Marc Jaffe, Publisher of Paperback Hits, Is Dead at 102
He oversaw a boom in the format beginning in the 1960s, turning out best-sellers like “Jaws,” “The Exorcist” and “The Catcher in the Rye.”
Book review: ‘Dublin,’ by Evelyn Hofer
Nearly six decades ago, a German-born photographer, Evelyn Hofer, created beautifully crafted shots of the city and its people.
David Sedaris’s First Picture Book and Ian Falconer’s Last
A story of gross beauty from David Sedaris and Ian Falconer, a scabrous tale from Beatrice Alemagna, and more.
Audiobook of the Week: Leslie Jones Riffs in the Recording Studio
The comedian goes off-script while revisiting her raw and hilarious memoir, “Leslie F*cking Jones.”
Book Review: ‘Subculture Vulture,’ by Moshe Kasher
In “Subculture Vulture,” the comedian Moshe Kasher explores the six wildly differing communities that made him who he is, for better or worse.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Fred Chappell, Writer Who Celebrated the Carolina Mountains, Dies at 87
He wrote lyrical poetry and novels about rural life in the Appalachian Piedmont, and was considered the South’s “premier contemporary person of letters.”
C.J. Box Isn’t Afraid to Wrangle With Issues Close to Home
The creator of two mystery series has the latitude — and the attitude — to address matters other writers wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.
Book Review: New Horror Novels
New books by Emily Ruth Verona, Jenny Kiefer, Christopher Golden and Tlotlo Tsamaase riff on classic tropes and deliver thrilling scares.
Interview: ‘Wolves of Winter’ author Dan Jones
“You’ve got to know when you’re onto a good thing,” says the prolific historian, British TV personality and author of “Wolves of Winter,” the second novel in his Hundred Years’ War trilogy.
Twisty New Psychological Thrillers
The setting of “The Fury,” the new novel by Alex Michaelides, is stunning. Its plot? Not so much.
A Boom in Comics Drawn From Fact
One in four books sold in France is a graphic novel. Increasingly, those include nonfiction works by journalists and historians.
Book Review: ‘The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years,’ by Shubnum Khan
Shubnum Khan’s “The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years” braids a rich historical love story with a contemporary coming-of-age tale in South Africa.
Ghostwriters Emerge From the Shadows
Practitioners of the solitary and highly secretive profession got together to compare notes and celebrate their work.
11 Vintage Interiors Books to Fuel Your Home Design Fantasies
From Edith Wharton’s treatise on décor to a portrait of 1990s Tokyo, the books that designers return to again and again for inspiration.
Book Review: ‘Last Acts,’ by Alexander Sammartino
“Last Acts,” by Alexander Sammartino, is a satire of contemporary America set at a firearms shop in Phoenix.
Book Review: ‘Twilight Territory,’ by Andrew X. Pham
Andrew X. Pham’s first novel, “Twilight Territory,” imagines an unlikely romance during a nation’s fight for independence.
Book Reviews: ‘Lovers in Auschwitz,’ by Keren Blankfeld; ‘Cold Crematorium,’ by József Debreczeni
“Lovers in Auschwitz” and “Cold Crematorium,” two works by journalists published 74 years apart, offer different ways of representing the horrors of the Holocaust.
Book Review: ‘Madness,’ by Antonia Hylton
In “Madness,” the journalist Antonia Hylton explores the hidden history of Crownsville Hospital, and America’s continuing failure to care for Black minds.
Book Review: ‘Legacy,’ by Uché Blackstock
In “Legacy,” Dr. Uché Blackstock writes about losing her pioneering physician mother and the pervasive health woes of Black Americans.
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