A Botanist’s Desire Turns Toxic in This Novel of Romantic Obsession
In Rebecca Dinerstein Knight’s “Hex,” an expelled Ph.D. candidate offers a not-so-scientific confession to the mentor she idolizes.
Staying At Home? Check Into Emily St. John Mandel's Haunting 'Glass Hotel'
The author of Station Eleven weaves together stories of a hotel worker and an ultra-wealthy con man in a novel that captures how precarious life is — in a way that feels particularly resonant now.
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The Hawaii of ‘Sharks in the Time of Saviors’ Is Modern, Yet Mystical
Kawai Strong Washburn’s debut novel envisions an archipelago of Indigenous peoples who refuse to be erased.
Ann Patchett on Why We Need Life-Changing Books Right Now
The novelist Ann Patchett doesn’t have children and didn’t read middle-grade books. Then she picked up one by Kate DiCamillo and couldn’t stop until she’d read them all.
A Box of Secrets Led to the Story of Her Father’s Painful Wartime Past
Ariana Neumann’s father had nightmares and an ID card in a different name. In her memoir, “When Time Stopped,” she unspools the past he kept hidden for so long.
No Fan of Sports, a Graphic Novelist Learns to Follow the Bouncing Ball
In “Dragon Hoops,” Gene Luen Yang intercuts the thrilling wins and crushing losses of one high school team with basketball’s own turbulent history.
Uncovering The Secrets Of A Fallen Ruler In 'Empress Of Salt And Fortune'
Nghi Vo's new novel is poised at the end of one empire and the beginning of another, as a cleric and their talking-bird assistant set about uncovering the dangerous secrets of a forgotten palace.
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How a College Final Became a Lesson in Survival
When Covid-19 struck, Stanford closed its classrooms. The novelist Daniel Mason turned his students’ last assignment into an exercise for staying well.
From the Archives: Colson Whitehead and Jeffrey Toobin
Whitehead discusses “The Underground Railroad,” and Toobin talks about “American Heiress.”
11 of Our Best Weekend Reads
Courage inside a Brooklyn hospital. A husband’s illness. Learning to swim. The survivors of Thalidomide. C.E.O.s are just like us — logged on from the laundry room. And more.
A 12-Year-Old Gymnast Heals After a Coach’s Sexual Abuse
Helped by a raft of strong women, the heroine of Kate Messner’s “Chirp” reclaims the parts of her childhood she’s not ready to leave behind.
In This Moment of Solitude, Books Can Be Our Passports
Faced with the cancellation of her book tour, a writer turns to books that evoke a sense of place — and recommends 8 books that might take you somewhere, too.
In Protest or Celebration, Four Poets Evoke a Sense of Endings
The end of relationships, the end of life, the end of civilization: Collections from Major Jackson, Carolyn Forché, Victoria Chang and Danez Smith imagine the worst.
New in Paperback: ‘Savage Feast’ and ‘The Bird King’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Considering Kurt Vonnegut and Who Survives
This week, Lorrie Moore discusses her life as a reader in By the Book. In 1985, Moore wrote for the Book Review about “Galápagos,” Kurt Vonnegut’s novel about a group of survivors stranded on the Galápagos Islands because of an apocalypse.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Tigers, Not Daughters' Is Haunting — With Or Without A Ghost
In Samantha Mabry's new novel, three prickly sisters are haunted, maybe literally, by their fourth, who's died in an accident. She has a message for them, but they may be too sunk in grief to hear it.
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Yes, You Can Channel Your Stress Into Creativity. Here’s How.
An art critic shares his best advice for transforming that uncomfortable feeling into a thing of beauty.
Attention, Working Writers: Lorrie Moore Admires What You Do
“I also admire the ones who are taking a break and not working.”
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