Book Review: ‘The Peach Thief,’ by Linda Joan Smith
In Linda Joan Smith’s “The Peach Thief,” an orphaned girl posing as a boy raids an English Eden.
Bringing Diverse Voices to Book Publishing
Sally Kim, president and publisher at Little, Brown and Company, wants to give everyone a seat at the table.
Book Review: ‘Goddess Complex,’ by Sanjena Sathian
The novel “Goddess Complex,” by Sanjena Sathian, takes a sharp turn from an existential crisis into a more literal one.
Do You Like Your History With Imaginative Leaps or Grounded in Fact?
Novelized accounts of historical figures’ lives are hugely popular. But do we really want to draw back the curtain on history and find people talking and acting the way we do?
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Interview: Abdulrazak Gurnah on ‘Theft’ and His Reading Life
But a full calendar meant carving out time for “Theft,” his new book and first since winning the prize.
A Publisher Pulled a Romance Novel After Criticism From Early Readers
The novel, “Sparrow and Vine” by Sophie Lark, was due out in April from Bloom Books. Readers with advance copies criticized passages that they found racist — or that praised Elon Musk.
Pierre Joris, Translator of the ‘Impossible’ Paul Celan, Dies at 78
A notable poet in his own right, he was best known for rendering into English the words of a poet who reacted to the Holocaust by inventing a new version of German.
Joan Didion Knew the Stories We’d Tell About the Manson Murders
Didion’s influential account of the era, “The White Album,” captures the ripples of terror provoked by the 1969 murders.
How Do You Preserve a Vanishing Music Scene?
Five recent books collect photographs, memories and ephemera from the hardcore band Agnostic Front, the mysterious dance artist Aphex Twin, the rap collective Odd Future and more.
Histories of Native America and the Port of Los Angeles Win Bancroft Prize
The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
How a Shocking Act of Literary Vandalism Helped a Family Start Again
A cache of family documents led a journalist to discover the source of the wealth that allowed his family to remake life in Australia after surviving World War II in Europe.
Book Review: ‘Seven Social Movements That Changed America,’ by Linda Gordon
A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better.
Book Review: ‘No Less Strange or Wonderful’ by A. kendra Greene
In a new essay collection, A. Kendra Greene translates her experiences of our bizarre and marvelous world.
Book Review: ‘I Leave It Up to You,’ by Jinwoo Chong
Jinwoo Chong’s new novel, “I Leave It Up to You,” is a story of food, family and new beginnings after a tragedy.
Harper Lee’s Early Short Stories to Be Published for the First Time
Before she published “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Lee had written short stories in which she explored some of its themes and characters.
Book Review: ‘The Unworthy,’ by Agustina Bazterrica
In Agustina Bazterrica’s new novel, “The Unworthy,” a dystopian future ravaged by climate change has stripped the world of food, water and human connection.
Book Review: ‘Zero Sum,’ by Charles Hecker
As the Trump administration pushes for renewed business ties with Russia, a new book looks back at the companies that helped prop up illiberalism in the country.
Book Review: ‘The Trouble of Color,’ by Martha S. Jones
A new memoir by the historian Martha S. Jones combines a trenchant analysis of race and the historical record with a homage to other Black women scholars.
Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel,’ by Laila Lalami
In Laila Lalami’s new novel, a woman finds herself trapped in a nightmarish system of surveillance and detention.
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