Book Review: ‘Trust the Plan,’ by Will Sommer, Examines QAnon
“Trust the Plan,” by Will Sommer, tracks the emergence of a bizarre movement from the wastewaters of the internet.
Book Review: ‘I Have Some Questions for You,’ by Rebecca Makkai
In “I Have Some Questions for You,” Rebecca Makkai dispatches her protagonist to a remote campus to teach — and seek justice.
Book Review: ‘Homestead,’ by Melinda Moustakis
In her debut novel, “Homestead,” Melinda Moustakis follows a stoic pair as they build a life on unfamiliar, unforgiving soil.
Book Review: ‘Zig-Zag Boy,’ by Tanya Frank
In her memoir, “Zig-Zag Boy,” Tanya Frank looks back on her son’s epic struggle with schizoaffective disorder.
International Literature: Lush Landscapes, Hazy Memories
New books from Kevin Jared Hosein, Pilar Quintana, Nona Fernández and Patrick Modiano.
Book Review Podcast: Public Libraries, and Profiling Paul Harding
A celebration of community libraries and their expanding role, and a look at the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding.
Book Review: ‘Every Man a King,’ by Walter Mosley
His new novel, “Every Man a King,” is a hard-boiled tale of billionaires, white nationalists and a detective with a complicated past.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Book Review: “We Are Here,” by Tami Charles, and “An American Story,” by Kwame Alexander
In separate works, Tami Charles and Kwame Alexander tell a story not of Black America but of America, of a history we all must own.
He Needed a Big Megaphone, So He Wrote a Best Seller
Siddharth Kara witnessed “utterly subhuman degradation” in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Then he wrote about it.
By the Book Interview: Rebecca Makkai
“Not a generically boring office job, but something terribly specific that we don’t normally get to hear about,” says the author, whose new book is “I Have Some Questions for You.” “I want to enjoy a novel and at the same time learn everything about eel fishing or asbestos removal or typewriter repair.”
Newly Published, From Quiet Poems to Climate Migrants
A selection of books published this week.
Is the Marriage Between Democracy and Capitalism on the Rocks?
Never easy, the relationship between the vaunted political system and economic order appears to be in crisis. New books by historians and economists sound the alarm.
Is the Marriage Between Democracy and Capitalism on the Rocks?
Never easy, the relationship between the vaunted political system and economic order appears to be in crisis. New books by historians and economists sound the alarm.
Book Review: ‘Dangerous Love,’ by Ben Okri
In his new book, the Booker Prize winner Ben Okri imagines a star-crossed romance in battle-scarred Nigeria.
Want to be a writer? This bleak but buoyant guide says to get used to rejection
On Writing and Failure isn't your standard meditation on the art and nobility of writing as a profession; instead, author Stephen Marche argues writers should be prepared to fail — again and again.
(Image credit: Biblioasis)
Libraries Are Meeting the Needs of Their Communities With More Than Books
The New York Times sent photographers to seven states to document the thrum and buzz in buildings once known for silence.
'All the Beauty in the World' conveys Met guard's profound appreciation for art
Patrick Bringley's story — he jumped off the career ladder, deliberately taking a position divorced from ambition in order to find the space for quiet contemplation — is oddly suited to our times.
(Image credit: Simon & Schuster)
Book Review: ‘The Laughter,’ by Sonora Jha
In her new novel, “The Laughter,” Sonora Jha satirizes academia by following an older, white male professor who is lusting after his younger, Pakistani colleague, all while a student protest brews.
Book Review: ‘Brutes,’ by Dizz Tate, and ‘On the Savage Side,’ by Tiffany McDaniel
Two new books — “Brutes,” by Dizz Tate, and “On the Savage Side,” by Tiffany McDaniel — challenge and reshape the way stories about abused and murdered women are told.
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