8 Years After ‘The Night Circus,’ Erin Morgenstern Has a New Novel
In “The Starless Sea,” stags carry lit candles on their antlers, and the smells of smoke and honey waft through stone corridors.
End-To-Beginning Telling Of Inventor's Story In 'Edison' Makes For A Circular Read
Throughout his career, Edmund Morris repeatedly showed boredom, even disdain, for the traditional biography. In turn, he sometimes injected his books with an artistic flair that got in the way.
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John Le Carré Works Out Some Obsessions In 'Agent Running In The Field'
Le Carré's latest novel presents an aging, embittered spy dealing with multiple claims on his loyalties — and a challenger to his supremacy at badminton, a sport le Carré himself played and loves.
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Which Kind of Witch Should She Be?
In Emma Steinkellner’s graphic novel “The Okay Witch,” a teenager descended from famous witches faces bigotry, not to mention her mother’s opposition.
It’s Not Easy Being Evil
In Sarah Jean Horwitz’s ‘The Dark Lord Clementine,’ a girl born into a family of Dark Lords struggles to do what’s right, er, wrong.
Diamond Doris, the Bourbon King and Other Stars of True Crime
Marilyn Stasio takes time off from her crime fiction column to guide readers through some real-life chronicles of violence, madness and appalling misbehavior.
Oliver and Elio Are Back
With “Find Me,” André Aciman has written a surprising sequel to “Call Me by Your Name.”
New in Paperback: ‘The Browns of California’ and ‘The Far Field.’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
How Can People Be Persuaded to Eat Less Meat?
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Considering Love, Loss and Jeanette Winterson
In Jeanette Winterson’s 1993 novel “Written on the Body,” the narrator (whose name and gender are never specified) navigates a consuming affair with a married woman.
New French Fiction: From Farm to Table, With Feasting in Between
Jean-Baptiste Del Amo’s “Animalia” follows a rural family while Marie NDiaye’s “The Cheffe” charts a career in the kitchen.
'A History Of New York In 27 Buildings' Is A Love Letter To The Big Apple
More than a mere chronicler armed with facts and dates, Sam Roberts is a nonfiction writer with the heart of a novelist; he's writing about buildings — but he does so while telling engaging stories.
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Check out literature’s favorite bad guys, scary women and diabolical creatures.
‘Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For,’ by Susan Rice: An Excerpt
An excerpt from ‘Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For,’ by Susan Rice
A Righteous Fire Burns At The Heart Of Women-In-Hip-Hop's 'God Save The Queens'
Kathy Iandoli goes far beyond hoisting her heroes upon a pedestal; in rendering them as conflicted, complicated artists struggling against sexism and patriarchy, she wields an illuminating fury.
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10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
He’s Played Churchill and Lear. But for John Lithgow, Audiobooks Test His Mettle.
“Stamina is the real challenge: a hoarse voice, a tired brain and a sore ass. But as with all the spoken arts, the only bad experience is bad writing.”
Something Wicked This Way Comes
The latest crop of horror fiction — some new, some reissued — is truly the stuff of nightmares.
In 'Janis,' Joplin Shown To Be A Tangle Of Talents, Contradictions And Mythology
Holly George-Warren's research, eye for detail, illuminating contextualization and clear delivery make for a far more rounded and convincing image of the musician's precocity than seen previously.
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In 'All This Could Be Yours,' A Day In The Death Of A Toxic Narcissist
In her new novel, Jami Attenberg dives deep into the dark heart of one family over the course of one long day, as their abusive, angry patriarch lies dying in the hospital after a heart attack.
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