Ricks critiques the classicism that molded the new nation.
Thomas’s prequel to ‘The Hate U Give’ peels back another layer on preconceived ideas about race.
Though the novel is far from derivative
Three social scientists bust myths about who the poor are and how they live.
Through the concepts of space
Throughout Amelia Earhart’s public life
Tigers
tightly plotted mystery set in Edwardian London
Tim Weiner recounts the meddling and machinations by both countries.
Time
time and matter
Timothy Brennan revisits the professor’s life.
Timothy Snyder rages against the U.S. health system.
Tina M. Campt offers a model for deeply engaging with their work.
Tinsel Town has influenced books from "The Princess Bride" to "Moving Pictures" and "Only the Dead Know Burbank."
Titanic (Ship)
Title IX (Gender Discrimination Legislation)
Titles for many tastes: a posthumous memoir by Michael K. Williams
Tiya Miles uses the object to meditate on Black women’s experiences and their love.
to consider based on recent favorites.
to drug users.
To try to disprove systemic racism
to undertakings including a massive update of the time-honored tome ‘Joy of Cooking.’
told through the lens of Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife.
told with sincerity
Tom Perrotta’s novel features a terrific full cast. Also
Tom Tomorrow and Ruben Bolling find humor in the absurd.
Toni Morrison’s 1987 classic has sparked debate in the Virginia governor’s race about what public school students should read.
too.
Tools
Torture
Tove Jannson
Track and Field
Transcriber” and “The Night Will Be Long.”
Transgender
Transgender and Transsexuals
Translation and Interpreters
Transplants
Transportation
Transporting audiobooks whisk us to Hindu Kush
Transvestism
Travel and Vacations
Traveling around the world
Trees and Shrubs
trente-cinquième semaine.
trente-huitième semaine.
trente-neuvième semaine.
trente-septième semaine.
tries to embody what a dad can be.
trois essais de 1900 révèlent en Charles Péguy un grand moraliste.
Trump and his own Justice Department colleagues for criticism.
Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry
Tuberculosis
Tulsa Race Riot (1921)
turned into strong allies.
Turtles and Tortoises
Tutsi Tribe
Twenty-First Century
Two books examine Beijing’s efforts to control first Tibet and now Uighur Muslims.
Two books summarize the struggle
Two journalists recount how a California community was destroyed by the 2018 Camp Fire.
two new books argue.
Two new books reflect Western fantasies of how democracy will come to the people’s republic.
Two recently published and appealingly idiosyncratic memoirs reflect this week’s autumnal spirit.
two tech reporters write.
Two Thousand Twenty
Two Thousand Twenty Four
Two Thousand Twenty One
Two Thousand Twenty Three
Ty Seidule
Typography
Tyson’s memoir offers an accounting of how far we’ve come — and how far we still must go.
Ultramarathon Running
Ultraviolet Light
Un collage littéraire vertigineux et drôle de l’écrivain américain.
Un essai novateur trace les contours philosophiques du sourire
un lumineux roman graphique dans l’Inde d’hier et d’aujourd’hui.
un phénomène omniprésent en Argentine.
un premier roman audacieux qui convoque le tragique et le trivial
un récit sonore où le confinement a joué son rôle.
Un roman d’apprentissage intranquille entre France et Croatie
Un savoureux témoignage de la biologiste Joanna Burger sur sa relation hors norme avec son oiseau de compagnie.
uncertain time.
Under his leadership
under-recognized genius.”
une métisse cherokee
une série de conférences.
Unemployment
unfolding over centuries
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO)
United States Defense and Military Forces
United States Economy
United States International Relations
United States Politics and Government
unsparing look at his life and his ex-employer.
Unwanted variations in judgments undermine fairness and can waste time and money.
Update your playlist with ‘The Passenger
uplifting.
Urban Areas
US Dollar (Currency)
Using newly opened Vatican archives
Uvalde
Vaccination and Immunization
Vaclav Smil quantifies the changes and the almost inevitable crises ahead.
Vagina
Val McDermid
Vampires
veering between the emotional highs and enervating lows of emergency medicine.
Venture Capital
Veronica Roth
Veterans
Vice Presidents and Vice Presidency (US)
Victoria Shepherd explains some of psychology's landmark cases with empathy and understanding.
Victorian Christmas ghost stories for those cozy nights by the fire.
Victorian Era
Video Recordings
Vietnam War
Vietnamese-Americans
Vigilantes
Vikings
vingt-huitième semaine.
vingt-neuvième semaine.
vingt-quatrième semaine.
vingt-septième semaine.
vingt-sixième semaine.
vingt-troisième semaine.
Violence (Media and Entertainment)
Virginia Feito’s horror-tinged novel is already set for the big screen
Virtual Currency
Viruses
vis-design
vitality and vulnerability.
Voice and Speech
Voter Fraud (Election Fraud)
Voter Registration and Requirements
Voting Rights Act (1965)
Wales and Venice
Walking
Walter Isaacson explains the behind-the-scenes battles over CRISPR.
Wanda Coleman and more.
War and Armed Conflicts
War and Peace
War Crimes
war crimes and biometric data.
was based on his eight years on the blacklist.
was considered an instant classic.
was especially popular.
was inspired by a 1970s experiment in which researchers tried to teach a young chimpanzee American Sign Language.
Washington Post
Washington’s debut novel
Waste Materials and Disposal
Watches and Clocks
Water Pollution
Watergate Affair
We could all use some humor right about now.
we find instead the sepia tones of candlelight.
We’re still coming to grips with the “revelation” that creators we love can say and do despicable things.
We’ve heard stories about how people earned death sentences. Now here are stories about how they came to that moment.
Weather
Web-Original Programming
Weddings and Engagements
Weight
Weiner’s 15th novel is a #MeToo story that’s also a broader tale about how women find their way.
Wesley Morgan writes that the campaign there took on a logic all its own.
Whales and Whaling
What drove artists Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe to risk everything?
what makes a story work.
What might have been an earnest historical novel about the labor movement is transformed by Walter’s irresistible voice and characters.
What six med school graduates saw as the coronavirus tore through New York hospitals.
Wheelchairs
When an art installation leads to death
When Matt Query began writing the horror story “My Wife and I Bought a Ranch” on Reddit's r/NoSleep
when Paradise
where a group of eco-warriors has gathered.
Where Are You?" has been open about her opposition to Israeli government policies.
Where Are You” more than lives up to the promise of its predecessors and even exceeds the hype.
where Maisie Dobbs faces multiple challenges
which may be for the best.
which reflects Mohabir’s efforts to mend himself.
which transformed how we understand forests.
While away the hours with a mystery
while finding ways to make it fresh and absorbing.
while Stephen Chbosky explores a new genre.
While undoubtedly personal
Whistle-Blowers
White and Blue” documents his career in law enforcement in “Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop.”
White-collar crime is rampant
Whites
who are the true draw of any well-told tale.
who escaped the Children of God cult
who helped evacuate Afghans
who won a Pulitzer and a National Book Award
whose novel “With Teeth” published this month
Why Antonin Dvorak’s prediction about American classical music didn’t come true.
Widows and Widowers
Wildfires
Wildlife Trade and Poaching
will feel very familiar.
William G. Thomas III finds.
William Green explores their widely different strategies for becoming rich — and happy.
William J. Bernstein examines the pervasiveness of mass delusions.
William Kent Krueger and Tracey Lien offer a murder-and-mayhem tour across the globe
Williams’s urgent novel takes place on the shore of a rotting lake
Wills and Estates
Wines
Winter takes center stage in books by George R.R. Martin
Wireless Communications
Witchcraft
With “Moonflower Murders
with collaborator Robert K. Oermann
With echoes to “When Harry Met Sally
with Elizabeth Moss in the starring role
With her new book ‘Apples Never Fall’ and another TV adaptation with Nicole Kidman
With his wife
With its buoyant sense of wonder
With its elegant mix of science fiction and metaphysical mystery
With one Facebook post
With so many contemporary memoirs devoted to the sins of the author’s mother
With the memoir “Crying in H Mart
Within a few years
Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome
Women and Girls
Women in espionage take center stage in “Red Widow
Women's Rights
wonderful narrations of ‘The Last White Rose’ and Horse.'
Wood and Wood Products
Woof! These novels and memoirs are all about the fur babies that fill our lives
Work-Life Balance
Workplace Environment
World Series of Poker
World Trade Center (Manhattan
World War I (1914-18)
World War II (1939-45)
would leave an impact on contemporary fiction as deep as its impact on every other aspect of our culture.
wowed us this year.
Writer Jeannine Mjoseth was looking for adventure when she turned to professional wrestling. She got plenty of that.
Writers and translators are debating how important it is for a translator’s identity to echo that of the author.
Writers from different parts of the world weigh in on what it means to be a woman with agency.
Writers like Jeff VanDermeer
writes Amanda Sewell.
writes biographer Donald A. Ritchie.
writes Brandy Schillace.
writes Caseen Gaines.
writes Heather McGhee.
writes historian Jeff Guinn.
writes Janice P. Nimura.
writes journalist Steven W. Thrasher.
writes Karen Cox.
writes Paulina Bren.
writes Peter Canellos.
writes Peter Wohlleben.
writes Robert D. Kaplan.
writes Shankar Vedantam.
writing and how humor carries them through
Writing and Writers
Writing of those who fought repression
written by a British chemist
written in verse.
xxxx… 2020
Yang’s debut novel owes a debt to Edith Wharton’s “The House of Mirth
yet
Yiddish Language
You can spot strains of Michael Crichton in these thoughtful pages like panther paws grafted onto a lab-created sheep.
You can’t beat Holmes for the holidays. Also
You may not be going to the Hamptons this summer
you’ll be fighting the urge to flip back to page one.
you’ll learn how a crime novel is written and what it’s like to own a book store in Scotland.
your to-be-read pile needs refreshing
Youth
YZ Chin’s novel is a multilayered story about a woman trying to understand who she is on her own and where she belongs in the world.
Zakiya Dalila Harris’s debut novel lives up to the hype.
Zen Cho and more.
Zionism
Zoom book clubs and e-books are no match for physical books and the experience of sharing them with friends in person.

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