Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, she went on to write about “hookup culture” and young women’s sexual experiences for The Washington Post and in a best-selling book.
John Casey, Novelist of Salty, Rough-Hewn Characters, Dies at 86
He won a National Book Award for “Spartina,” beating out novels by Amy Tan and E.L. Doctorow. A longtime professor, he lived for a time without electricity on an island.
Book Review: ‘How to End a Story,’ by Helen Garner
“How to End a Story” collects three volumes of the Australian novelist’s self-conscious, sometimes harrowing journals.
Book Review: ‘Sucker Punch,’ by Scaachi Koul; ‘No Fault,’ by Haley Mlotek
Two new memoirs show the commonalities — and differences — in the end of every marriage.
Book Review: ‘Jewish Country Houses,’ edited by Juliet Carey and Abigail Green
A lavish photo book collects images old and new of elaborate estates, manors, chateaus and Schlosses in the European countryside.
Book Review: ‘Taking Manhattan,’ by Russell Shorto
In “Taking Manhattan,” Russell Shorto pays close attention to the darker aspects of colonial life on the island at the center of the world.
4 Thriller Novels We Recommend
Sarah Lyall, who writes the monthly thrillers column for The New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite thriller novels.
Book Review: ‘Dream Count,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In her first novel since “Americanah,” she draws on a real-life assault as she follows the lives of three Nigerian women and one of their former housekeepers.
Book Review: ‘See Friendship,’ by Jeremy Gordon
In Jeremy Gordon’s novel, “See Friendship,” a journalist reinvestigates his past, only to discover the story he was told about his friend’s death wasn’t true.
Book Review: ‘The Passenger Seat,’ by Vijay Khurana
Two teenage boys set out north with few plans and plenty of frustrations in Vijay Khurana’s novel, “The Passenger Seat.”
2 Books for Jazz Age Enthusiasts
A Scott and Zelda roman à clef; a photo collection of 1920s Paris.
Book Review: ‘Wild Dark Shore,’ by Charlotte McConaghy
In Charlotte McConaghy’s novel “Wild Dark Shore,” the caretakers of a remote research base brave an escalating crisis.
How Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Wrote Her Way Through Loss
When her father died, the author of “Americanah” produced a slim work of nonfiction. When her mother died, she poured her grief into a sprawling 416-page novel.
Book Review: ‘Raising Hare,’ by Chloe Dalton
In her memoir, “Raising Hare,” Chloe Dalton describes how a leveret changed her outlook on life during the pandemic and beyond.
Antonine Maillet, Writer Who Celebrated Her Native Acadia, Dies at 95
She gave voice to an overlooked French-speaking population in Canada, adapting an archaic language that had survived through oral tradition.
Book Club Podcast: ‘Orbital,’ by Samantha Harvey
Harvey’s novel about six astronauts living and working on the International Space Station won the 2024 Booker Prize.
‘Mary Said What She Said’ Review: A Hypnotic Huppert
In this Robert Wilson production, Isabelle Huppert is everywhere onstage, all at once, reciting a nonstop script that may well touch on everything.
Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop’s-Eye View, Is Dead at 88
In novels like “The Glitter Dome” and nonfiction works like “The Onion Field,” he took a harsh, unglamorous look at the realities of law enforcement.
3 New Horror Books That Put a Fresh Spin on Old Tropes
Our columnist reviews three new horror books out this month.
Book Club: Read ‘We Do Not Part,’ by Han Kang, With the Book Review
In March, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “We Do Not Part,” the Nobel laureate Han Kang’s novel about history, tragedy and the work of remembering.
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