‘Mothercare’ Takes a Hard Look at What Happens When Duty Outlives Love
In her new book, the novelist and critic Lynne Tillman writes unsentimentally about the years she spent attending to her mother’s failing health.
Eli N. Evans, Who Wrote About Jews in the American South, Dies at 85
His book “The Provincials” mixed memoir, travelogue and history to tell the story of a culture that many people never knew existed.
Review: In ‘The Butcher Boy,’ an Anti-Coming of Age Story
The new musical, based on the novel by Patrick McCabe, follows a boy in 1960s Ireland as he recounts a tale of boyhood mischief and alienation.
Review: ‘Knocking Myself Up,’ by Michelle Tea
The essayist Michelle Tea writes about queer parenting with frankness, humanity and verve.
Review: ‘Inventor of the Future,’ by Alec Nevala-Lee
The biography “Inventor of the Future,” by Alec Nevala-Lee, explores the dreams and failures of an American optimist.
Review: ‘The Lost Kings,’ by Tyrell Johnson
In Tyrell Johnson’s new thriller, “The Lost Kings,” a woman investigates both a crime and its aftereffects on her own body and psyche.
Review: “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” by Will Bunch
In “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” Will Bunch traces our political divisions to problems with higher education.
Book Review: “The Prophet of the Andes,” by Graciela Mochofsky
“The Prophet of the Andes” tells the story of Segundo Villanueva, a quixotic spiritual seeker who led hundreds of followers from Peru to Israel.
Review: ‘On Java Road,’ by Lawrence Osborne
In Lawrence Osborne’s new novel, “On Java Road,” a young woman involved with powerful people goes missing amid political tensions.
Book Review: “Formidable” by Elisabeth Griffin
Elisabeth Griffith’s “Formidable” chronicles American women’s endless battle for fair treatment.
Book Review: “Boulder,” by Eva Baltasar
In “Boulder,” by Eva Baltasar, a solitary protagonist falls in love, then learns that three’s a crowd.
Review: ‘The Rabbit Hutch,’ by Tess Gunty
In “The Rabbit Hutch,” Tess Gunty weaves together the daily dramas of tenants in a shabby Midwestern complex.
Book Review: “Delphi,” by Clare Pollard
For better and for worse, in sickness and in health, Clare Pollard’s debut novel, “Delphi,” revisits the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In ‘Cyclorama,’ Former Classmates Confront an Extra Problematic Drama Teacher
The plot of Adam Langer’s new novel revolves around a high school’s theatrical production of “The Diary of Anne Frank.”
New Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels
Three new books, from epic fantasy to biological thriller, consider an age-old question.
Review: “Putin,” Philip Short
Philip Short’s “Putin” is an impressive biography but one that necessarily lacks the final chapters of the story.
Gabino Iglesias, a Writer of Noir, Explores the Texas Underworld
Iglesias arrived in Austin with $236 to his name. After being told his name had “too many vowels” for him to find success, he’s on the cusp of noir stardom.
Hello, World. It’s Been a While.
On the pleasures and pains of joining up with other people after a long, quiet time in the Covid doldrums.
Will the Biggest Publisher in the United States Get Even Bigger?
The Biden administration is suing to block Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster. A United States District Court will decide if the sale can proceed.
Book Review: “Yoga,” by Emmanuel Carrère
In his latest book, the French author celebrated for his deeply personal accounts of tragic events embraces meditation as a means of learning to write “without fabrication.” But telling the truth is complicated.
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