The Book Report: Washington Post critic Ron Charles (October 13)
The "Sunday Morning" book reviewer offers his suggestions for fall reading, including new novels by Richard Powers, Rachel Kushner and Danzy Senna.
Books
Book excerpt: "Playground" by Richard Powers
The latest novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Overstory" explores artificial intelligence and the race to save the oceans.
Book excerpt: "Nexus" by Yuval Noah Harari
The author of the bestseller "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" returns with an examination of the power of intelligence to shape and control civilizations throughout history, and how artificial intelligence may change society, economics and politics.
Book excerpt: "Creation Lake" by Rachel Kushner
In this tricky comic thriller, a female American secret agent infiltrates a rural French commune of environmental terrorists who follow a mysterious spiritual leader whose teachings are aimed at replicating the lives of the Neanderthals.
Book excerpt: "Colored Television" by Danzy Senna
In this satirical novel from the bestselling author of "Caucasia," a writer who can't sell her ambitious book about biracial people in history considers selling out to Hollywood by transforming it into a TV sit-com.
Book excerpt: "War" by Bob Woodward
The veteran Washington Post reporter's latest book delves into the inner circles of the Biden White House to examine Russia's war against Ukraine, and Israel's conflict against Hamas and Hezbollah.
Malcolm Gladwell's life has changed; he has not
The bestselling author's latest, "Revenge of the Tipping Point," builds on a familiar idea from his books: You may think you know how the world works, but you're wrong!
Ina Garten on her memoir, and a life of reinvention
She was working an economic policy job at the White House when, at age 30, she bought a small specialty food store called the Barefoot Contessa. It started her on a career as an entrepreneur, cookbook author and culinary TV host.
Book excerpt: "Revenge of the Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
The author revisits his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," to examine the flip side of that earlier book's lessons about studying social change. Among the topics he covers: Cheetah reproduction.
Hillary Clinton on Harris' White House run, Trump's criminal conviction, and more
The former first lady, senator, secretary of state and presidential nominee opens up about personal matters in her new book, "Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty."
Book excerpt: "Something Lost, Something Gained" by Hillary Rodham Clinton
In her revealing new memoir, the former first lady, senator and secretary of state writes of how – as in a Joni Mitchell song – she has looked at life and love "from both sides now."
Book excerpt: "Connie: A Memoir" by Connie Chung
The veteran journalist writes about a four-decade career in which she broke barriers as an Asian-American woman in the male-dominated field of broadcast news.
Fake news, social media, and "The Death of Truth"
As disinformation and conspiracy theories proliferate online in algorithm-fueled chaos, artificial intelligence is making it even harder for us to tell fact from fiction, spelling trouble for our impending election.
Book excerpt: "The Death of Truth" by Steven Brill
The journalist and author of the bestseller "America's Bitter Pill" writes how misinformation and conspiracy theories, spread via social media, destroy the common thread of facts and shared truths that holds a democracy together.
The tiny N.Y. town where bookstores rule
The Northern Catskills "book village" of Hobart, New York, home to around 400 residents, is also home to seven bookstores, making it a dream destination for bibliophiles.
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