The Best Romance Novels of 2022
The genre has had an exceptional year — one of its best of all time.
Bernadette Mayer, Poet Who Celebrated the Ordinary, Dies at 77
A New York writer and artist who found inspiration in the countryside, she used experimental forms to celebrate mundane pleasures.
The Best Thrillers of 2022
A fiendish puzzle, an all-out struggle for survival on a remote island, the mysterious disappearance of a spouse: The year’s best thrillers could not be more different.
The Best Thrillers of 2022
A fiendish puzzle, an all-out struggle for survival on a remote island, the mysterious disappearance of a spouse: The year’s best thrillers could not be more different.
The Best Historical Fiction of 2022
These sturdy time machines have two things in common: They’re built to last and they’re constructed by pros.
Book Review: ‘Bright Unbearable Reality,’ by Anna Badkhen; ‘Still No Word From You,’ by Peter Orner; ‘Making Love With the Land,’ by Joshua Whitehead
From a war correspondent to a Two-Spirit Ojibwe-nêhiyaw poet, these authors trace past devastations to find paths back to humanity.
Book Review: ‘Cursed Bunny,’ by Bora Chung
The 10 chilling stories in “Cursed Bunny” use creepy fetishes and proliferating waste as metaphors for the female condition.
John Prados, Master of Uncovering Government Secrets, Dies at 71
An “archives rat,” he was expert at digging through declassified materials to tell new stories about America’s military history.
Bad Ideas, Senior Living and Scenic Transgressions
Our critic recommends old and new books.
After the Collapse of Civilization, a Return to Nature
Lily Brooks-Dalton begins her novel “The Light Pirate” with an apocalypse; what follows is something like peace.
Astra Magazine Had Creative Freedom and a Budget. It Wasn’t Enough.
The literary journal attracted great names. Its issues sold out. And then it was over — a fate that offers insight into the tenuous place of literary magazines in the American publishing landscape.
Book Review: ‘Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion,’ by Bushra Rehman
Bushra Rehman’s “Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion” follows a young Pakistani Muslim protagonist as she discovers her nascent intellect and sexuality.
Book Review: ‘Solenoid,’ by Mircea Cartarescu
“Solenoid,” by the Romanian writer Mircea Cartarescu, is an endlessly strange study of existence and the longing to escape it.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Leading Light in German Letters, Dies at 93
Poet, essayist, journalist and social critic, he held wide influence among a postwar literary generation with works as intellectual as they were political.
The 10 Best Books of 2022
On a special new episode of the podcast, taped live, editors and critics from the Books desk discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction.
An Exhibition Exalts the Book as a Bedrock of Cultural Memory
A new exhibition, drawn from the collection of Rare Book School, offers a sweeping history of the tools and techniques behind this most durable, and changeable, of cultural artifacts.
Newly Published, From Boy-Band Stardom to Architectural History
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘Science Illustration,’ by Anna Escardó
Researchers have always used graphics and illustrations to help make sense of their work. This coffee-table book gathers seven centuries’ worth.
Book Review: ‘Listen,’ by Rhona Bitner
For her book “Listen,” the photographer Rhona Bitner toured the country visiting notable but vacant recording studios and performance venues.
Book Review: ‘Holding Space: Life and Love Through a Queer Lens,’ by Ryan Pfluger
The photographer Ryan Pfluger celebrates L.G.B.T.Q. couples in a collection of portraits, “Holding Space.”
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