Review: ‘Before We Were Trans,’ by Kit Heyam
Kit Heyam’s “Before We Were Trans” spans continents and millenniums to prove that where there is humanity, there is nonconformity.
Sheila Tobias, Who Defined ‘Math Anxiety,’ Dies at 86
Feeling jittery about math — and altogether avoiding it — “is a serious handicap” that often affected women, she wrote in Ms. magazine in 1976, followed by a book on the subject.
Mentors Named for Next Class in Rolex Arts Initiative
El Anatsui, Bernardine Evaristo and Dianne Reeves are among those pairing up for the program.
A Back-to-School Book List for the Ages
Karina Yan Glaser, author of the Vanderbeekers series, recommends picture books, chapter books and novels for preschool to middle grade readers.
Siddhartha Mukherjee Weaves History and Biology to Tell the Story of Us
His forthcoming book, “The Song of the Cell,” part of what he says will be a quartet, is “fundamentally about understanding the units that organize our life.”
Review: ‘Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History,’ by Vikki Tobak
A new book traces the arc of hip-hop jewelry from the 1980s to today.
Review: “The Third Reconstruction,” by Peniel E. Joseph
While compellingly readable, Peniel E. Joseph’s “The Third Reconstruction” overstates the impact of the recent reckoning over racial justice.
Ling Ma’s Surreal Subversions
The stories in “Bliss Montage” see women — insouciant, detached, mostly Chinese American — making questionable choices.
Review: “Holler of the Fireflies” by David Barclay Moore
In “Hummingbird” and “Holler of the Fireflies,” a girl with brittle bones and a boy plagued by racist tensions seek healing in the hills.
9 Books About Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth, famously reticent during her decades in the public eye, was a source of fascination for many. These books offer a deeper understanding of her life, family and world.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
An Inscrutable Monarch, Endlessly Scrutinized Onstage and Onscreen
Queen Elizabeth II was portrayed in plays and highbrow films, in made-for-TV movies and broad comedies and, of course, in “The Crown.” Many sought to answer the question: What was she like?
Why Economic Populism Remains the Winning Ticket
In “The Middle Out,” Michael Tomasky contends that Joe Biden is following a smart path in a time of growing inequality and financial distress.
Book Review: ‘Solito,’ by Javier Zamora
In his new memoir, “Solito,” the poet Javier Zamora recounts his experience traveling from El Salvador to the United States, by himself, when he was a young boy.
33 New Fiction and Poetry Books Coming This Fall 2022
Cormac McCarthy will publish two new novels; Alan Moore, the author of “Watchmen,” is releasing a story collection; and books from Celeste Ng, Andrew Sean Greer, Elizabeth Strout are on the way.
15 New Memoirs and Biographies to Read This Fall
New autobiographies from Jemele Hill, Matthew Perry and Hua Hsu are in the mix, along with books about Martha Graham, Agatha Christie and more.
How Book Bans Turned a Texas Town Upside Down
In a political environment where book-banning efforts are being used to drive voter sentiment, librarians find themselves on the front lines.
William Kent Krueger is BFF With His Most Famous Character
The best-selling author of 19 novels starring Cork O’Connor opens up about their relationship.
15 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Fall
An examination of the 1921 Tulsa massacre’s continued resonance today, Siddhartha Mukherjee’s sweeping history of the cell, a dive into the forces that shaped Donald J. Trump and more.
The Novel That Made Karen Armstrong Quit Her Reading Group
“There was an upsetting aura of righteousness in the room” when the group read Iris Murdoch’s “A Fairly Honourable Defeat,” says the religious scholar, whose latest book is “Sacred Nature.” “It did not deserve this response. I have never returned.”
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