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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story February 27, 2024 By Joumana Khatib Hi readers, Blame my years as a Girl Scout, blame the number of earth signs in my astrological chart — I'm at my happiest when I feel useful. It's in this spirit that I share a page I hope you'll bookmark and return to again and again, one that helps you avoid what can be a soul-crushing question: What should I read next? Let Us Help You Find Your Next Book Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood. By The New York Times Books Staff My colleagues and I pulled together a range of recommendations to suit nearly any reader, from new paperbacks to children's books to books that inspired this year's Oscar nominees. I hope you find something you love! And please feel free to write in with any suggestions of what else you'd like to see featured on this page. You can reach me by emailing books@nytimes.com. See you next week. In other news Before "Poor Things" was a weird, Oscar-nominated movie, it was a weird, well-loved novel. Here's the history of that book, by the Scottish author Alasdair Gray. Aaron Lansky spent a lifetime building the Yiddish Book Center, one of the country's leading Jewish cultural institutions, and saved 1.5 million books. He's ready to hand over the reins — and might now even have some time to read the books he rescued. For three decades, the iconographer Mark Doox has explored anti-Blackness in America and in the church. Now that work that has culminated in a new book. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT RECENT BOOK REVIEWS Fiction A New Voice in Fiction With a Mean Left Hook Rita Bullwinkel's debut novel, "Headshot," spotlights eight boxers in a national tournament and the struggles of their inner lives. By Dwight Garner Fiction Tommy Orange's 'There There' Sequel Is a Towering Achievement "Wandering Stars" considers the fallout of colonization and the forced assimilation of Native Americans. By Jonathan Escoffery Nonfiction Political Memoirs Are Mostly Junk. This Critic Finds the Morsels. In "The Washington Book," the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Carlos Lozada mines a genre known for sanitized prose to revealing effect. By Janet Hook Roving Eye This Book Is Baffling, Debauched and Perfectly Human Vladimir Sorokin's novel "Blue Lard" features a world largely bereft of love or moral concern, but it reminds us of our freedom. By Dustin Illingworth Nonfiction Is America All-Knowing and All-Powerful? Yes, Thought Saddam Hussein. In "The Achilles Trap," Steve Coll paints the demise of the Iraqi dictator as a tragedy of misperceptions on both sides. By Noreen Malone Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT We hope you've enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times. Love this email? Forward to a friend. Want this email? Sign-up here. Have a suggestion for this email? Then send us a note at books@nytimes.com. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Books from The New York Times. To stop receiving Books, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018