John le Carré’s Best Books
His clever, melancholic mind produced some of the most enduring heroes in spy fiction. Here are his best books.
Book Review: ‘Blight,’ by Emily Monosson
“Blight,” by Emily Monosson, chronicles the threats fungal pathogens pose to humans, animals and plants as the world’s most devastating agents of disease.
Book Review: ‘Jews in the Garden,’ by Judy Rakowsky
In “Jews in the Garden,” the journalist Judy Rakowsky helps a relative uncover the truth of what happened to their family during World War II.
Book Review: ‘Directions to Myself,’ by Heidi Julavits; ‘Lesbian Love Story,’ by Amelia Possanza; ‘Strong Female Character,’ by Fern Brady
New books by Heidi Julavits, Amelia Possanza and Fern Brady explore a future of self-discovery by mining the past.
Book Review: ‘Not Even the Dead,’ by Juan Gómez Bárcena
“Not Even the Dead,” a novel by Juan Gómez Bárcena, is a transhistorical epic with echoes of Cormac McCarthy and Joseph Conrad.
Book Review: ‘Under the Eye of Power,’ by Colin Dickey
In “Under the Eye of Power,” Colin Dickey unearths the long, disturbing history of fearmongering in American politics and culture.
Book Review: ‘The Truth About Max,’ by Alice and Martin Provensen
A previously unknown manuscript explores the ultimately unknowable psyche of the Provensens’ favorite feline.
Book Review: ‘When Crack Was King,’ by Donovan X. Ramsey
In “When Crack Was King,” Donovan X. Ramsey offers a fresh history of the epidemic that gripped minority communities, inflamed media coverage and led to draconian drug laws.
My Unlikely Writing Teacher: Pedro Martinez
Looking to a maestro on the mound to improve your writing game.
Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ a Prizewinning Biography 25 Years in the Making
Martin Sherwin struck the deal and dove into the research. But it was only when Kai Bird joined as a collaborator that “American Prometheus” came to be.
Book Review: ‘The Parrot and the Igloo,’ by David Lipsky
In “The Parrot and the Igloo,” the novelist and journalist David Lipsky spins top-flight climate literature into cliffhanger entertainment.
Book Review: ‘Hope,’ by Andrew Ridker
In his riotous new novel, “Hope,” Andrew Ridker finds the humor in a family’s plummet from grace.
Book Review: ‘Onlookers,’ by Ann Beattie
Her new collection, “Onlookers,” is about shattered certainties in the wake of quarantine, growth and unrest.
Book Review: ‘The Centre,’ by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
In her debut novel, “The Centre,” Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi explores class anxiety, identity, appropriation and more through a sinister language school.
Book Review: ‘The Vegan,’ by Andrew Lipstein
Andrew Lipstein’s shrewd novel finds a moneyed Brooklynite so unmoored that he starts to identify with animals he has long overlooked.
Book Review: ‘Thunderclap,’ by Laura Cumming
In her memoir “Thunderclap,” the British art critic Laura Cumming explores her passion for the virtuosic images of everyday life by painters from Dutch art’s golden age.
Book Review: ‘Counterweight,’ by Djuna
The pseudonymous South Korean author’s first novel to be translated into English pits a multinational conglomerate against life on earth.
‘The Fourth Turning’ Enters Pop Culture
“The Fourth Turning” was a curiosity when it was published in the 1990s. Its influence has grown since then, and a sequel is on the way.
Book Review: ‘Ripe,’ by Sarah Rose Etter
In Sarah Rose Etter’s novel “Ripe,” a 30-something writes marketing copy by day, but spends her nights diving deep into the void.
Book Review: ‘Nothing Special,’ by Nicole Flattery
Nicole Flattery’s debut novel, “Nothing Special,” follows the protagonist through a menial and disorienting day job transcribing tape recordings — at Andy Warhol’s Factory.
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