Book Reviews

Were your 20s a chaotic blur of rash decision-making, anxiety and self-loathing? Well, good news! I’ve got the book for you. Natalie is a struggling writer and certified hot mess....

Just seconds into the opening scene of Dance First, James Marsh’s new Samuel Beckett biopic, a number of problems with the whole enterprise of making a biopic of Samuel Beckett...

THE MOTHER OF ALL THINGS, by Alexis LandauWhat is the source of maternal rage? The answer is as infinite as it is ancient. In 1965, the poet and essayist Adrienne...

Readers of “Brooklyn” will recall that Eilis’s previous trip home came in the wake of Rose’s death. If you’re just joining her, Tóibín offers a succinct recap of that visit:That...

Imagining a Radical New Relationship with the Mississippi RiverThe Mississippi River has been manipulated for decades. A new book considers alternative forms of controlBy Meera SubramanianA tugboat pushes cargo on...

THE WILDCAT BEHIND GLASS, by Alki Zei. Translated by Karen Emmerich.Of all the genres of the past century of children’s literature, one of the most important is what Polonius in...

Just before their ship sailed from New York, Goldman happened to come face to face with a young man then up-and-coming in federal law enforcement. “Haven’t I given you a...

LAST HOUSE: or, The Age of Oil, by Jessica ShattuckJessica Shattuck’s new novel, “Last House,” opens with a two-page list echoing the book’s subtitle, “The Age of Oil” — a...

We chose the 10 best crime novels of 2023. See the complete list.I like Scandinavian crime fiction — the darker, the betterUnder the Storm, by Christoffer CarlssonWhen the body of...

But as the historian Michelle T. King writes in her fascinating biography of Fu, “Chop Fry Watch Learn,” Fu’s first appearance aired a few months before Child’s. And if Child...