New York Times Books
Nonfiction: The Private Life of Victorians
Therese Oneill’s “Unmentionable” transports us back to the world of middle-class 19th-century women, emphasizing the messy details that costume dramas airbrush out.
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Children’s Books: Big Beautiful Books for Small People
Revisit Tomi Ungerer’s surprising stories, pretend to cook and more in these large-format illustrated books.
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Nonfiction: Three Handsome Books on Country Living
Glossy new books devoted to the lavish retreats of American “country house” living.
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Nonfiction/Fiction: Queen Victoria in Fiction and Nonfiction
Two new books arrive at the same conclusion: Queen Victoria wasn’t as Victorian as she’s been made out to be — especially behind the bedroom door.
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By the Book: Anna Kendrick: By the Book
The actress, singer and author of “Scrappy Little Nobody” would love to be a bath reader, “but the Parisian charm wears off after five minutes, and then I just want to be dry.”
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Newly Released: Books by Clare Beams, Hans Herbert Grimm, April Ayers Lawson and Kelly Luce
Magical realism infuses one story collection; sex and faith underpin another. And a debut novel grabs your attention.
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Roundup: A Spotlight on the Season’s Top Photography Books
New books showcase the photos of Daido Moriyama, Sally Mann and others.
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Roundup: Rock Lives: This Season’s Pop Music Biographies and Memoirs
New books look at the careers of Brian Wilson, Paul Simon and other music stars.
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Roundup: This Season’s Books on Sports: A Roundup
People who see sports as an escape from the real world might be surprised at just how often the two overlap.
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Roundup: From Brooklyn to Kentucky to Iran: Cookbooks for Every Taste
New cookbooks include an elaborate approach to home cooking and recipes with strong regional identities.
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What in the World: On an Island Named for Ice, the Poets Are Just Getting Warmed Up
In Iceland, people of all ages and every walk of life compose and publish verse. Cold, damp weather and long winter nights may be among the reasons.
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Footsteps: David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie
Famously earnest, the writer David Foster Wallace said he liked Midwestern people, and got more work done in the gusty open spaces of Central Illinois.
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What It Takes to Open a Bookstore
This may be the ultimate book nerd’s fantasy, but it’s also hard work. We talked to some Brooklyn experts.
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Books of The Times: Kathleen Collins’s ‘Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?’
This collection of newly discovered stories is part of a large body of work by this filmmaker, playwright and writer, who died young.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Zadie Smith’s By the Book interview and more.
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Open Book: The Bright Side of 2016
Boldface names and bold debuts are among those on this year’s list of 100 Notable Books.
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Nonfiction: Carrie Fisher Has More to Say About Her Life in ‘Star Wars’
In “The Princess Diarist,” Carrie Fisher dishes about her life inside the “Star Wars” industrial complex. SPOILER ALERT!
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Roundup: This Season’s Best Books on Hollywood
New books by and about movie stars include a collection of photos and writing by Alan Cumming, a memoir by Tippi Hedren, “The Tao of Bill Murray” and more.
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New Thriller From Author of ‘The Girl on the Train’ Is Due in May
Paula Hawkins’s “Into the Water,” also published by Riverhead Books, will arrive just over two years after her mega best seller that was made into a movie.
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