NYTimes books

Essay: Postcards From My Literary Staycation

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 15:04
No money for Venice or Machu Picchu? Try hitting the literary hot spots of Pottsville and Scranton.

Editors’ Choice

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 15:04
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Her Darkest Places

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 14:29
A Library of America collection showcases Shirley Jackson’s fascination with psychology, society and the terrors of everyday life.

Still Life With Ragpickers

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 14:28
In the dystopia of this wry first novel, a hierarchical society forces young bachelors to find brides — or else.

Flyby

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 14:27
This chronicle of the innovative Voyager mission also ponders the nature and meaning of exploration itself.

Books of The Times: Safety in Numbers? Not for This Heroine

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:00
In Kevin Guilfoile’s new thriller, a heroine must deal with a mysterious cult of murderous mathematicians.

Books of The Times: The Building of a Symbol: How It Got There, and Why It’s Orange

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 01:39
The California historian Kevin Starr’s latest book chronicles the building of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Long Island Confidential

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 21:21
A hapless teacher is hurled from one unsavory spot to the next in this fiercely satirical novel.

Paperback Row

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 21:10
Paperback books of particular interest.

Up Front: John Simon

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 21:02
Does John Simon, who grew up in Belgrade and came to America at 15 (English is his fifth language), have an affinity for exiles?

The Open Road Wasn’t Quite Open to All

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 18:30
A new play and a children’s book revisit the “Green Book,” a guide for black motorists in the Jim Crow era.

Paperback Nonfiction

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 18:15
Top 5 at a Glance
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. WHERE MEN WIN GLORY, by Jon Krakauer
4. MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler
5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 18:14
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
2. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
3. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham
4. CHARLIE ST. CLOUD, by Ben Sherwood
5. THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Paperback Trade Fiction

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 18:14
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
2. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
3. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave
4. CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese
5. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham

Hardcover Nonfiction

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 18:13
Top 5 at a Glance
1. _____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern
2. COMMITTED, by Elizabeth Gilbert
3. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell
4. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne
5. THE OBAMA DIARIES, by Laura Ingraham

Books of The Times: The Protean Master of the Ballets Russes

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 15:35
The Dutch scholar Sjeng Scheijen traces the life and career of Serge Diaghilev, the impresario of the Ballets Russes.

TBR: Inside the List

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 08:00
Jonathan Franzen’s long-awaited novel “Freedom” is almost certain to make the best-seller list, so let’s just get our coverage out of the way now.

Up Close | Fall Fashion: Giving ‘Fashion Editor’ a Makeover

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 04:40
Nina Garcia’s fourth style guide for women is the latest example of how Ms. Garcia is building her own brand by stretching the parameters of what a fashion editor is.

Noticed: E-Books Make Readers Less Isolated

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 23:48
E-readers seem to invite strangers to start conversations more than traditional books do.

Books: ‘Deliverance’: A Dark Heart Still Beating

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 17:37
The 40th anniversary of James Dickey’s book about wilderness and survival shouldn’t slip by unnoticed.