What to Read During the World Cup
The competition is not without controversy, but every four years, it enthralls billions. Here are 10 books that explain its history, its appeal and its future.
Space Books for Children
Julie Buxbaum, Candace Fleming and Jasmine Warga offer kids opportunities to learn while being entertained.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Family That Cooks Together Publishes a Best Seller
The Leung family teamed up to write “The Woks of Life,” a compendium of recipes for Chinese dishes.
Poem: Self-Portrait as Collected Bones [Rejoice, Rejoice]
Michael Wasson’s poem uses the self-portrait to investigate identity within the legacy of colonialism and erasure of the Indigenous body.
Haruki Murakami By the Book Interview
“The books I try not to pick up, and don’t want to read, are ones I wrote myself and published in the past,” says the Japanese writer, whose new book is “Novelist as a Vocation.” “Though it does make me want to do better with my next work.”
2022 National Book Award Winners: Full List
Tess Gunty received the fiction prize for her debut, “The Rabbit Hutch.” Art Spiegelman, the author of “Maus,” received a lifetime achievement award.
Henry Rosovsky, Who Redefined Harvard to Its Core, Dies at 95
As dean of the faculty, he diplomatically persuaded his colleagues to tighten requirements for a degree and create a Black studies program.
Beneath Its Pink Cover, ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Offers a Story About Power
The best-selling debut author Bonnie Garmus created Elizabeth Zott, a chemist battling a sexist 1950s establishment, as the role model she craved — and found that readers wanted the same.
Book Review: ‘Tracers in the Dark,’ by Andy Greenberg
Andy Greenberg’s “Tracers in the Dark” chronicles the hunt for crypto-criminals.
Newly Published, From Redefining Forgiveness to Portable Magic
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: “The Light We Carry,” by Michelle Obama
In her new book, “The Light We Carry,” the former first lady shares coping strategies for surviving stress and uncertainty.
Book Review: ‘The Great Air Race,’ by John Lancaster
“The Great Air Race,” by John Lancaster, recounts the early days of American aviation, when the budding industry struggled to get off the ground (literally) and keep aviators alive.
Book Review: ‘They’re Going to Love You,’ by Meg Howrey
In Meg Howrey’s “They’re Going to Love You,” a choreographer looks back on her estranged family’s past.
Book Review: ‘Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life,’ by Brigitta Olubas
A new biography by Brigitta Olubas is the first to examine the life of the Australian novelist celebrated for her refined poetic fiction and acute moral vision.
Book Review: ‘How to Survive Everything,’ by Ewan Morrison
In Ewan Morrison’s new novel, “How to Survive Everything,” a teenager is abducted to a pandemic survivalist colony that’s trying to prepare for an impending apocalypse.
Book Review: ‘As Gods,’ by Matthew Cobb
Matthew Cobb’s “As Gods” questions the ethical — and financial — implications of genetic engineering.
Book Review: ‘The Essential Dick Gregory’
A new anthology collects some of the writings, interviews and speeches of the comic and civil rights activist.
Review: Loyal to God and Trump, Pence Defends His Record in ‘So Help Me God’
In “So Help Me God,” the former vice president looks back on his career with one eye on where it might be headed.
5 Books to Read About Qatar Before the World Cup
Qatar is the first Arab nation to host the tournament, bringing all the country’s contradictions to the fore.
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