- Books of The Times: ‘The Son,’ a Novel by Philipp Meyer
- 2013-06-19 22:01
- “The Son” spans 200 years, six generations and a great many downfalls in one proudly purebred American family, the McCulloughs of Texas.
- Children’s Books: New Books by Jennifer Lloyd
- 2013-06-19 18:25
- In new books by Jennifer Lloyd, a kindergarten class lists the best things about school and a gorilla detective goes in search of stolen banana muffins.
- Books of The Times: ‘Seven American Deaths and Disasters...
- 2013-06-18 20:13
- “Seven American Deaths and Disasters” transcribes radio and television broadcasts of painful events, from the Kennedy assassination to Sept. 11, as they unfurled on the air, live and unmediated.
- ArtsBeat: Variations On an Article: Jeremy Denk Gets a Book ...
- 2013-06-18 16:50
- The pianist Jeremy Denk will transform an article for The New Yorker into a book for Random House.
- At 52, Not Too Old for a Debut Novel
- 2013-06-18 14:04
- A writer comes to realize he is too old to follow anyone else’s rules and can express his true nature.
- Books of The Times: Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Bad Monkey’ Featur...
- 2013-06-17 21:34
- A washed-up monkey, sex in a morgue, a severed arm at the end of a fishhook and other Carl Hiaasen capers make “Bad Monkey” his funniest novel in almost a decade.
- Books: ‘How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick’ Can...
- 2013-06-17 20:29
- Supporting friends in times of serious trouble, like during an illness, can be difficult.
- Books: In ‘What Doctors Feel,’ Pain Is Not Just the Real...
- 2013-06-17 20:29
- Dr. Danielle Ofri delves into the ways doctors’ emotions can exert a strong influence on a case, particularly when it grows complicated, frustrating or unyielding.
- English Gavels Resound in a Trove Headed to Yale
- 2013-06-16 22:46
- Yale University has acquired a vast and renowned collection of English lawbooks and legal manuscripts assembled by the barrister Anthony Taussig.
- Books of The Times: The Psychic Siblings of ‘Sisterland,...
- 2013-06-16 22:11
- “Sisterland,” a new novel from Curtis Sittenfeld, centers on identical twin sisters with psychic powers who have chosen contrasting lifestyles.
- Bookshelf: Books on Veterans, Civil Rights and Sacred Places
- 2013-06-15 02:54
- A book by Philip F. Napoli tells the stories of veterans, including a black soldier and his white comrades and a nurse who staged a hunger strike.
- Luke Janklow: Not Exactly Bookish
- 2013-06-14 21:57
- Will Luke Janklow one day take the reins at Janklow & Nesbit Associates?
- ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: A New Spin on the Hulk
- 2013-06-14 21:20
- “Indestructible Hulk,” written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu, is at No. 9 on the hardcover list.
- ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Science of Female Desire
- 2013-06-14 18:57
- Daniel Bergner talks about his new book, “What Do Women Want?”
- ArtsBeat: The Sweet Spot Video: The Books of Summer
- 2013-06-14 18:47
- In this week’s video, A. O. Scott, David Carr and others discuss what they will be reading this summer.
- Children’s Books: ‘Octopus Alone,’ by Divya Srinivasan...
- 2013-06-14 17:46
- New picture books about a fish and a snail that live in a book, the creator of a submarine, and more.
- Children’s Books: ‘Giant Dance Party,’ by Betsy Bird, ...
- 2013-06-14 16:53
- New picture books about parties include pirates, blue furry giants and a birthday feast.
- Crime: Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Bad Monkey,’ and More
- 2013-06-14 16:29
- Carl Hiaasen’s “Bad Monkey” is another misadventure in the annals of greed and corruption in South Florida, “the Medicare-fraud capital of America.”
- Benjamin Percy’s ‘Red Moon’
- 2013-06-14 16:29
- In Benjamin Percy’s novel, the misunderstood lycanthrope population is being persecuted. And they’re not going to take it anymore.
- ‘The Dispensable Nation’ and ‘Foreign Policy Begins at...
- 2013-06-14 16:26
- Two foreign policy figures criticize, from differing directions, President Obama’s program.



