8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Book Review: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ by Suzanne Collins
“Sunrise on the Reaping,” by Suzanne Collins, explores the devastating story of Haymitch Abernathy, a mentor in the original “Hunger Games” novels.
Book Review: ‘Changing My Mind,’ by Julian Barnes
In “Changing My Mind,” the novelist Julian Barnes presents an argument for the joys of flexibility.
Why Black Satire Is the Art Form for Our Absurd Age
Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities.
Book Review: ‘Abundance,’ by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
In “Abundance,” Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson prod fellow liberals to think beyond their despair over Trump’s return to power.
Book Review: ‘Theft,’ by Abdulrazak Gurnah
In the novel “Theft,” by the recent Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, three characters navigate messy relationships in 1980s Tanzania.
Book Review: ‘Firstborn,’ by Lauren Christensen
In the memoir “Firstborn,” Lauren Christensen writes about losing the daughter she was expecting.
Book Review: ‘Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One,’ by Kristen Arnett
Kristen Arnett’s new novel, “Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One,” follows a woman grappling with grief and love while pursuing her true passion: clowning.
‘A Place Called Yellowstone’ Wins American History Book Prize
The New York Historical honor goes to Randall K. Wilson, whose “A Place Called Yellowstone” chronicles a landscape “capable of bridging ideological divides.”
Book Review: ‘Hunchback,’ by Saou Ichikawa
Saou Ichikawa’s award-winning novel, “Hunchback,” is narrated by an heiress with a rare genetic disorder and a brilliant, cynical mind.
The Best New Thriller Novels
Our columnist on the month’s best releases.
Book Review: ‘Rooms for Vanishing,’ by Stuart Nadler
In Stuart Nadler’s novel “Rooms for Vanishing,” four characters search for and grieve one another across separate timelines.
Book Review: ‘The Fisherman’s Gift,’ by Julia R. Kelly
In “The Fisherman’s Gift,” a man finds a lost child on a Scottish beach after a storm, a discovery that unlocks a town’s suppressed drama.
Book Review: ‘Funny Because It’s True,’ by Christine Wenc
In “Funny Because It’s True,” Christine Wenc offers an idiosyncratic history of The Onion, the publication that made the media its chief satirical target.
Book Review: ‘Saving Five,’ by Amanda Nguyen
In “Saving Five,” Amanda Nguyen tells a winding story of pain, justice and stratospheric accomplishment.
What to Know About the New ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
“Sunrise on the Reaping” further expands the world of Panem, focusing on Haymitch Abernathy’s story.
Book Review: ‘The Buffalo Hunter Hunter,’ by Stephen Graham Jones
In “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter,” a Blackfeet man is transformed into an undead bloodsucker and seeks vengeance for America’s sins.
Book Review: ‘Hot Air,’ by Marcy Dermansky
Marcy Dermansky’s novel “Hot Air” plunges two couples — one old, one new; one rich, one not — into the deep end, together.
He Dreamed Up Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer. It All Started With L.A.
For almost four decades, Michael Connelly has set his characters loose in a city of big dreams and lucky breaks. Now they’re facing an altered landscape. So is he.
Herman Graf, Who Helped Sell ‘Tropic of Cancer,’ Dies at 91
A major figure in independent publishing, he promoted Henry Miller’s once-banned book and helped make “A Confederacy of Dunces” a best seller after the author’s death.
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