Eleanor Catton on ‘Birnam Wood’
The New Zealand writer, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2013 for her novel “The Luminaries,” discusses her latest book.
Book Review: ‘Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,’ by Claire Dederer
Claire Dederer’s deft and searching book surfaces a “fan’s dilemma” over such figures as Vladimir Nabokov, Woody Allen, Willa Cather and Roman Polanski.
Dennis Lehane's 'Small Mercies' is a crime thriller that spotlights rampant racism
While set in Boston's Southie in 1974, the story is incredibly timely. It's at once a crime novel, an unflinching look at racism, and a heart-wrenching tale about a mother who has lost everything.
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Book Review: ‘The Last Catastrophe,’ by Allegra Hyde; ‘The Archivists,’ by Daphne Kalotay; ‘The House of Love and Prayer,’ by Tova Reich; ‘The People Who Report More Stress,’ by Alejandro Varela
New collections by Allegra Hyde, Daphne Kalotay, Tova Reich and Alejandro Varela range in subject from everyday minutia to our dystopian future.
Book Review: ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars,’ by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
You can’t applaud Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s thrilling debut novel, “Chain-Gang All-Stars,” without getting blood on your hands.
Book Review: ‘A History of Burning,’ by Janika Oza
In her debut novel, “A History of Burning,” Janika Oza creates an ambitious conflagration of characters, languages and continents.
Fresh Spring Romance Novels
Historicals, contemporaries, fantasies — there’s something for everyone here.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'We Are A Haunting' is a stunningly original, beautiful novel of devotion
Tyriek White's debut novel is a triumph; it's a gorgeous book about loss and survival that gives and gives as it asks us what it means to be part of a family, of a community.
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Should a Biographer Have Boundaries? Jeff Benedict Says Yes.
While writing about LeBron James, the veteran author chose not to probe the identity of his subject’s father. His reasons were personal.
By the Book: The Novel That Led Abraham Verghese to Medicine
“I’m ashamed to say I picked up W. Somerset Maugham’s ‘Of Human Bondage’ because the title seemed promising,” says the doctor and novelist, whose new novel is “The Covenant of Water.” “While it didn’t have the lascivious content I’d imagined, it turned out to have something better: It was the book that … called me to medicine.”
New Military History Books
Three new books about the history of warfare have much to tell us.
‘Knowing What We Know,’ by Simon Winchester
In his latest work, Simon Winchester devotes his anecdotal powers to why, how and how often we know what we do.
'The Skin and Its Girl' ponders truths, half-truths, and lies passed down in families
Sarah Cypher's debut novel ponders how stories can unite or divide as narrator Betty considers a big decision with her great-aunt Nuha's own mysterious life — and the tales she told — in mind.
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Banned Bunnies
In 1959, the picture-book nuptials of a black rabbit and a white rabbit caused intense debate across the nation.
Book Review: ‘The Ugly History of Beautiful Things,’ by Katy Kelleher
In “The Ugly History of Beautiful Things,” Katy Kelleher considers her desire for rare or pretty objects, as both life-affirming and morally problematic.
Newly Published, From Rural Childhood to Anti-Ableist Parenting
A selection of recently published books.
'House of Cotton' is a bizarre, uncomfortable read — in the best way possible
Monica Brashears debut novel is peculiar and slightly surreal. But it's also dazzling, full of surprises, and told with a voice that's unpredictable and — more importantly — one that lingers.
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Book Review: ‘Wonder Boy,’ by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans
Tony Hsieh, the longtime chief of Zappos, descended into addiction and psychosis — and finally died — in the midst of a large entourage. “Wonder Boy” asks why.
Book Review: ‘Affinities,’ by Brian Dillon
In “Affinities,” his latest book of essays, the critic Brian Dillon meditates on images by photographers, filmmakers, dancers and other artists, exploring their attractions and affiliations.
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