The Retired Justice Who Doesn’t Understand the Supreme Court
Stephen Breyer means well. Why is his new book, “Reading the Constitution,” so exasperating?
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Stephen Breyer means well. Why is his new book, “Reading the Constitution,” so exasperating?
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In “Nuclear War” and “Countdown,” Annie Jacobsen and Sarah Scoles talk to the people whose job it is to prepare for atomic conflict.
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Our columnist reviews this month’s haunting new releases.
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Our columnist reviews saucy new books by Rebecca Ross, Rebekah Weatherspoon and Felicia Grossman.
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Let Us Help You Find Your Next Book
Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood.
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17 Works of Nonfiction Coming This Spring
Memoirs from Brittney Griner and Salman Rushdie, a look at pioneering Black ballerinas, a new historical account from Erik Larson — and plenty more.
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27 Works of Fiction Coming This Spring
Stories by Amor Towles, a sequel to Colm Toibin’s “Brooklyn,” a new thriller by Tana French and more.
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Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
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Best-Seller Lists: April 7, 2024
All the lists: print, e-books, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books and more.
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A Memoir of a Marriage Cut Short and the Secrets Left Behind
After his partner, Molly Brodak, died by suicide, Blake Butler found painful truths in her journals and personal items.
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For Girlhood Friends, the Tech Revolution Is a Dividing Line
In Lisa Ko’s adventurous novel “Memory Piece,” youthful exploration takes a dark turn for an artist, an activist and a web developer.
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How Not to Think Like a Fascist
In his latest book, the prolific British psychoanalyst Adam Phillips promotes curiosity, improvisation and conflict as antidotes to the deadening effects of absolute certainty.
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This Jazz Legend Is His Own Work in Progress
The private musings of Sonny Rollins reveal an artist devoted to the rigors of self-improvement.
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Without Senators in Sight, Christine Blasey Ford Retells Her Story
Her lucid memoir, “One Way Back,” describes life before, during and after she testified that Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in high school.
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Put your cultural knowledge to the test with these 12 questions.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
In her best-selling self-help book, Ramani Durvasula offers tips for surviving a person who only has eyes for mirrors.
By Elisabeth Egan
Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?
By A.O. Scott
That kids’ classic “completely changed my life,” says the former football star, now the University of Colorado’s “Coach Prime.” His new book is “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field.”
The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their presence in museum collections.
By Jennifer Schuessler and Julia Jacobs
In his unsparing novel “Wolf at the Table,” Adam Rapp observes a household in denial about the dark force growing up in its midst.
By Connie Schultz
She became an award-winning author of children’s books and young-adult novels despite debilitating health issues and the murder of her father.
By Alex Williams
The author has dominated horror fiction, and arguably all popular fiction, for decades. Here’s where to start.
By Gilbert Cruz
In “Death Row Welcomes You,” Steven Hale follows the cases of men in an American prison awaiting execution, examining what they did as well as the people they’ve become.
By Ben Austen
As “Carrie” turns 50, George R.R. Martin, Sissy Spacek, Tom Hanks, the Archbishop of Canterbury and others recall the powerful impact the writer’s work has had on their lives.
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