9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Pregame the Super Bowl with our favorite football fiction
Of course, leave it to the gigantic nerds at NPR to throw a literary tailgate ... but to thine own self be true, even if it means getting stuffed into your locker later this afternoon.
Pregame the Super Bowl with our favorite football fiction
Of course, leave it to the gigantic nerds at NPR to throw a literary tailgate ... but to thine own self be true, even if it means getting stuffed into your locker later this afternoon.
(Image credit: NPR)
Books from Mexico, Netherlands, and Japan bring rewrites of history, teen tales
Books from writers Álvaro Enrigue, Simone Atangana Bekono, and Kiyoko Murata may not come from the same place — but they still work in conversation with each other.
Books from Mexico, Netherlands, and Japan bring rewrites of history, teen tales
Books from writers Álvaro Enrigue, Simone Atangana Bekono, and Kiyoko Murata may not come from the same place — but they still work in conversation with each other.
(Image credit: Meghan Collins Sullivan/NPR)
What’s in a Name? RuNyx Won’t Tell You.
The author of “Gothikana” isn’t going to reveal much. But she will share a useful tip for writing and life.
130-Year-Old California Bookstore Seeks Buyer
Vroman’s is a community landmark in Pasadena, Calif. Now, its longtime owner says he’s ready to turn over the reins.
Marissa Meyer, Author of the Lunar Chronicles, Talks About Her Reading Life
“I love the inherent optimism and boldness” in young adult fiction, says the novelist, best known for reimagining classic fairy tales. Her new book is the contemporary rom-com “With a Little Luck.”
Book Review: ‘Literary Theory for Robots,’ by Dennis Yi Tenen
“Literary Theory for Robots,” by Dennis Yi Tenen, a software engineer turned literature professor, shows how the “intelligence” in artificial intelligence is irreducibly human.
Read Your Way Through Lagos
Like many Nigerians, the novelist Stephen Buoro has been deeply influenced by the exquisite bedlam of Lagos, a megacity of extremes. Here, he defines the books that make sense of the chaos.
Poetry Review: ‘A Film in Which I Play Everyone,’ by Mary Jo Bang
The poems in Mary Jo Bang’s latest collection, “A Film in Which I Play Everyone,” are full of pleasure, color, sound and light — but also torment.
Poets React to Taylor Swift’s New ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Album
The title of Taylor Swift’s next album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” spurred strong responses from a typically quiet bunch.
‘Praiseworthy,’ by Alexis Wright
“Praiseworthy,” Alexis Wright’s bracing satire of clashing worldviews in Australia, more than lives up to its name.
Book Reviews: ‘John Lewis,’ by Raymond Arsenault; ‘Medgar & Myrlie,’ by Joy-Ann Reid
“John Lewis” and “Medgar and Myrlie” tell the stories of activists who struggled with when to push and when to compromise and build coalitions.
Book Review: ‘The Secret History of Bigfoot,’ by John O’Connor
In “The Secret History of Bigfoot,” John O’Connor explores a legend that refuses to die — and his own place in a disenchanted world.
Book Review: ‘The Road From Belhaven,’ by Margot Livesey
In Margot Livesey’s new novel, “The Road From Belhaven,” a 19th-century farm girl’s life and maturity are complicated by her uncontrollable visions of accident and disaster.
Book Review: ‘Cahokia Jazz,’ by Francis Spufford
In Francis Spufford’s new novel, “Cahokia Jazz,” a detective must solve the mystery of a staged killing before its repercussions destroy his city’s social and political order.
Frantz Fanon biography chronicles the life and legacy of a revolutionary icon
Fanon, who died in 1961, wrote about the politics and psychology of colonialism. In The Rebel's Clinic, Adam Shatz captures the thorny brilliance of a man whose radicalism is still shaping our world.
Frantz Fanon biography chronicles the life and legacy of a revolutionary icon
Fanon, who died in 1961, wrote about the politics and psychology of colonialism. In The Rebel's Clinic, Adam Shatz captures the thorny brilliance of a man whose radicalism is still shaping our world.
Robie Harris, Often-Banned Children’s Author, Is Dead at 83
Her children’s books on matters of sex and sexuality — notably “It’s Perfectly Normal” — became fodder for the culture wars.
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