Book Review: ‘Cocktails With a Curator,’ by Xavier F. Salomon with Aimee Ng and Giulio Dalvit
During the pandemic, curators at the Frick Gallery paired drinks with art in a YouTube series. Now they’ve done the same in a book.
Book Review: ‘Human Playground: Why We Play,’ by Hannelore Vandenbussche
A Belgian photographer’s coffee table book captures athletes from around the world in a variety of sports.
Book Review: ‘The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald,’ by Eleanor Lanahan
Fitzgerald’s paper dolls, collected in a book by her granddaughter, reveal her to have been a talented, whimsical and ambitious artist.
Book Review: ‘Guest Register,’ by Penny Wolin
In 1975, Penny Wolin moved into a hotel on Hollywood Boulevard and started taking pictures of her fellow residents. “Guest Register” collects her work.
Book Review: ‘Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema,’ by Karen Han
Karen Ha’s coffee table book celebrates the Korean director’s work and distinctive vision.
How a Good Book Became the ‘Richest’ of Holiday Gifts
As Christmas came to be celebrated in the home, choosing the right volume was a way to show intimate understanding of the person opening the package.
Holiday Gift Books for Children
From remixed nursery rhymes to whimsical, philosophical comics.
New Photography Books
Some of the year’s best photography books come from artists like Carrie Mae Weems and Susan Meiselas, Rosamond Purcell and Lorna Simpson.
New Travel Books
Books about exploring the world by bike, by car, by boat or by plane, passport in hand.
New Thrillers to Read
If you like bone-chilling, shudder-inducing reads, pick up any of these psychological thrillers.
New Romance Books to Read
Five delightful new romance novels to savor.
Books About Hollywood to Read
Two memoirs and one collection of interviews take us inside the hearts and minds of three remarkable artists.
New Historical Fiction to Read
There’s something for everyone in this season’s bumper crop of novels set in other times and places.
New Books About Sports
Thomas Beller’s tribute to playground basketball, Kelcey Ervick’s graphic memoir of her soccer days and the great Willie Horton’s baseball career.
Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Sporty Spice: New Books About Music
This season’s music books include a collection of interviews with Nick Cave, a memoir by Sporty Spice and Greil Marcus’s latest meditation on Bob Dylan.
At 91, Adrienne Kennedy Is Finally on Broadway. What Took So Long?
The playwright behind “Ohio State Murders,” opening this month, has a theory as to why: “It’s because I’m a Black woman.”
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ Review: When Connie Met Ollie
The new Netflix adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s once-controversial novel is both steamy and decorous.
8 Books Coming in December
A newly translated novel by Marguerite Duras, a book on exotic sea creatures and what we share with them, the letters of John le Carré: December brings books for readers of all tastes.
Patti Smith’s Book Beats a 2023 Calendar Any Day of the Week
In her collection of photographs, the author and performer proves that pictures can be a window to the soul — and the era we’re living in.
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