Book Review: ‘Black in Blues,’ by Imani Perry
Imani Perry’s impressionistic “Black in Blues” finds shades of meaning — beautiful and ugly — in art, artifacts, music, fashion and more.
Book Review: ‘Good Dirt,’ by Charmaine Wilkerson
Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Good Dirt” weaves together grief, suspense and the story of a jar made by an enslaved potter generations earlier.
2 Novels for Cold Weather
Joan Aiken’s neo-Gothic; Joseph Roth’s family epic.
Steamy Romance Books To Cozy Up With This Winter
Books by Alyssa Cole, Talia Hibbert and more offer heartwarming banter and plenty of heat.
Book Review: ‘On the Calculation of Volume,’ by Solvej Balle
Solvej Balle’s “On the Calculation of Volume” rethinks the familiar story of the endlessly repeating day.
Book Review: ‘Blob,’ by Maggie Su
In Maggie Su’s funny debut novel, a Frankenstein-like monster turns on his flailing creator.
Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94
His own experience assisting his terminally ill wife in ending her life set him on a path to founding the Hemlock Society and writing a best-selling guide.
Book Review: ‘Picturing the Border,’ by Nadiah Rivera Fellah
“Picturing the Border” collects photographs of the United States-Mexico boundary dating back to the 1960s.
Where the Thriller Writer Alafair Burke Gets Her Ideas
A Hamptons vacation and a prank gone wrong anchor Burke’s new book, “The Note.” It started with real life.
A Horror Novel Inspired by Fanatic Fox News Devotees
Clay McLeod Chapman kept hearing friends say, of their Fox News-watching parents, “It’s like they were possessed.” That’s what inspired him to write “Wake Up and Open Your Eyes.”
Book Review: ‘Cousins in the Time of Magic,’ by Emma Otheguy
For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in Emma Otheguy’s latest novel, the outcome of the American Civil War hangs in the balance.
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Dalai Lama Shares Thoughts on China and the Future in a New Book
The spiritual leader of Tibet has published amply but seldom written in depth about politics. Now, as he approaches 90, he shares a detailed and personal account of his decades dealing with China.
Why Scott Turow Brought Back His Most Famous Hero for ‘Presumed Guilty’
The novelist is 75. Rusty Sabich, the now-retired prosecutor he introduced in “Presumed Innocent,” is 77 — and taking on a new case in “Presumed Guilty.”
Interview: Robert Harris on ‘Conclave’ and His Reading Life
An adaptation of “Fatherland,” the best-selling novelist’s first solo work, “sets my teeth on edge,” he admits. His newest book, “Precipice,” is about a former British prime minister in love.
Book Review: ‘Bright Circle,’ by Randall Fuller
In “Bright Circle,” Randall Fuller shines a light on the women behind — and before — the male philosophers of 19th-century Massachusetts.
Book Review: ‘Everything Must Go,’ by Dorian Lynskey
A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios.
Winter Books to Read When It’s Cold Outside
Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine adventure novels exquisitely capture the atmosphere of the season.
Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.
The Most Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2025: Movies and TV Shows
Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror and the Light,” a new “Bridget Jones” and Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear series are some of this year’s most anticipated adaptations.
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