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NYT > Sunday Book Review
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Essay: Grand Allusion
Failed allusions produce feelings of betrayal on all sides. Is the speaker a snob or the listener a dolt?
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‘The Night Swimmer,’ by Matt Bondurant
An American couple’s marriage spins out of control after they become proprietors of a moldering Irish local.
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What Elizabeth Taylor Did For Women’s Rights
M. G. Lord sees feminist themes in the roles of Elizabeth Taylor.
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‘Da Vinci’s Ghost’ Examines One of the Artist’s Most Famous Images
Toby Lester examines one of the world’s most intriguing drawings.
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‘The Science of Yoga’ Considers the Practice’s Benefits
William J. Broad explores yoga’s winding path and weighs claims about the practice’s benefits.
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The Letters William S. Burroughs Wrote at the Height of His Success
William Burroughs’s letters from the years of his literary success.
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‘Immortal Bird,’ Doron Weber’s Lament for His Son
A father describes, and rages at, the loss of his teenage son.
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‘No One Is Here Except All of Us,’ Ramona Ausubel’s Fablelike Novel
In Ramona Ausubel’s fablelike novel, a Romanian village shields itself from the Nazis through sheer force of imagination.
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‘These Dreams of You,’ by Steve Erickson
Through the lens of one household, Steve Erickson’s novel spans history, continents and realities.
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‘Stay Awake,’ Stories by Dan Chaon
Dan Chaon’s characters wander between ordinary lives and psychological shadowlands in this collection.
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Tony Judt Reviews His Life’s Journey
In a dialogue with another historian, Tony Judt reviews his life’s journey.
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Film Director Neil Jordan’s Novel ‘Mistaken’
Film director Neil Jordan’s fifth novel follows two men who can pass for each other.
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Elmore Leonard Returns With ‘Raylan’
U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, now the star of the TV show “Justified,” returns to confront gambling, mining and organ trafficking in Elmore Leonard’s latest.
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Three Books Explore the Reality Behind the World of ‘Downton Abbey’
Three books explore the true lives behind the fictional world of “Downton Abbey.”
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TBR: Inside the List
A book about JFK falls off the list, but RoseMarie Terenzio’s “Fairy Tale Interrupted,” about her years as John F. Kennedy Jr.’s executive assistant, enters the nonfiction hardcover list at No. 8.
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