Book Review: ‘Burn Man: Selected Stories,’ by Mark Anthony Jarman
The anthology “Burn Man” selects from decades of Mark Anthony Jarman’s work, bringing the writer’s lush and searing stories to new readers.
2 Novels About What’s-Their-Name
Not all books tell readers what to call the main character. An editor recommends two that don’t.
How a Polyamorous Mom Had ‘a Big Sexual Adventure’ and Found Herself
In her memoir, “More,” Molly Roden Winter recounts the highs and lows of juggling an open marriage with work and child care.
Book Review: ‘Ilium,’ by Lea Carpenter
“Ilium,” by Lea Carpenter, follows a young woman torn between opposing forces in her double life.
Book Review: ‘City of Laughter,’ by Temim Fruchter
In Temim Fruchter’s debut, “City of Laughter,” a grieving daughter dives into her ancestors’ hidden pasts to find closure and meaning in her own life.
Robert Andrew Parker, 96, Dies; Prolific Magazine and Book Illustrator
His loose style of watercolor painting brought him work for nearly 70 years. He also created about 100 fake van Goghs for the biographical film “Lust for Life.”
Steven Soderbergh’s Year in Reading
Each January, the director Steven Soderbergh lists his previous year’s cultural consumption — every movie and TV series watched, every book read. On this week’s episode, we talk books!
Book Review: ‘Transient and Strange,’ by Nell Greenfieldboyce
In a series of revealing essays, the NPR contributor Nell Greenfieldboyce views the events of her life through the lens of natural phenomena.
Picture Books About the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
How John Lewis and Coretta Scott King embodied the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while each creating their own.
New Crime and Mystery Books to Read This January
In these novels, detectives — some real, others self-appointed — investigate deaths in a small town, on board a train, in a haunted French chateau.
Audiobook Review: ‘Be Useful,’ by Arnold Schwarzenegger
The audiobook might be less, well, useful than it is entertainingly honest, unfiltered and even bizarre.
Edward Jay Epstein, Author and Stubborn Skeptic, Dies at 88
He questioned the findings of the Warren Commission, called Edward Snowden a prized Russian asset and exposed the diamond industry’s economic impact.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Lunar New Year Love Story' celebrates true love, honors immigrant struggles
This YA graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham attains epic dimensions in capturing the complex, bittersweet journeys of its characters.
(Image credit: Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham /First Second )
A Clash of Civilizations Brought to Life
For Álvaro Enrigue, a novelist fascinated with historical detail, the first meeting of the Aztecs and Spanish conquistadors is the obsession of a lifetime. He brings it to life in “You Dreamed of Empires.”
Six Degrees of Self-Help, Nora Ephron and ‘Mommie Dearest’
Fifty years ago this week, “How to Be Your Own Best Friend” nipped at the heels of “The Joy of Sex.” Here’s the story behind its longevity.
By the Book Interview: Common
“Invisible Man” “made me feel seen and heard,” the rapper-actor says. “I can return the favor.” His new book, “And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self” is out this month.
'The Fetishist' examines racial and sexual politics
Katherine Min's well-crafted posthumous novel is inspired by Lolita -- but with an Asian fetishist as Humbert Humbert and the objects of his objectification given voice.
(Image credit: G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Book Review: ‘Our Enemies Will Vanish,’ by Yaroslav Trofimov
Yaroslav Trofimov grew up in Kyiv. “Our Enemies Will Vanish” records his experience as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal assigned to cover the war.
Hisham Matar Discusses ‘My Friends’
Matar won a Pulitzer Prize for his memoir, “The Return,” mourning his homeland and his father. In his new novel, he turns to the untranslatability of exile — and friendship.
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