Book Review: ‘The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley,’ by David Waldstreicher
A biography by David Waldstreicher offers a radical new vision of the life and work of colonial America’s brilliant Black female poet.
Book Review: ‘Confidence’ by Rafael Frumkin
In Rafael Frumkin’s “Confidence,” a shy grifter is more than infatuated with a charismatic friend: He sees them getting rich peddling electromagnetic “bliss.”
Book Review: ‘The Dirty Tricks Department,’ by John Lisle
Exploding pens and fluorescent foxes were just two of the schemes the O.S.S. tried in their quest to best Axis powers, according to a new book, “The Dirty Tricks Department.”
Two Histories of the Scandal-Soaked Academy Awards
On the eve of Hollywood’s big, if diminished, night, two deeply researched books dig into the scandal-soaked history of the Academy Awards.
Book Review: ‘Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began,’ by Leah Hazard
The uterus has been a site of medical, and moral, scrutiny for centuries. In her new book, “Womb,” the midwife Leah Hazard explains what we know about the uterus — and how much we’ve yet to discover.
Book Review: ‘In Memoriam,’ by Alice Winn
In Alice Winn’s debut novel, “In Memoriam,” two schoolboys hiding from their feelings for each other enlist in the military during World War I, where they find romance and catastrophe.
Book Review: ‘Banzeiro Òkòtó,’ by Eliane Brum
“Banzeiro Òkòtó,” by Eliane Brum, considers the devastating impacts of mass deforestation on Brazil and its people.
Book Review: ‘The God of Endings,’ by Jacqueline Holland
In Jacqueline Holland’s debut novel, “The God of Endings,” a preschool teacher with a terrible secret fights her most demonic craving for 150 years.
Book Review: ‘River Spirit,’ by Leila Aboulela
“River Spirit,” a novel by Leila Aboulela, follows an enslaved girl in a turbulent 19th-century Sudan.
‘The Outsiders’ Review: Growing Pains Both Brutal and Poetic
At La Jolla Playhouse, the musical adaptation of the novel and film has considerable appeal, but is weighed down by too many characters and themes.
Book Review: ‘The Curator,’ by Owen King
In “The Curator,” a historical fantasy by Owen King, a woman searches for answers about her brother’s death in a time of unrest.
New Psychological Thrillers
Pulse-pounding, nail-biting new novels guaranteed to deliver delicious reading chills.
Maryse Condé, at Home in the World
Throughout her four-decade literary career, the Guadeloupean writer has explored a global vision of the Black diaspora, and placed Caribbean life at the center.
Book Review: ‘War Diary,’ by Yevgenia Belorusets
In photographs and journal entries, Yevgenia Belorusets captures Kyiv in the early days of Russia’s invasion.
A Debut Novel Creates a World From Pages Taken From the Past
When Alice Winn stumbled on the archives of her British boarding school’s newspaper, she discovered a world, only to see it “destroyed and dismantled” during World War I. She brought it back in her novel, “In Memoriam.”
Book Review: ‘Happily,’ by Sabrina Orah Mark
“Happily,” a book of essays by Sabrina Orah Mark, reveals the lessons that children’s stories teach us well into adulthood.
Osamu Dazai, With Help From TikTok, Keeps Finding New Fans
The enduring appeal of a midcentury Japanese novelist who wrote of alienation and suicide.
Time Has Been Codified and Commodified. Jenny Odell Wants to Set It Free
First Jenny Odell examined our obsession with productivity. Now she’s turned to our relationship with time — and what happens when you remove the grid.
Book Review: ‘The Farewell Tour,’ by Stephanie Clifford
In her second novel, “The Farewell Tour,” Stephanie Clifford follows a veteran singer who’s wrapping up a long career on her own terms.
Revisiting ‘Wisconsin Death Trip,’ 50 Years Later
The Times’s critic Dwight Garner looks back on Michael Lesy’s cult classic of documentary literature, which was first published in 1973.
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