Never easy, the relationship between the vaunted political system and economic order appears to be in crisis. New books by historians and economists sound the alarm.
Never easy, the relationship between the vaunted political system and economic order appears to be in crisis. New books by historians and economists sound the alarm.
Brazil’s ultra urban megacity overwhelms the landscape and the imagination. Paulo Scott recommends books that peel back its layers.
In his new book, the Booker Prize winner Ben Okri imagines a star-crossed romance in battle-scarred Nigeria.
The New York Times sent photographers to seven states to document the thrum and buzz in buildings once known for silence.
In “Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?” Craig Seligman resurrects the life and fabulousness of a drag queen who flourished in AIDS-era San Francisco.
In her new novel, “The Laughter,” Sonora Jha satirizes academia by following an older, white male professor who is lusting after his younger, Pakistani colleague, all while a student protest brews.
Two new books — “Brutes,” by Dizz Tate, and “On the Savage Side,” by Tiffany McDaniel — challenge and reshape the way stories about abused and murdered women are told.
“The Applicant,” a debut novel by Nazli Koca, features a worldly-wise 20-something Turkish writer who works as a cleaner at a Berlin hostel while struggling to figure out what kind of life she wants to lead.
In his new book, “Palo Alto,” Malcolm Harris makes the case that the story of his hometown represents way more than you might expect.
After bringing meditation to the online masses, the former monk wants to fix your relationships.
Richard Bausch’s “Playhouse” follows a large cast of characters involved in a production of “King Lear.”
Richard Bausch’s “Playhouse” follows a large cast of characters involved in a production of “King Lear.”
In her memoir “The Critic’s Daughter,” Priscilla Gilman recounts her life with intensely intellectual — and very different — parents.
“The American Way,” by Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler, tells the story of Siegler’s immigrant grandfather — who happened on the movie star while she was filming “The Seven Year Itch” — while delving into other colorful mid-20th-century American characters.
His masquerade — a tale recounted in a memoir and in the film “Europa Europa” — saved his life. But “to this day,” he said, “I have a tangle of two souls in one body.”
An editor recommends old and new books.
An editor recommends old and new books.
Geetanjali Shree’s prizewinning novel “Tomb of Sand” pushed the boundaries of experimental writing in Hindi and spotlighted the wealth of Indian literature in languages other than English.
In Marisa Crane’s debut novel, “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself,” a queer, grieving mother must learn how to raise a newborn baby who is marked from birth as a bad actor.
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