The Best Mystery Novels of 2022
Our columnist, who’s read dozens of books this year, selects her favorites.
The Best Poetry of 2022
Our columnist selects the books that have stuck with her this year.
Is This Elephant Bothering You?
“Pests,” by Bethany Brookshire, examines our relationships with the animals we’ve come to loathe. It’s not just the usual suspects — rats, pigeons and rabbits.
Review: ‘A Left-Handed Woman: Essays’
In Judith Thurman’s essays, the aesthetic frequently does battle with the substantive.
Review: ‘Of Ice and Men,’ by Fred Hogge
Fred Hogge’s “Of Ice and Men” is a surprisingly loose history of frozen water.
Book Review: ‘Screaming on the Inside,’ by Jessica Grose
In her new book, “Screaming on the Inside,” Jessica Grose unpacks the heavy burdens that arrive with the birth of a child.
Book Review: ‘American Caliph,’ by Shahan Mufti
“American Caliph,” by Shahan Mufti, recounts the complex story of a largely forgotten episode from 1977, when an armed Muslim group held dozens of people hostage.
Book Review: ‘A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré’
“A Private Spy,” a collection of the British writer’s letters, offers glimpses of unguarded moments and ruffled feathers.
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2022
Pandemics, witchcraft, terrifying A.I.: speculative fiction that stood out in 2022.
The Best Romance Novels of 2022
The genre has had an exceptional year — one of its best of all time.
Bernadette Mayer, Poet Who Celebrated the Ordinary, Dies at 77
A New York writer and artist who found inspiration in the countryside, she used experimental forms to celebrate mundane pleasures.
The Best Thrillers of 2022
A fiendish puzzle, an all-out struggle for survival on a remote island, the mysterious disappearance of a spouse: The year’s best thrillers could not be more different.
The Best Thrillers of 2022
A fiendish puzzle, an all-out struggle for survival on a remote island, the mysterious disappearance of a spouse: The year’s best thrillers could not be more different.
The Best Historical Fiction of 2022
These sturdy time machines have two things in common: They’re built to last and they’re constructed by pros.
Book Review: ‘Bright Unbearable Reality,’ by Anna Badkhen; ‘Still No Word From You,’ by Peter Orner; ‘Making Love With the Land,’ by Joshua Whitehead
From a war correspondent to a Two-Spirit Ojibwe-nêhiyaw poet, these authors trace past devastations to find paths back to humanity.
Book Review: ‘Cursed Bunny,’ by Bora Chung
The 10 chilling stories in “Cursed Bunny” use creepy fetishes and proliferating waste as metaphors for the female condition.
John Prados, Master of Uncovering Government Secrets, Dies at 71
An “archives rat,” he was expert at digging through declassified materials to tell new stories about America’s military history.
Bad Ideas, Senior Living and Scenic Transgressions
Our critic recommends old and new books.
After the Collapse of Civilization, a Return to Nature
Lily Brooks-Dalton begins her novel “The Light Pirate” with an apocalypse; what follows is something like peace.
Astra Magazine Had Creative Freedom and a Budget. It Wasn’t Enough.
The literary journal attracted great names. Its issues sold out. And then it was over — a fate that offers insight into the tenuous place of literary magazines in the American publishing landscape.
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