Neal Shusterman Reviews Gary Paulsen’s Final Novel
Where “Hatchet” was about an earned connection to the land, “Northwind” is about an earned connection to the sea.
‘Not Too Far From Watts’
Two young Black cousins on the hunt for a missing man collide with an uprising, in Brenda Woods’s “When Winter Robeson Came.”
Carl Bernstein’s Eulogy for the Newspaper Business
Bernstein’s memoir “Chasing History” is a personal and affectionate look at the past, when journalism was thriving.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'One True Loves' stirs a journey to a successful future with a bit of love
Elise Bryant tells a fantastic tale full of shenanigans and escapades, while also delving into deeper issues of race and the perception of a successful future for young people of color.
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The Latest Mystery and Crime Novels
In “Something to Hide,” Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery starring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley of New Scotland Yard.
Where Do Best-Selling Authors Want You to Buy Their Books?
Writers are always extolling the virtues of independent bookstores, but sometimes their websites tell a different story.
Where Do Best-Selling Authors Want You to Buy Their Books?
Writers are always extolling the virtues of independent bookstores, but sometimes their websites tell a different story.
Why the Nobel-Winning Economist Amartya Sen Recommends ‘King Lear’
“Sympathy and solidarity are qualities that people do need.”
In 'The Maid,' a devoted hotel cleaning lady is a prime murder suspect
In Nita Prose's debut, a guest at a fancy urban hotel lies dead and the main suspect is Molly Gray, a devoted member of the cleaning staff who recognizes she has "trouble with social situations."
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What Role Do Emotions Play in the Way Our Brains Work?
In “Emotional,” Leonard Mlodinow examines the effect of feelings on our thought processes and mental lives.
A Gothic Novel Haunted by Nine Lives Over Nine Decades
In “Luckenbooth,” Jenni Fagan traces the strange, fantastical stories of artists, vagabonds, dreamers and mystics in a single tenement.
The Unsung Heroes of the 2020 Presidential Election
“The Steal,” by Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague, memorializes those brave Republicans who defied their party and refused to overturn the 2020 election.
'Fiona and Jane' is a life-sized story of true friendship
Jean Chen Ho's debut work of fiction focuses on a long-standing friendship that rings, sometimes terribly, true, as the girls-turned-women face the trials and tribulations of life.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin searches for answers in 'Unthinkable' journey of trauma and grief
In a new memoir, the Democratic congressman recounts a year of loss and grief after the death of son Tommy — and a motivation to right the wrongs that occurred on Jan. 6.
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Tackling the Enduring Mysteries of Dante’s Life
“Dante: A Life,” an impressively researched new portrait by the Italian novelist and historian Alessandro Barbero, plumbs some of the perennial riddles in Dante studies and arrives at unconventional conclusions.
Craving Books, Sex and Revolution
Gina Apostol’s novel “Bibliolepsy” revisits the final years of the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines.
Book Review: ‘Anthem,’ by Noah Hawley
In “Anthem,” Noah Hawley ushers readers into a nightmarish fantasy world.
In ‘Velorio,’ Hurricane Survivors Form a New Society. It’s No Paradise.
In his debut novel, Xavier Navarro Aquino follows a group of characters who start a utopia in the Puerto Rican mountains after Hurricane Maria.
A Novel Punctures the Fantasy of Post-Racial Society
In “Phenotypes,” by Paulo Scott, a man who has spent his career examining thorny issues of race returns home to confront a quandary of his own.
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