A 19th-century bookbinder struggles with race and identity in 'The Library Thief'
In her debut novel taking place in the Victorian era, Kuchenga Shenjé explores the expectations that arise when society demands that every group be neatly categorized.
Book Club: ‘James,’ by Percival Everett
For The Book Review Podcast’s May book club, we’ll talk about “James,” Percival Everett’s radical reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
Book Bans Are Surging in Florida. So Lauren Groff Opened a Bookstore
It’s called The Lynx, after the wildcat native to the state. “We wanted something a little fierce,” she said.
Book Review: ‘Corky Lee’s Asian America’
A new book from the legendary lensman Corky Lee captures both struggle and celebration across several decades of Asian American life.
How a Novelist Became a Pop Star
In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about being queer in Pakistan. Now he’s singing his story.
Book Review: ‘The Wildcat Behind Glass,’ by Alki Zei. Translated by Karen Emmerich.
Alki Zei’s Greek classic, set in the birthplace of democracy in the mid-1930s, feels eerily relevant in today’s America.
Bernard Pivot, Host of Influential French TV Show on Books, Dies at 89
For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Silence and secrets permeate an immigrant enclave in Colm Tóibín's 'Long Island'
Tóibín's latest, a sequel to his 2009 novel, Brooklyn, is a devastating portrait of an Irish immigrant whose Italian American husband is expecting a baby with another woman.
By the Book Interview With Judi Dench
“They’re snapshots of the past: first-night gifts, holidays abroad, memories of lost friends and loved ones,” the award-winning actress says. Her latest, written with Brendan O’Hea, is “Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent.”
Cass Elliot’s Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better.
The Mamas & the Papas singer was known for her wit, her voice and her skill as a connector. For 50 years, a rumor has overshadowed her legacy.
He Sang ‘What a Fool Believes.’ But Michael McDonald Is in on the Joke.
The singer and songwriter with a silky-smooth voice has written a memoir with Paul Reiser that recounts his story of pain and redemption with dashes of humor.
Magic, secrets, and urban legend: 3 new YA fantasy novels to read this spring
A heist with a social conscience, a father using magic for questionable work, an urban legend turned sleepover dare: These new releases explore protagonists embracing the magic within themselves.
On Poetry: What Do We Mean by ’the Speaker’?
Critics and readers love the term, but it can be awfully slippery to pin down. That’s what makes it so fun to try.
Book Review: ‘Free and Equal,’ by Daniel Chandler
The economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler thinks so. In “Free and Equal,” he makes a vigorous case for adopting the liberal political framework laid out by John Rawls in the 1970s.
Uncovering What Audubon Missed, and What He Made Up
In “The Birds That Audubon Missed,” Kenn Kaufman delves into the fierce, at times unethical, competition among early American ornithologists.
New Science Fiction and Fantasy
New books by H.A. Clarke, Robert Jackson Bennett and Micaiah Johnson.
Lesley Hazleton, Writer Who Tackled Religion and Fast Cars, Dies at 78
Born in England and raised Jewish, she became agnostic, writing books about her own lack of faith, the prophet Muhammad and her time as a car columnist.
'Long Island' renders bare the universality of longing
In a heartrending follow-up to his beloved 2009 novel, Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín's handles uncertainties and moral conundrums with exquisite delicacy, zigzagging through time to a devastating climax.
Robert Downey Jr. to Make Broadway Debut in Ayad Akhtar Play
The Oscar-winning actor will star as an A.I.-curious author in “McNeal,” starting performances in September at Lincoln Center Theater.
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