She Started With a 39-Cent Camera. She Ended Up in Magazines.
A posthumous release from the famed photographer Ruth Orkin casts a female gaze on subjects both ordinary and iconic.
Tom Hanks Reviews the Children’s Novel ‘Olivetti,’ by Allie Millington
A boy’s mother is missing. Her Olivetti was the last one to see her before she disappeared.
Book Review: ‘On the Move,’ by Abrahm Lustgarten
In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten predicts a massive demographic shift in response to an increasingly unlivable world.
Book Review: 4 New Debut Novels
New books from Hanna Johansson, Julia Malye, Scott Alexander Howard and Scott Guild.
Book Reviews: ‘An American Dream,’ by David Finkel; ‘A Dangerous Country,’ Ron Kovic; ‘Diplomats at War’ Charles Trueheart.
Three new books track the pain that persists among American soldiers and diplomats in the aftermath of war.
Audiobook Review: ‘Doppelganger,’ by Naomi Klein
The writer and public intellectual reads “Doppelganger,” a searching exploration of uncanny doubles both personal and political.
Lorrie Moore Is Among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
The awards included a lifetime achievement honor given to Judy Blume.
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Replay' spotlights resilience, loss, and intergenerational connectedness
Jordan Mechner is known for his video games. But here he brings to life the many twists and turns that underscore the pervasive impact of the past — and the connectedness that remains in the present.
Amy Tintera Adds a Different Note to the True Crime Podcast Novel
In her first book for adults, an author brings a fresh approach to the tale of an amateur sleuth and an unwitting subject.
The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
Book Review: ‘Chasing Beauty,’ by Natalie Dykstra
In Natalie Dykstra’s hands, the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner is a tribute to the power of art.
Interview: Morgan Parker on ‘You Get What You Pay For: Essays’
Crafting the arguments in “You Get What You Pay For,” her first essay collection, “felt like pulling apart a long piece of taffy,” says the author of “Magical Negro.”
Book Review: ‘On Giving Up,’ by Adam Phillips
In his latest book, the prolific British psychoanalyst Adam Phillips promotes curiosity, improvisation and conflict as antidotes to the deadening effects of absolute certainty.
New Crime and Mystery Books
Our crime columnist reviews new novels by Andrey Kurkov, Kristen Perrin and others.
Love the Sinner. Or Maybe Just Kill Him.
Our crime columnist reviews new novels by Andrey Kurkov, Kristen Perrin and others.
'The Tree Doctor' chronicles one woman's response to a series of life-changing crises
Marie Mutsuki Mockett's latest novel about a wife and mother is wise and sensitive, and a stunning reflection on how we reinvent ourselves when we're left with no other choice.
'James' reimagines Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn' with mordant humor, and horror
Percival Everett's retelling of Mark Twain's 1885 classic focuses on Huck's enslaved companion. James is a tale so inspired, you won't be able to imagine reading the original without it.
Paulin Hountondji, Revolutionary African Philosopher, Dies at 81
He rebelled against efforts to force African ways of thinking into the European worldview. His thoughts had the effect of a bomb in African intellectual life.
New Historical Fiction Books
This trio of new novels shows real people in their natural habitats, drawn with writerly flair.
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