A selection of recently published books.
Ms. Davis, who took charge of the food magazine at a time of turmoil, will head the publishing imprint she founded.
In a largely closeted era, he was a founder of a magazine devoted to gay and lesbian writing and an imprint devoted to L.G.B.T. fiction and nonfiction.
Tony Hsieh, the longtime chief of Zappos, descended into addiction and psychosis — and finally died — in the midst of a large entourage. “Wonder Boy” asks why.
In “Affinities,” his latest book of essays, the critic Brian Dillon meditates on images by photographers, filmmakers, dancers and other artists, exploring their attractions and affiliations.
In Nicholas Binge’s novel “Ascension,” an expedition on a mystifying rock only turns up more enigmas.
Ava Chin’s memoir is an expansive family history encompassing perilous journeys, sensational crimes and social change
Éric Vuillard writes short historical narratives known for their irony. His latest, “An Honorable Exit,” delves into France’s defeat in the First Indochina War.
His novel “Small Mercies” takes place in the tumultuous months after a 1974 order to integrate the city’s schools through busing.
A fall at a roller rink means a novelist has to write in longhand.
A new account by the Yale historian Ned Blackhawk argues that Native peoples shaped the development of American democracy while being dispossessed of their land.
Claire Dederer’s deft and searching book surfaces a “fan’s dilemma” over such figures as Vladimir Nabokov, Woody Allen, Willa Cather and Roman Polanski.
A religious con woman, old grudges and nonstop hurricanes threaten the characters in Michael Farris Smith’s novel “Salvage This World.”
An editor recommends old and new books.
An editor recommends old and new books.
Proponents say the laws aim to give parents control over their children’s education. But many educators say the rules have brought chaos and fear.
In “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You,” the raw-voiced singer looks back on a contentious artistic life.
We asked experts — mindfulness teachers, spiritual leaders, and scientists — for their favorite beginner-friendly titles.
Unfolding over the course of a single October day, “In the Orchard” zooms in on beautiful and worrisome minutiae.
The New Yorker staff writer discusses his new book, “The Wager,” about the harrowing circumstances and conflicting stories surrounding a 1741 shipwreck.
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