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- The Tale of Cho Ung: A Classic of Vengeance, Loyalty, and RomanceA review of The Tale of Cho Ung: A Classic of Vengeance, Loyalty, and Romance at the Complete Review
- Bullseye ! Twenty Stories by Tsutsui YasutakaA review of Bullseye ! Twenty Stories by Tsutsui Yasutaka at the Complete Review
- Portrait of a Man Known as Il Condottiere by Georges PerecA review of Portrait of a Man Known as Il Condottiere by Georges Perec at the Complete Review
- The Act of Roger Murgatroyd: An Entertainment by Gilbert AdairA review of The Act of Roger Murgatroyd: An Entertainment by Gilbert Adair at the Complete Review
- Hide and Seek by Dennis PotterA review of Hide and Seek by Dennis Potter at the Complete Review
- Thanks by Pablo KatchadjianA review of Thanks by Pablo Katchadjian at the Complete Review
- Solovyov and Larionov by Eugene VodolazkinA review of Solovyov and Larionov by Eugene Vodolazkin at the Complete Review
- Posthomerica by Quintus SmyrnaeusA review of Posthomerica by Quintus Smyrnaeus at the Complete Review
- Scenes from a Childhood by Jon FosseA review of Scenes from a Childhood by Jon Fosse at the Complete Review
- The Listening Walls by Margaret MillarA review of The Listening Walls by Margaret Millar at the Complete Review
- Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias ÉnardA review of Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard at the Complete Review
- Stand-in Companion by Shiraishi KazufumiA review of Stand-in Companion by Shiraishi Kazufumi at the Complete Review
- Backlight by Hanawa KanjiA review of Backlight by Hanawa Kanji at the Complete Review
- Little Culinary Triumphs by Pascale PujolA review of Little Culinary Triumphs by Pascale Pujol at the Complete Review
- Het bestand by Arnon GrunbergA review of Het bestand by Arnon Grunberg at the Complete Review
- Het tweede bestand by Arnon GrunbergA review of Het tweede bestand by Arnon Grunberg at the Complete Review
- A Shameful Life by Dazai OsamuA review of A Shameful Life by Dazai Osamu at the Complete Review
- The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould BeyroukA review of The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk at the Complete Review
- The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: The Happy Years by Ricardo PigliaA review of The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: The Happy Years by Ricardo Piglia at the Complete Review
- Insurrecto by Gina ApostolA review of Insurrecto by Gina Apostol at the Complete Review
- The History of Akbar: Volume 1 by Abu'l-FazlA review of The History of Akbar: Volume 1 by Abu'l-Fazl at the Complete Review
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- Books of The Times: A Debut Novel Unfolds Over 48 Tense Hours in LondonGuy Gunaratne’s “In Our Mad and Furious City,” longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, is told in alternating viewpoints after a murder roils the city.
- Essay: Suddenly, Poets Are More Willing to Address Public Concerns. The Poet Laureate Explores Why, and How.Tracy K. Smith, the United States poet laureate, looks at the ways poetry has dealt with the shifting political landscapes of the past two decades.
- Late-Night TV Hosts Give Publicity-Starved Novelists the Star TreatmentTV coverage of literary fiction has dwindled, but Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers are exceptions. “Who would have guessed that a 700-page novel would be on national TV?” one publishing executive said.
- Books of The Times: A Memoir That Might Inspire You to Break a SweatPeter Sagal, the host of “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” on NPR, writes about the rigors and rewards of his life as a runner in “The Incomplete Book of Running.”
- Further Reading: If You Love ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ You’ll Love These BooksWhether you want to dip into a novel that evokes Midge Maisel’s New York City or pick up a sparkling history of 1950s comedy, we’ve got some recommendations for you.
- Times Critics’ Top Books of 2018The Times’s staff critics give their choices of the best fiction and nonfiction works of the year.
- The 10 Best Books of 2018The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year.
- The Book Review Podcast: Immaturity in American PoliticsAlan Wolfe discusses “The Politics of Petulance,” and Nadja Spiegelman talks about two books by Lucia Berlin.
- Match Book: Books to Give Your Precocious ReadersGraphic and prose novels for your speed-reading children to both breeze through and savor.
- Poetry: Two New Volumes by Adrienne Rich, Game-Changing Feminist, Poet and Essayist“Selected Poems: 1950-2012,” and “Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry,” are laden with insights that, six years after Rich’s death, remain as urgent as ever.
- Now Read This: Discussion Questions for ‘There Will Be No Miracles Here’Casey Gerald’s memoir is our December pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”
- Poetry: From an Iconoclast and an Icon, Poems of Personal and Public TransformationIn “Evolution,” Eileen Myles makes us reconsider the nature of experience and imagination.
- New & NoteworthyA selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
- Front Burner: The English Christmas DecodedNigel Slater’s newest tome is a guidebook to the winter season, with recipes for mincemeat and flavored spirits, and history and lore.
- Newsbook: President Trump Seeks New Chief of Staff. 3 Books Show Why His Next Pick Matters.From Nixon’s White House to Obama’s, these books highlight presidential right-hand men and their outsize power.
- The Best Poetry of 2018The Book Review’s poetry columnist, David Orr, picks 10 collections worth your attention.
- David Sedaris’s Back Pages, Before ‘SantaLand’ Made Him a StarThe writer’s archive, which has just been bought by Yale, includes his voluminous diaries and other private handmade books.
- Books News: John le Carré’s Next Novel to Land in 2019“Agent Running in the Field” will feature a 26-year-old character navigating political turmoil in present-day London.
- Essay: ‘Change Your Life,’ the Poet Says, and a Rural Idyll Offers a Tantalizing ChoiceA Brooklyn novelist’s annual trip to the Chilean countryside fuels daydreams of permanently moving. But peace and quiet can be so, well, exasperating.
- Times Insider: What Goes Into Our End-of-Year Books ListsBy the end of a typical year, hundreds of thousands of books in various styles, genres and subject areas are published. These three lists are meant to help you make sense of it all.
- Books News: A New Book About Mussolini Is Provoking a Debate Over His LegacyAntonio Scurati, the author of “M,” sees his book as an anti-fascist history lesson disguised as a novel. Others disagree.
- Books News: Crown Publisher and Editor of Michelle Obama’s Memoir Is LeavingMolly Stern will be replaced by David Drake. Gillian Blake will leave Henry Holt for Crown. The changes reflect a cyclical shift in the industry.
- After Dispute, ‘Mockingbird’ Blends Novel’s Spirit and Sorkin’s Voice OnstageHarper Lee’s estate objected to elements of Aaron Sorkin’s early stage adaptation. Now it arrives on Broadway with concessions from both sides.
- Nonfiction: The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’With “Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster,” Stephen L. Carter celebrates his extraordinary grandmother.
- Nonfiction: A Fresh Look at How Poets Evolve Over the Course of a CareerIn “We Begin in Gladness,” the poet and critic Craig Morgan Teicher considers poets from W.S. Merwin to francine j. harris, in light of changes in their language and their influence on one another.
- Nonfiction: Colm Toibin on the Fathers of Geniuses“Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know” recounts the lives of the fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce — and the chaos they created.
- P.M. Forni, Who Argued for ‘Choosing Civility,’ Dies at 67In two books he wrote about rudeness and how to avoid it. He also started a program to encourage the practice of good manners.
- Children’s Books: Picture Books That Celebrate a Grandparent’s Selfless LoveThere’s nothing like the bond between grandparent and grandchild. New books by Tomie dePaola, Cecilia Ruiz and more show it in many forms.
- Sketchbook | Tribute: Edward Carey Illustrates a Homage to Charles DickensA nod to the classic English bildungsroman “Great Expectations,” first serialized in December 1860.
- The Shortlist: Shrewd Short Stories That Merge the Hopeless and the HopefulFour collections, in settings that range from Glasgow to an island in the Pacific Northwest, sketch troubled lives and a yearning for better times.
- Nonfiction: Two Leading Intellectuals Analyze What Ails AmericaAlan Wolfe’s “The Politics of Petulance” and Lawrence Lessig’s “America, Compromised” offer differing diagnoses of the condition of the country.
- Nonfiction: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court SupremeRichard Brookhiser’s “John Marshall” looks at the accomplishments of the legendary chief justice and draws lessons for today.
- Fiction: A Timely Dystopian Thriller With Sexual Assault and Political Corruption at Its Core“Those Who Knew,” a new novel by Idra Novey, takes place on an unnamed island, but in a world beset by problems unnervingly like our own.
- New in Paperback: ‘Afterglow (a dog memoir),’ ‘The Odyssey’Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
- Fiction: A Parable About Good, Evil and the InevitableA.L. Kennedy’s novella “The Little Snake” conjures the story of a young girl’s friendship with a strangely powerful creature and how it will shape her life.
- Inside the List: The Paper Published a Holiday Books Guide in 1851 — and Every Year SinceIt turns out that people have liked to give books as gifts for a long time. Here’s a peek at how tastes have changed over the years.
- Letters to the EditorReaders respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
- Fiction: ‘Love Is Blind,’ but Lust Isn’tIn William Boyd’s novel of desire and deceit, a hunky Scottish piano tuner falls for a sexy Russian soprano.
- Books News: Curtis Sittenfeld’s Next Short Story Will Be an Audible OriginalThe best-selling writer of “Prep,” “Eligible” and other novels edited “Atomic Marriage” with audio in mind.
- Nonfiction: Books About Losing Faith That Will Give You HopeIn “Interior States,” Megan O’Gieblyn reconsiders her evangelical upbringing, and in “What if This Were Enough?” Heather Havrilesky renounces the “enforced cheer” of American culture.
- Editors’ Choice: 11 New Books We Recommend This WeekSuggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
- Nonfiction: Isabel Wilkerson on Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ and the Great MigrationThe former first lady’s long-awaited new memoir recounts with insight, candor and wit her family’s trajectory from the Jim Crow South to Chicago’s South Side and her own improbable journey from there to the White House.
- Paper Chase: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Turns 175On the anniversary of the beloved holiday classic, we look back at some of The Times’s coverage of the book and its author, Charles Dickens.
- By the Book: Michelle Obama: By the BookThe former first lady, whose new memoir is “Becoming,” admires Zadie Smith’s novel “White Teeth” for its complexity and humor: “Even if a book takes on serious topics, I think it should still be fun to read.”
- Andrei Bitov, Russian Writer Who Chose Not to Flee, Dies at 81At a time when many of the Soviet Union’s greatest authors left the country, he stayed, despite sometimes incurring official wrath.
- Books of The Times: Revelations and Reckonings in a Sex Scandal From Long Before #MeTooIn “Bringing Down the Colonel,” Patricia Miller unearths the 19th-century case of Madeline Pollard, who sued a five-term House representative for breach of promise to marry.
- Newsbook: 3 Books About George H.W. Bush’s LegacyThe elder Bush died on Friday, and the public is now reckoning with his legacy.