Carin Goldberg, Who Transformed Book and Album Cover Design, Dies at 69
She was part of a vanguard of women designers who looked to the past to upend the cool modernism of the ’70s with a style that would become prominent in the ’80s.
Book Review: ‘Hell Bent,’ by Leigh Bardugo
In “Hell Bent,” Leigh Bardugo continues the fantastical journey she began in “Ninth House.”
Book Review: ‘Reckoning,’ by V (formerly Eve Ensler)
Writing now as V, the creator of “The Vagina Monologues” tackles racism, colonialism and sexual violence in a raw and free-associative collection.
Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House, Resigns
The departure of Madeline McIntosh, who has led the country’s largest book publisher since 2018, is the latest shake-up for the company during a turbulent period.
Her Culture Was Suppressed for Centuries. Now It Powers Her Best Seller.
Ann-Helén Laestadius grew up among the Sámi, an Indigenous people living near the Arctic Circle, in Europe. Her novel, “Stolen,” a success in her native Sweden, reflects that culture to a broad audience.
Review: ‘Maame,’ by Jessica George
In “Maame,” a young woman strives for independence while carrying the weight of her family’s world.
Harold Brown, Tuskegee Airman Who Faced a Lynch Mob, Dies at 98
One of the last surviving Black pilots from that celebrated group, he was surrounded by an angry mob after parachuting from his P-51 over Austria during World War II.
Demon Dolls, Lonely Dolls and Sex Dolls
An editor recommends old and new books.
Move Over, Pablo Neruda. Young Chileans Have a New Favorite Poet.
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize for literature, was long considered staid. A new generation is reclaiming her as an anti-establishment icon.
Book Review: ‘The Faraway World,’ by Patricia Engel
The characters in “The Faraway World” seek connection in a disconnected world. Patricia Engel provides it in her own clever way.
Book Review: ’The Sense of Wonder,’ ‘Vintage Contemporaries,’ ‘All the Beauty in the World’
“The Sense of Wonder,” “Vintage Contemporaries” and “All the Beauty in the World” take on the many dramas of Gotham.
Book Review: Children’s Picture Books About Knitting, Sewing and Weaving
A boy embroiders the moon, a girl makes coats for canines and a knitted-cape crusader saves the day.
Book Review: ‘Love, Pamela,’ by Pamela Anderson
Her second memoir — about her small-town coming-of-age, her multiple traumas and Hollywood escapades — is an attempt to set the record straight.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Small-Town Affairs
These romance novels brim with coziness and cupcake bakeries.
R.F. Kuang Is Curious About Something …
The author of “Babel” likes to raise questions that bother her — ones she hopes will bother her readers too.
It Took Nearly 30 Years. Is America Ready for Ben Okri’s Novels?
The acclaimed Nigerian British writer is resonating with American readers in a moment of national crisis. “Maybe nations go through a time when they just can’t hear certain kinds of voices,” he said.
By the Book Interview: Patricia Engel’s Enduring Friendships Always Include Books
“It touches me when people ask me to read a book because it’s special to them,” says the fiction writer, whose new book is the story collection “The Faraway World.” “It’s like being granted permission to peek inside their soul.”
Paul La Farge, Inventive Novelist, Is Dead at 52
He played with history and narrative techniques whether writing about 19th-century France or H.P. Lovecraft.
Newly Published, From Bottled Wishes to Norman Mailer
A selection of recently published books.
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