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- Gene Wolfe, Acclaimed Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 87
His four-book series “The Book of the New Sun” is considered one of the major works of the genre. ... More - The Book Review Podcast: Robert Caro on How He Does It
The acclaimed biographer of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses talks about his new book, “Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing.” ... More - Fiction: A Suspicious Death Exposes Painful Fissures in a Mojave Desert Town
In “The Other Americans,” a powerful new novel by Laila Lalami, a diverse group of citizens are forced to question their beliefs and allegiances after a Moroccan immigrant is killed. ... More - From Our Archives: Revisiting Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1948 Senate ElectionsPublished in 1990, the second volume of Robert A. Caro’s biography of Johnson investigates the intensely contested 1948 senatorial election. ... More
- Inside the List: ‘That’s When I Acknowledged What Had Been Simmering Inside Me for Years: Anger’The U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach wants to help other women overcome institutionalized discrimination — and she’s written a book, “Wolfpack,” about it. ... More
- Children’s Books: Books That Expand the Possibilities of BoyhoodWhat does it mean to be a boy now? New nonfiction books show the varied thoughts and experiences of boys facing peril — or just figuring out how to be themselves. ... More
- New in Paperback: ‘Warlight,’ ‘Air Traffic’Six new paperbacks to check out this week. ... More
- Nonfiction: His Children Called Him the Duke of Villanova. But Who Really Was He?
Janny Scott’s memoir, “The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father,” explores the consequences of generations of inherited Main Line wealth. ... More - Crime: A Cannibal, a Dead Viscount and a Case of Stolen Sand
Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column features a new and gruesome Lucas Davenport novel and the latest appearance of Parnell Hall’s cantankerous murder-solving puzzle lady. ... More - The Shortlist: A Serial Killer Clown, You Say? Now That’s Dark Comedy
New collections from Carianne Leung (“That Time I Loved You”), Amy Hempel (“Sing to It”) and Mark Mayer (“Aerialists”) balance anxiety with humor. ... More - Nonfiction: A Queer, Biracial Coming-of-Age Memoir Is Equal Parts Pain and Pleasure
T Kira Madden’s debut, “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls,” recalls a troubled childhood in chapters as fragmented as her family life was. ... More - Fiction: Revising the History of Chicago in a Sweeping Debut NovelJonathan Carr’s “Make Me a City” reconstructs an alternate history of Chicago in fictional source materials. ... More
- Fiction: G. Willow Wilson Reimagines the Last Days of Moorish Spain
In her new novel, “The Bird King,” history is infused with fantasy, drama and puckish humor. ... More - Letters to the EditorReaders respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review. ... More
- Fiction: In ‘Optic Nerve,’ a Woman Trains a Sharp Eye on Art and Her Life
The first book by María Gainza, an Argentine art critic, to be translated into English is a consistently delightful mix of art history, personal reminiscence and aesthetic theory. ... More