Editors' Choice: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Q. & A.: Edward St. Aubyn on the Challenge of Reimagining Shakespeare
In his bold modern adaptation of King Lear, St. Aubyn envisions Lear as an aging media mogul whose empire and legacy are under threat from his daughters.
In 'Dear Fahrenheit 451,' Loving Books Both Wisely And Well
Librarian Annie Spence's new book is a collection of love letters and breakup notes to the books in her life — written in a warm, funny, specific voice that skillfully balances reverence and wryness.
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By the Book: Jennifer Egan: By the Book
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “A Visit From the Goon Squad” and the forthcoming “Manhattan Beach” reads only what she craves: “If I try to read a book I’m not hungry for, I won’t enjoy it.”
Nonfiction: Two Memoirs Celebrate Muses With Four Legs
Eileen Myles and Nicole J. Georges write about the dogs that helped them become better artists.
Open Book: A Guide to Graveside Tourism
“199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die” is a guide to checking out the hereafter before you check out.
'Provenance': A Cozy Mystery Set In Ann Leckie's 'Ancillary' Universe
In this standalone novel, Ann Leckie returns to the world of her award-winning Ancillary trilogy with a different mission — a cozy mystery about the theft of some politically sensitive antiques.
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Nonfiction: Tracking the Hyper-Gentrification of New York, One Lost Knish Place at a Time
In “Vanishing New York,” Jeremiah Moss laments the transformation of a city into a place that no longer accommodates failure.
Jennifer Egan's 'Manhattan Beach' Is A Gorgeous Tribute To NYC And Its Seaport
Egan's sweeping new historical novel doesn't just draw from the classic catalog of New York stories — it also takes its place among them.
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Fiction: A Roundup of the Season’s Romance Novels
Robert Gottlieb on what the genre has to offer nowadays, and what it always had to offer.
Why 'Why Buddhism Is True' Is True
In his new book, Robert Wright explores Buddhism's take on our suffering, our anxiety and our general dis-ease — where he sees it lining up with scientific fields, says blogger Adam Frank.
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James McBride's 'Five-Carat Soul' Is A Gem
The National Book Award-winning writer's debut story collection includes stories both straightforward and surreal. Our critic calls it "brash, daring and defiantly original."
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Nonfiction: In ‘One Nation After Trump,’ a Study of the Trends Behind His Rise
If someone hibernated through 2016 and then turned on cable news and wondered what the hell happened, this would be the book to read.
Fiction: The 21st-Century Fantasy Trilogy That Changed the Game
The first two novels in N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy both won Hugo awards. In the final volume, “The Stone Sky,” the fate of the world is at stake.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: I’m Seeking Satirical, Semifantastical and Stand-Out Literary Fiction
High-minded novels and stories that favor fairy tales, unsolved crimes and dystopian drama over the ubiquitous run-of-the-mill plots in today’s fiction.
Fiction: In a Quiet Ohio Town, Who Started the Fire, and Why?
Celeste Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere” witnesses the mysteries of arson, kinship and community in late-’90s suburban America.
Q. & A.: Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Maria Sharapova on ‘Unstoppable’
The tennis star discusses why she wrote her new memoir, the struggles her father faced during her childhood and more.
Leveling Up In The Video Game Industry, Without Checkpoints: 'Significant Zero'
Videogame writer Walt Williams describes his Red-Bull-and-Adderal-fueled advancement in a competitive and secretive industry. Critic Jason Sheehan says the book "plays out ... like a videogame."
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'Inside Studio 54' Takes You Behind The Velvet Rope, And Into Some Dark Corners
Owner Mark Fleischman's memoir drops plenty of celebrity names while detailing the day-to-day logistics (and the drugs) that kept the nightspot running.
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The Book Review Podcast: Jesmyn Ward on ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’
Ward discusses her new novel; David Dobbs on five new books about Darwin; and Kristin Cashore talks about “Jane, Unlimited.”
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