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- A Rich, Twisted, Gloriously Cacophonous Novel of Village Life
In Max Porter’s “Lanny” — equal parts fairy tale, domestic drama and fable — a mischievous little boy goes missing. ... More - A Captivating Coming-of-Age Story Inspired by the Tudors
The young heroine of Dylan Meconis’s graphic novel “Queen of the Sea” learns how suddenly, and ruthlessly, fortune can turn a queen into a pawn. ... More - Mark Haddon’s Strange, Exciting New Novel Has Its Roots in Ancient Myth
“The Porpoise,” with a nod to Shakespeare and the Greeks, updates the legend of Apollonius with a new focus on the story’s women. ... More - A Venom-Spiked Cocktail of Marriage, Family and MurderSadie Jones’s “The Snakes” is a modern morality tale, a creepy, scary novel about the corrosive effects of money and power. ... More
- A Rich, Engrossing Family Saga, Spiked With Sisterly Malice
Claire Lombardo’s debut, “The Most Fun We Ever Had,” follows a family of four daughters through the decades. ... More - Twenty Years After a Brutal Massacre, It’s Payback TimeAnita Anand’s “The Patient Assassin” documents the life of a peripatetic Indian laborer who waited decades for a chance to kill an official of the Raj. ... More
- On the Centennial of Iris Murdoch’s Birth, Remembering a 20th-Century GiantMurdoch was the rare kind of great, buoyant, confident writer who was in touch with both animal and intellectual instincts. ... More
- New & Noteworthy, From R. Kelly to White House CorruptionA selection of recent books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading. ... More
- ‘I Was Banged Up Against the Wall,’ E. Jean Carroll, Trump Accuser, Tells CNN
The longtime Elle magazine advice columnist said Monday that she tried to fight back against Donald Trump’s advances in a fitting room of Bergdorf Goodman. The president has denied the accusation. ... More - Our Top Editor Revisits How We Handled E. Jean Carroll’s Allegations Against Trump
Dean Baquet, our executive editor, says “we were overly cautious” in our handling of a prominent writer’s allegations against the president. ... More - For an Immigrant Family, Sarajevo Still Casts Its ShadowIn a two-part memoir, “My Parents/This Does Not Belong to You,” Aleksandar Hemon shows how Bosnia and its wartime strife have shaped a life of exile. ... More
- The Holocaust Survivor Who Deciphered Nazi DoublespeakThe personal papers of one of World War II’s earliest historians reveals an obsession with how Nazis distorted the German language. ... More
- Marvel’s Heroes Take Center Stage
Marvel Entertainment and Samuel French team up for a series of educational plays for teenagers. ... More - For Fans of Ottessa Moshfegh, a Debut Novel of Female Psychosis
Juliet Escoria’s “Juliet the Maniac” sees the life of a bipolar teenager in gut-wrenching fragments. ... More - A Presidential Candidate Assesses the Nation’s Political Ills
Michael Bennet’s “The Land of Flickering Lights” is a call to end the partisan stalemate in Washington. ... More