Guilty Until Proven Innocent: A Gay Refugee’s Confrontation With America
In his memoir, Edafe Okporo calls for a more “humane” treatment of asylum-seekers in the West.
Review: “Two Nights in Lisbon,” by Chris Pavone
The heroine of Chris Pavone’s new thriller, “Two Nights in Lisbon,” learns that double lives can have hidden costs.
Review: “Two Nights in Lisbon,” by Chris Pavone
The heroine of Chris Pavone’s new thriller, “Two Nights in Lisbon,” learns that double lives can have hidden costs.
Newly Published, from Asteroids to Garden Gnomes
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Looking for Europe’s Future in an Overlooked Corner of the Continent
Robert D. Kaplan’s “Adriatic” takes readers on a political, intellectual and personal tour from Italy to Albania.
In 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' David Sedaris reflects on his fraught relationship with his dad
Happy-Go-Lucky is more somber than David Sedaris' usual fare, but there are some fresh, funny bits wedged between the weighty boulders.
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Review: ‘The Foundling,’ by Ann Leary
Ann Leary’s novel, “The Foundling,” may sound like dystopian satire — but it’s not.
Book Review: “Yerba Buena,” by Nina LaCour
The author Nina LaCour is known for her young adult novels. She is making her adult debut with a tale of two women finding themselves, and each other.
Review: ‘Planes,’ by Peter C. Baker
“Planes,” by Peter C. Baker, explores the internal lives of four characters in a story of activism, duty and culpability.
Review: “Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World,” by Barry Lopez
In a posthumous essay collection, Lopez asks readers “not to give in to the temptation to despair.”
White and Black: A Historian Traces African-American Influences in the United States
David Hackett Fischer’s “African Founders” examines the interplay of Black and white culture through the centuries.
Bill McKibben, American Idealist, Sours on America’s Ideals
In “The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon,” an activist finds flaws in patriotism, faith and suburban life and urges fellow baby boomers to change.
Book Review: ‘Happy-Go-Lucky,’ by David Sedaris
The chronicler of dysfunctional families and oddball enthusiasms returns with a new essay collection, “Happy-Go-Lucky.”
'City of Orange' is a post-apocalyptic tale starting with memory loss
The double threat of climate change and the global pandemic has made post-apocalyptic fiction an undeniably thriving and popular genre. Author David Yoon has one of the latest entrants.
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New Travel Books to Transport You This Summer
Recent travel books show an interest not just in distant places, but in distant times.
10 New Books About Gardening
Get your hands in the dirt — and relish the pleasant company of frogs and fireflies, salamanders and snakes.
8 New Romance Novels to Read This Summer
What do these romance novels — featuring ghosts, Greek goddesses, a cardiologist, a fisherman, an astronaut and a Tang dynasty courtesan — have in common?
New Sports Books About the Knicks, Rickey Henderson and More
Baseball, basketball, Formula One: Six new books take readers on a tour from Madison Square Garden to Monza, Italy.
7 New Thrillers to Read This Summer
There’s something for everyone in this summer’s crop of thrillers.
8 New Horror Novels to Read This Summer
It may be hot outside, but these novels — from Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau” to Catriona Ward’s “Sundial” — cast a shivery chill.
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