Book Review: ‘Sing Her Down,’ by Ivy Pochoda
In Ivy Pochoda’s new thriller, “Sing Her Down,” two recently released prison inmates migrate from Arizona to Los Angeles, leaving a string of grisly scenes in their wake.
Book Review: ‘For the Love of Mars,’ by Matthew Shindell
In Matthew Shindell’s “For the Love of Mars,” perceptions of the planet reflect the changing culture of Earth.
Book Review: ‘Julia and the Shark,’ by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, and ‘Simon Sort of Says,’ by Erin Bow
Marine biology and astronomy play crucial roles in two middle-grade novels about trauma and mental health.
Book Review: ‘Easily Slip Into Another World,’ by Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill’s memoir unfolds from his maddening wartime experience to his boundary-pushing musical career.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Read Your Way Through Los Angeles
Héctor Tobar is a son of Los Angeles, a city of “perpetual cultural mixing.” Here, he guides readers through the books and writers that cut through the city’s layers.
5 new fantasy novels invigorate old tropes
Spell books, dragons, mermaids, fairies and a magic circus all take on new life in the pages of these five enchanting tales hitting shelves in May and June.
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Book Review: “The Wreck,” by Cassandra Jackson; “Everything All at Once,” by Stephanie Catudal; “Building,” by Mark Ellison
What do these memoirs have in common? They contain subtle lessons in persistence, coping and, yes, cleanliness.
Even Hernan Diaz Is Surprised by the Books He Owns
“The other day I was shocked to discover that somehow I have amassed a rather robust collection of books about punk rock,” says the writer, whose novel “Trust,” now in paperback, won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Newly Published, From Young Adult Novels to China’s Cultural Revolution
A selection of recently published books.
Florida School District Is Sued Over Book Restrictions
A free-speech organization and the country’s largest book publisher said the district violated the First Amendment and the equal protection clause.
Essays in 'Sidle Creek' offer an insider look at Appalachia
The 22 stories in Sidle Creek charm, surprise, and convey a deep love of the people and place — the Appalachian plateau of western Pennsylvania — that author Jolene McIlwain has long called home.
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Book Review: ‘The Shadow Docket,’ by Stephen Vladeck
A new book by the legal scholar Stephen Vladeck argues that unsigned and unexplained decisions issued through the court’s shadow docket have helped propel its jurisprudence to the right.
Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s God,’ by Joshua Zeitz
In “Lincoln’s God,” Joshua Zeitz examines the 16th president’s personal and idiosyncratic brand of Christianity.
Andrew McCarthy Wrote a Book About a Father-Son Pilgrimage. His Son Gets His Say.
Sam McCarthy accompanied his father on the Camino de Santiago and is featured in his father’s new memoir, but what did he think of it? The pair discuss their achievement.
Amy Silverstein, Who Chronicled a Life of Three Hearts, Dies at 59
In two memoirs, magazine articles and a Times essay, she recounted the joys and miseries of living as a double transplant recipient.
Journalist Resigns From Board After PEN America Cancels Russian Writers Panel
Masha Gessen stepped down following the free expression group’s decision to cancel an event at its World Voices Festival after Ukrainian writers threatened to boycott.
'The Three of Us' tracks a married couple and the wife's manipulative best friend
We've seen jealous, possessive friends and housewreckers with no boundaries before, though perhaps not quite so thoroughly, unapologetically unlikeable as in Ore Agbaje-Williams's debut novel.
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The Rise of FTX, and Sam Bankman-Fried, Was a Great Story. Its Implosion Is Even Better.
About a year after the author Michael Lewis began to shadow Bankman-Fried, the founder of the crypto exchange FTX, Bankman-Fried was arrested. As the story evolved, Lewis has had a front-row seat to the drama.
You Don’t Need to Speak Another Language to Love a Bilingual Edition
Treat language as a Jenga tower, moving its pieces but preserving its structure.
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