Book Reviews

‘You Are One of Them,’ by Elliott Holt

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 10:08
Amid entanglements between Russia and young Americans, a first novel explores the sense of betrayal in the loss of family and friends.    

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‘Flora,’ by Gail Godwin

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:59
Gail Godwin’s novel is populated almost exclusively by orphans of various stripes.    

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Paperback Row

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:52
Paperback books of particular interest.    

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Editors’ Choice

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:44
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.    

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Essay: Bulgakov’s Ghost

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:43
Some Russians say literature had more political power when it was forbidden.    

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‘The Rule of the Clan’ by Mark Weiner, and More

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:33
New books by Mark S. Weiner, Andrew T. Guzman, Ben Goldacre, Daniel Brook and Vishaan Chakrabarti.    

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Crime: Walter Mosley’s ‘Little Green,’ and More

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:18
Walter Mosley is never better than when he’s got a juicy cut of history to chew on — this time the late ’60s.    

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‘Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan,’ by William Dalrymple

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 08:58
William Dalrymple seeks contemporary lessons in Britain’s disastrous 19th-century invasion of Afghanistan.    

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‘Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir,’ by Amanda Knox

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 08:54
Amanda Knox tells her story of being charged with murder in Italy.    

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‘Forty-One False Starts,’ by Janet Malcolm

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 16:11
Janet Malcolm’s penetrating profiles are case studies in defeated amour-propre.    

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‘The Guns at Last Light,’ by Rick Atkinson

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 16:03
The final volume of Rick Atkinson’s trilogy shows that the road to Berlin was far from smooth.    

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’Til Faith Do Us Part,’ by Naomi Schaefer Riley

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 13:23
An exploration of how, or if, interfaith marriages work in a nation of many religions.    

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Letter: Against Amanda

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 13:11
A reader responds to a recent interview with Amanda Knox.    

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Letters: ‘On the Brink’

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 13:11
Readers respond to a recent review of “The Sleepwalkers” and “July 1914.”    

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Letter: Law and Politics

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 13:10
A reader responds to a recent review of “The Federal Society.”    

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Top 10 young adult books for summer

USAToday Books - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 06:19
Ten must-reads for teens.
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Excerpt: 'The Signature of All Things' by Elizabeth Gilbert

USAToday Books - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 03:57
Read the prologue from the upcoming book from the author.
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Robin Roberts to write memoir

USAToday Books - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 03:44
She'll tell the story of her health journey.
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'Literary onslaught' of BookExpo America hits May 30

USAToday Books - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 02:15
The trade show will feature big-name authors and big industry questions.
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Young golfer searches for fairways, greens — and himself

USAToday Books - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 02:06
Dylan Dethier wrote '18 in America' about his year-long, cross-crountry golf trip.
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