Book Review: ‘Ultraviolet,’ by Aida Salazar, and ‘Mid-Air,’ by Alicia D. Williams
In “Ultraviolet,” by Aida Salazar, and “Mid-Air,” by Alicia D. Williams, the thunderstorm of adolescence splits open a once peaceful sky.
7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
A New Book, ‘BoyMom,’ Seeks Answers on How to Raise Children
Ruth Whippman had three sons and a lot of questions. In her memoir “Boy Mom,” she hopes to offer parents some of the reporting she gathered on the road to understanding her children.
Interview: Jacqueline Winspear on the Maisie Dobbs series
“No one should be surprised by a writer’s library,” says the author of the Maisie Dobbs series, about a World War I battlefield nurse turned private investigator. The series’ 18th and final book is “The Comfort of Ghosts.”
Book Review: ‘Vision,’ by David S. Tatel
In a new memoir, David S. Tatel recounts a remarkable career as a civil rights lawyer and federal judge, and the challenges of contending with the disease that took his vision.
Little, Brown, a Hachette Imprint, Lays Off Seven People
The shake up at the Hachette Book Group imprint comes at a time when publishers are feeling pressured by sluggish print sales and rising supply chain costs.
Costco Plans to Stop Selling Books Year-Round
The decision, which will be implemented in January 2025, could significantly impact publishers.
Book Review: ‘Stories Are Weapons,’ by Annalee Newitz
In a new book, the journalist and science fiction writer Annalee Newitz shows how we have used narrative to manipulate and coerce.
Read Your Way Through New Orleans
New Orleans is a thriving hub for festivals, music and Creole cuisine. Here, the novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin shares books that capture its many cultural influences.
Nonny Hogrogian, 92, Honored Illustrator of Children’s Books, Dies
A two-time Caldecott Medal winner, she brought multiculturalism to children’s literature by evoking her Armenian heritage.
Book Review: ‘There Is No Ethan,’ by Anna Akbari
Reading Anna Akbari’s memoir of online manipulation, you think you’ve seen it all — then you keep reading.
Book Review: ‘Catland,’ by Kathryn Hughes
In “Catland,” Kathryn Hughes has a theory about our obsession with our feline friends — and one cat lover in particular.
Book Review: ‘Birds Aren’t Real,’ by Peter McIndoe and Connor Gaydos
Peter McIndoe and Connor Gaydos aim to turn an online caper into a full-fledged book.
Book Review: ‘Blessings,’ by Chukwuebuka Ibeh
In the novel “Blessings,” by Chukwuebuka Ibeh, a gay Nigerian boy works to understand himself in a country that’s increasingly hostile to people like him.
Book Review: ‘Enlightenment,’ by Sarah Perry
In the latest novel from the “Essex Serpent” author Sarah Perry, astronomy and religion collide with unrequited romance under gray British skies.
Book Review: ’1974,’ by Francine Prose
Francine Prose’s new memoir, “1974,” looks back at her brief but transformative relationship with a countercultural champion.
8 Comics to Read This Pride Month
These comics and graphic novels have superheroes and supervillains, and drama at theater camp. There is also a nonfiction guide to coming out.
Book Review: ‘Old King,’ by Maxim Loskutoff
Maxim Loskutoff’s “Old King” is set in the remote forests of Montana, where one resident began a campaign to destroy modern life as we know it.
Book Review: ‘Brat,’ by Gabriel Smith
Gabriel Smith’s shape-shifting debut, “Brat,” cycles through a multiverse of strange possibilities.
Book Review: ‘When Women Ran Fifth Avenue,’ by Julie Satow
In “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue,” Julie Satow celebrates the savvy leaders who made Bonwit, Bendel’s and Lord & Taylor into retail meccas of their moment.
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