Book Review: ‘American Midnight,’ by Adam Hochschild
Adam Hochschild’s new book, “American Midnight,” offers a vivid account of the country during the years 1917-21, when extremism reached levels rarely rivaled in our history.
A Classic Novel of the Nazis’ Rise That Holds Lessons for Today
Lion Feuchtwanger’s 1933 novel “The Oppermanns,” newly reissued, raises salient questions about the relationship between art and politics.
Book Review: ‘Down and Out in Paradise,’ by Charles Leerhsen
“Down and Out in Paradise,” by Charles Leerhsen, is an unvarnished account of a turbulent life.
'The Hero of This Book' is a lightly fictionalized memoir that examines devotion
Elizabeth McCracken promised her mom she'd never write about her. But this work of fiction strives to conjure her up in order to prevent her from "evanescing."
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Book Review, “The Hero of This Book,” by Elizabeth McCracken
In “The Hero of This Book,” Elizabeth McCracken plays with the usual novelistic conventions.
Book Review: ‘The Rupture Tense,’ by Jenny Xie
In “The Rupture Tense,” Jenny Xie looks at silence surrounding the Cultural Revolution and explores its lasting impact on her own family.
These fall graphic novels reflect the diversity of the genre
The comics renaissance continues this season with all sorts of great graphic novels in every genre imaginable — from Below Ambition to The Night Eaters to All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End.
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7 Terrifying Horror Novels Perfect for Young Adult Readers
Kiersten White, the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of “The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein,” “Hide” and more, recommends a few of her favorite horror novels.
Book Review: “Breathless,” by David Quammen
In “Breathless,” David Quammen explores the predictable lead-up to the global Covid pandemic, and the frantic, belated attempts to stop it.
Celeste Ng on Race, Class and Suburbia
Ng discusses her best-selling 2017 novel, “Little Fires Everywhere,” and Judy Blume discusses her adult novel “In the Unlikely Event,” from 2015.
Review: “Ghostlight” by Kenneth Oppel
Our guest critic, a dead ringer for the elf who went to Halloween, weighs in on a trio of ghoulish treats.
The Secret Lives of Sperm Whales
Deep in waters rarely seen by humans, these “gentle goliaths” are back from near-extinction.
Book Review: “Nights of Plague,” by Orhan Pamuk
Set on an imaginary island at the twilight of the Ottoman Empire, “Nights of Plague,” by the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, is a chronicle of an epidemic, a murder mystery and a winking literary game.
'Luda' isn't a book you read — it's a book you experience
Luda is a magical, multilayered, intoxicating story about identity, stardom, performance, lust, and death that could only have come from the prodigious mind of Grant Morrison.
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12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Book Review: “When McKinsey Comes to Town,” by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe
“When McKinsey Comes to Town,” by the Times reporters Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe, argues that the legendary firm has accrued an inordinate amount of influence chasing profits at the expense of moral principle.
For Javier Zamora, Recording ‘Solito’ Was a Family Affair
In the studio, the best-selling author surrounded himself with people he loves. It shows in his audiobook.
New Romance Novels
Finding wonderful books that bring to mind old favorites is one of the genre’s greatest pleasures.
Book Review: ‘The Means,’ by Amy Fusselman; ‘Identitti,’ by Mithu Sanyal; ‘All This Could Be Different,’ by Sarah Thankam Mathews
According to three debut novels: A house in the Hamptons, a mentor she can trust, to “be a slut.”
Fredrik Backman Has Learned to Read While Distracted
“I have kids and a dog,” says the Swedish novelist, whose new book is “The Winners,” “so my dreams of a reading experience are limited to just being left alone for 10 minutes just about anywhere.”
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