10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Candace Bushnell, Hanya Yanagihara and More on Their Favorite New York City Novels
These writers, who have themselves set fiction in the city, weigh in on novels by others who have done the same.
New Books to Read in July
Dive into a tender coming-of-age memoir by Isaac Fitzgerald, a biography of Vladimir V. Putin and novels from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Bolu Babalola and Daniel Nieh.
Leila Mottley Graduated From High School and Wrote a Novel
The 20-year-old author of “Nightcrawling” has the following work experience: babysitter, preschool teacher, best-selling author.
Poem: Beyond Theity, Ity Idiom/Dear Faith
A representation of motion rather than meaning.
Revisiting Justice Stephen Breyer’s Curious (and Strangely Timed) Defense of the Court
In a book published last year, Breyer depicted the Supreme Court as an apolitical institution that sticks to its guiding principles.
The Best Books to Take You Through Lisbon, Portugal
The award-winning Portuguese novelist Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida recommends books to help readers get to know Portugal’s vibrant capital, and spots to read them if you go.
Naked No More: A TV Rodent Teaches Families About Tolerance
A new adaptation of the Mo Willems book “Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed” uses animation and rock songs to tell a story about self-expression and acceptance.
‘Why We Did It’ Is a Dark Ride on the ‘Republican Road to Hell’
The former political operative Tim Miller writes about why most of the Republican establishment learned to stop worrying and line up behind President Trump.
Read Your Way Through Lisbon
The award-winning Portuguese novelist Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida recommends books to help readers get to know Portugal’s vibrant capital, and spots to read them if you go.
Newly Published, From Yan Lianke to Hurricane Maria
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: “The Measure” by Nikki Erlick
In Nikki Erlick’s debut novel, “The Measure,” all adults can find out how much time they have left.
In ‘Thrust,’ Talking Animals and Others Take Aim at Humanity’s Cruelty
Lidia Yuknavitch’s new novel follows a young Alice-like girl who moves through a series of weird mirror worlds.
Review: ‘Elsewhere,’ by Alexis Schaitkin
Like her first novel, “Saint X,” Alexis Schaitkin’s “Elsewhere” circles around the theme of female disappearance.
BOOK REVIEW: Ways of Being by James Bridle
James Bridle’s “Ways of Being” encourages readers to look for intelligence outside the brain box.
The Books About Sex That Every Family Should Read
The author Cory Silverberg bucks decades of conventional wisdom on how to teach kids about intimacy.
Book Review: “The Colony” by Sally Denton
In her ninth book, “The Colony,” the veteran journalist Sally Denton takes readers across the border to a Mormon sect in Mexico.
Review: “X,” by Davey Davis
Davey Davis’s new novel, “X,” is a queer noir set in a near-future world full of inexplicable violence, “exported” undesirables and an encyclopedia’s worth of sexual deviance.
Book Review: “Dele Weds Destiny,” by Tomi Obaro
Tomi Obaro’s debut novel, “Dele Weds Destiny,” follows the intersecting lives of three very different women from college to middle age.
Review: ‘Life Ceremony,’ by Sayaka Murata
Sayaka Murata’s “Life Ceremony” explores the grotesque and the intersections of extremes.
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