10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Newly Published, From Burkinis to Vengeful Gods
A selection of books published this week.
Emi Nietfeld is done reaching for redemption in 'Acceptance'
The memoir is not a phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes tale. Instead, Nietfeld refuses silver linings and focuses on the toll of contorting oneself into a "perfect, deserving" victim.
(Image credit: Penguin Press)
'How Fast Did T. rex Run?' and other questions about dinosaurs examined in new book
British paleontologist David Hone set out to write a book that stresses what isn't yet known about dinosaurs — as much as what is known.
(Image credit: Princeton University Press)
Review: ‘The Last White Man,’ by Mohsin Hamid
In Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, “The Last White Man,” the white protagonist awakes to find he has turned brown.
Review: ‘Knocking Myself Up,’ by Michelle Tea
The essayist Michelle Tea writes about queer parenting with frankness, humanity and verve.
Review: ‘Inventor of the Future,’ by Alec Nevala-Lee
The biography “Inventor of the Future,” by Alec Nevala-Lee, explores the dreams and failures of an American optimist.
Review: ‘The Lost Kings,’ by Tyrell Johnson
In Tyrell Johnson’s new thriller, “The Lost Kings,” a woman investigates both a crime and its aftereffects on her own body and psyche.
Review: “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” by Will Bunch
In “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” Will Bunch traces our political divisions to problems with higher education.
Book Review: “The Prophet of the Andes,” by Graciela Mochofsky
“The Prophet of the Andes” tells the story of Segundo Villanueva, a quixotic spiritual seeker who led hundreds of followers from Peru to Israel.
Review: ‘On Java Road,’ by Lawrence Osborne
In Lawrence Osborne’s new novel, “On Java Road,” a young woman involved with powerful people goes missing amid political tensions.
Book Review: “Formidable” by Elisabeth Griffin
Elisabeth Griffith’s “Formidable” chronicles American women’s endless battle for fair treatment.
Book Review: “Boulder,” by Eva Baltasar
In “Boulder,” by Eva Baltasar, a solitary protagonist falls in love, then learns that three’s a crowd.
Review: ‘The Rabbit Hutch,’ by Tess Gunty
In “The Rabbit Hutch,” Tess Gunty weaves together the daily dramas of tenants in a shabby Midwestern complex.
Book Review: “Delphi,” by Clare Pollard
For better and for worse, in sickness and in health, Clare Pollard’s debut novel, “Delphi,” revisits the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
New Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels
Three new books, from epic fantasy to biological thriller, consider an age-old question.
Review: “Putin,” Philip Short
Philip Short’s “Putin” is an impressive biography but one that necessarily lacks the final chapters of the story.
Book Review: “Yoga,” by Emmanuel Carrère
In his latest book, the French author celebrated for his deeply personal accounts of tragic events embraces meditation as a means of learning to write “without fabrication.” But telling the truth is complicated.
Review: ‘Acceptance,’ by Emi Nietfeld
In “Acceptance,” Emi Nietfeld pushes back against the American presumption that survival should depend on personal excellence.
Using Fiction to Summon the Glittering, Golden Age of Hollywood
Anthony Marra’s “Mercury Pictures Presents,” his long-awaited second novel, is a homage to the movies and to his immigrant family.
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