Why Sofas? These Books Explain the Joys and Mysteries of the Home
Whether you live in an apartment, house, mansion or cabin, here are books that will help you explore the meaning of where you are right now.
‘Killing People in Fiction Was Fun’: Mysteries That Have Stood the Test of Time
From Agatha Christie to Raymond Chandler to Patricia Highsmith, classic detective stories are given new life in audio form.
Anna Wintour Is Not the Star of André Leon Talley’s Memoir. He Is.
In “The Chiffon Trenches,” the former Vogue editor grapples with his own complicated story.
Dissecting Kissinger, and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Rape, Torture, Murder, Beheadings — All in a Day’s Work for Marilyn Stasio
This week’s Crime column includes a computer gamer who is handy with a Samurai sword and a 14-year-old girl who solves a murder in an amusement park.
These Debuts Arrived at a Tough Time. They Deserve Your Attention.
If a first book is published in the midst of a pandemic, does it make a splash? For this crew, the answer should be yes.
New in Paperback: ‘Walking on the Ceiling’ and ‘Good Husbandry’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Title of Emma Straub’s New Novel Is Mocking Her
“All Adults Here” is not an accurate description of her life these days.
The Science Fiction Writer John Scalzi Readily Quits Reading
“Life is short and there are many other books.”
'Wuhan Diary' Brings Account Of China's Coronavirus Outbreak To English Speakers
Before COVID-19 engulfed the Chinese city of Wuhan, Fang Fang was already an award-winning novelist. But her chronicle of the lockdown of her hometown might be her most lasting work.
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'Here We Are': What Would Philip Roth Have Made Of All This?
Benjamin Taylor, one of Roth's closest friends during the last decades of his life, has written a memoir that rekindles Roth's voice: brilliant, profane, and so very funny.
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'Funny Weather' Asks What Art Can Do In A Crisis
At her best, Olivia Laing turns criticism into an elevated form of hospitality: Like a good party host, she introduces you to someone, tells you what she likes about them, then leaves you to it.
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‘The Arab Winter,’ by Noah Feldman: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Arab Winter,” by Noah Feldman
New & Noteworthy, From a Korean Thriller to John Maynard Keynes
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
How Walking Changes Us
“In Praise of Walking” and “In Praise of Paths” offer two very different approaches to the benefits of taking regular strolls.
For May, 3 Romantic Getaways — To Normalcy
As the lockdown stretches on, we bring you three books that offer an escape to a time when people could gather — and fall in love — in a shop, at a book club, or even in an office.
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‘A Children’s Bible,’ by Lydia Millet: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “A Children’s Bible,” by Lydia Millet
The Pirates’ Booty That Changed the Course of History
In “Enemy of All Mankind,” Steven Johnson argues that a 1695 showdown on the high seas was a crucial turning point in the rise of the British Empire.
Would You Trust a Snake-Wielding Preacher, if He Were Your Dad?
The heroine of Amy Jo Burns’s debut novel, “Shiner,” comes of age amid the patriarchy of contemporary Appalachia.
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