Revisiting Joyce Carol Oates’s Short Stories
In her 1984 short story collection “Last Days,” Oates examines the American experience in places such as Berlin, Poland and Africa.
New in Paperback: ‘Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret,’ ‘The Chandelier’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Aloha Rodeo' Offers Alternative To The Cowboy Cliché
Journalists David Wolman and Julian Smith chronicle the history of Hawaii's cattle trade and profile a number of "paniolos" — every bit as tenacious and resourceful as their mainland cohorts.
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Stories of Family Trips and Summertime Capers
These novels take young readers along on the thrilling, scary and necessary journeys of growing up.
By the Book: Greg Iles
The author, most recently, of the novel “Cemetery Road,” finds electronic books easier on his eyes these days: “I still love the scent and feel of ink and paper, but — we do what we must.”
Champagne, Caviar And No Shame At All: Remembering Judith Krantz
The novelist, who died last week at 91, was often slammed by critics as a frivolous sex-and-shopping writer. But her luxuries were meticulously researched and her sex scenes gloriously shameless.
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Can an Outsider Tell the Story of Post-Revolution Egypt?
In “The Buried” Peter Hessler, the New Yorker writer, weaves together stories from his experience of living in Cairo for the past five years.
From the Graphic Novelist Seth, a Masterwork 20 Years in the Making
“Clyde Fans” tells the multigenerational story of a Toronto family who sells electric fans — a visual epic that captures the passage of time.
'When We Were Arabs' Is A Nostalgic Celebration Of A Rich, Diverse Heritage
Author Massoud Hayoun has Moroccan, Egyptian and Tunisian heritage — and is also Jewish. He weaves in his family history with the politics that shaped their lives, including European oppression.
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He Was a Famed Novelist of America’s Underclass. What Happened?
“Never a Lovely So Real,” a biography of Nelson Algren by Colin Asher, captures the human drama and literary achievement of a writer once considered among America’s greatest.
Golf Balls! Pencils! Whales! What Makes an Author’s Obsession a Thrill, Not a Bore?
Mary Norris considers how fixation-prone writers manage to captivate (or lose) their readers.
A Rich, Twisted, Gloriously Cacophonous Novel of Village Life
In Max Porter’s “Lanny” — equal parts fairy tale, domestic drama and fable — a mischievous little boy goes missing.
A Captivating Coming-of-Age Story Inspired by the Tudors
The young heroine of Dylan Meconis’s graphic novel “Queen of the Sea” learns how suddenly, and ruthlessly, fortune can turn a queen into a pawn.
'Ask Again, Yes' Is A Profound Yet Unpretentious Family Drama
Mary Beth Keane's novel opens in 1973 New York and follows two rookie cops and their families over four decades. Her closely-observed domestic tale transforms into something deep and universal.
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A Venom-Spiked Cocktail of Marriage, Family and Murder
Sadie Jones’s “The Snakes” is a modern morality tale, a creepy, scary novel about the corrosive effects of money and power.
A Rich, Engrossing Family Saga, Spiked With Sisterly Malice
Claire Lombardo’s debut, “The Most Fun We Ever Had,” follows a family of four daughters through the decades.
Twenty Years After a Brutal Massacre, It’s Payback Time
Anita Anand’s “The Patient Assassin” documents the life of a peripatetic Indian laborer who waited decades for a chance to kill an official of the Raj.
'I Like To Watch' Is A Passionate, Brilliant Defense Of TV
The collection of 32 mostly previously published essays by New Yorker TV Critic Emily Nussbaum includes a new consideration of the question "What should we do with the art of terrible men?"
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Marriage Is Passionate, Not Perfect, In 'The Most Fun We Ever Had'
Claire Lombardo's sweeping family drama — fueled by power plays between spouses and between sisters — is a wonderfully immersive read that packs more heart and heft than most first novels.
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