Book Review

Ward discusses her new novel; David Dobbs on five new books about Darwin; and Kristin Cashore talks about “Jane, Unlimited.”

Abramson discusses Katy Tur's "Unbelievable" and Hillary Clinton's "What Happened."

William Taubman discusses his biography of Mikhail Gorbachev, and N. K. Jemisin talks about reading, writing and reviewing science fiction and fantasy.

Suzy Hansen discusses “Notes on a Foreign Country,” and David Thomson talks about “Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio.”

Suzy Hansen discusses “Notes on a Foreign Country,” and David Thomson talks about “Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio.”

Bruce Handy talks about “Wild Things,” and Adrian Owen discusses “Into the Gray Zone.”

Bruce Handy talks about “Wild Things,” and Adrian Owen discusses “Into the Gray Zone.”

George Prochnik discusses “Freud,” and Nancy MacLean talks about “Democracy in Chains.”

George Prochnik discusses “Freud,” and Nancy MacLean talks about “Democracy in Chains.”

Judith Newman discusses new parenting books, and Bill Goldstein talks about “The World Broke in Two: Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, E.M. Forster, and the Year That Changed Literature.”

Judith Newman discusses new parenting books, and Bill Goldstein talks about “The World Broke in Two: Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, E.M. Forster, and the Year That Changed Literature.”

Amy Schumer discusses her memoir, and Gregory Cowles talks about the Book Review's special poetry issue.

Amy Schumer discusses her memoir, and Gregory Cowles talks about the Book Review's special poetry issue.

Cree LeFavour talks about her new memoir, and Andrew Sean Greer discusses his new novel, "Less."

Cree LeFavour talks about her new memoir, and Andrew Sean Greer discusses his new novel, "Less."

Joshua Green talks about “Devil’s Bargain”; Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich discusses “The Fact of a Body”; and Laura Dassow Walls on her new biography of Thoreau.

Joshua Green talks about “Devil’s Bargain”; Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich discusses “The Fact of a Body”; and Laura Dassow Walls on her new biography of Thoreau.

Deborah Yaffe talks about “Among the Janeites,” and Robert Ferguson discusses “Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North.”

Deborah Yaffe talks about “Among the Janeites,” and Robert Ferguson discusses “Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North.”

Isobel Charman discusses "The Zoo," and R. L. Stine talks about scary stories for children.