They Hooked Up at Her Bachelorette Party. Now He’s Stalking Her.
Our thriller columnist weighs in on Peter Swanson’s “Every Vow You Break” and two other thoroughly unsettling new novels.
Book Review: ‘The Hard Crowd,’ by Rachel Kushner
Kushner’s latest book, “The Hard Crowd,” contains essays written over the past 20 years.
Jon Klassen Meets Samuel Beckett in a Hilariously Dark Picture Book
The three animals in “The Rock From the Sky” could fit easily into “Waiting for Godot.” They’re waiting. They’re alienated. They wear hats.
Living in a World in Which Nature Has Already Lost
In “Second Nature,” Nathaniel Rich offers a tour of the ways humans have both conquered the natural world and been overwhelmed by the unintended consequences.
New in Paperback: ‘Exciting Times’ and ‘Leave Only Footprints’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Landing in California, Remembering Tolstoy and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Former Speaker John Boehner's Memoir Serves As A Reflection On Life In 'Crazytown'
On the House chronicles Boehner's humble rise in national politics and his front-row seat to the revolution within his Republican party that ultimately forced him out of Congress.
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Book Review: ‘On the House,’ by John Boehner
“On the House” is an anecdote-rich memoir by the former speaker of the House that fails to give readers the whole picture.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
In The Rise And Fall Of The Sacklers' Opioid Empire, An American Dream Turns Toxic
Patrick Radden Keefe helped expose the Sackler family's role in the deadly opioid epidemic. His new book deepens the narrative, raising questions about the blurring of medicine and capitalism.
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A Single Ohio Hospital Reveals All That’s Wrong With American Health Care
In Brian Alexander’s “The Hospital,” an intimate portrait of a small hospital in Bryan, Ohio.
Ambition, Alchemy And Searching For Way To Fit In 'Gold Diggers'
Sanjena Sathian's novel follows a Georgia teenager, son of Indian immigrants, as he struggles with balancing his own ambitions and those of his parents, and finding his own way to be brown in America.
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‘The Writing Hasn’t Changed’: Amanda Gorman on Life Post-Inauguration
Her poem “The Hill We Climb” is now a commemorative hardcover edition.
Book Review: ‘Good Company,’ by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
In “Good Company,” Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney explores the long friendship and occasional secrets of two couples.
A Lifetime of Reading Taught Min Jin Lee How to Write About Her Immigrant World
As a child, the novelist found consolation in books that embraced American rugged individualism and the Korean quest for knowledge. Those same books showed her how to honor the stories of the people she grew up with.
Richard Thompson on Fairport Convention, Linda Thompson and London in the Late ’60s
In “Beeswing,” one of the great pioneers of folk-rock looks back on his early years.
Too Many 'Peaces' Overload An Otherwise Entertaining Story
Helen Oyeyemi's new novel is a no-holds-barred mashup of Agatha Christie-style mystery oddities like mongoose genealogy, kidnapped gaming champions and a woman who chokes on emeralds in her sleep.
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Linda Sue Park’s New Book of Poems Is Just a Drill
It begins with a middle school teacher’s assignment to her class: “Imagine that your home is on fire. You’re allowed to save one thing.”
A Daughter Struggles To Escape Her Mother's Shadow In 'Libertie'
What if a child doesn't share a parent's ambition? Kaitlyn Greenidge's novel is inspired by the life of Susan Smith McKinney-Steward, the third Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.
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Pick Your Poison: The Sweet, Sometimes Lethal Sides of Your Produce
Kate Lebo’s “The Book of Difficult Fruit” extracts history — and personal memory — out of the plant kingdom.
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