9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Best Crime Books of 2025 (So Far)
Looking for some fictional murder and mayhem? Our columnist is keeping track of the best crime novels of 2025.
4 Summer Books We’re Looking Forward To
Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, previews four books we’re anticipating this summer.
Interview: Comic Novelist Christopher Moore on ‘Anima Rising’ and His Reading Life
“My favorite novel of all time” is an antidote to “Of Mice and Men,” he promises. His new book, “Anima Rising,” is a playful visit to 1911 Vienna.
New Novels to Read This Summer
Taylor Jenkins Reid heads to space, Megan Abbott climbs a pyramid (scheme) and Gary Shteyngart channels a 10-year-old. Plus queer vampires, a professor in hell and an actress’s revenge.
21 Nonfiction Books Coming this Summer
How did streetwear become high fashion? Why are there so many serial killers in the Pacific Northwest? Prize-winning writers tackle these questions, while memoirists consider celibacy, spycraft and Erica Jong.
Tom Hanks Will Perform His Play ‘This World of Tomorrow’ Off Broadway
“This World of Tomorrow,” based on the actor’s 2017 short story collection, is scheduled to begin performances in October at the Shed.
Book Review: “The Doorman,” by Chris Pavone
In Chris Pavone’s new novel, “The Doorman,” the real world closes in on residents of a luxury apartment building.
“Whack Job,” a New History of Axe Murders, Finds a Connection Between Self-Reliance and Brutality
In “Whack Job,” Rachel McCarthy James finds a connection between self-reliance and brutality. And for the record, she’s not so sure Lizzie Borden did it.
Book Review: ‘Speak to Me of Home,’ by Jeanine Cummins
In the novel “Speak to Me of Home,” three generations of women in one family grapple with their identities.
Best Small-Town Romance Books
The romance author Ashley Poston recommends books bursting with quaint charm, sizzling banter and plenty of heart.
Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp,’ a Story Collection, Wins International Booker Prize
Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before Tuesday. Now, it’s won the major award for translated fiction.
Michael A. Ledeen, Reagan Adviser Involved in Iran-Contra, Dies at 83
A neoconservative who fervidly opposed Communism and the fundamentalist regime in Iran, he wrote many books and articles, some of whose theories were later discredited.
Book Review: ‘Bear Witness,’ by Ross Halperin
In “Bear Witness,” Ross Halperin tells the story of two men who went from idealists to pragmatists.
Book Review: ‘Spent,’ by Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel, “Spent,” is a domestic comedy about ethical consumption under capitalism.
Book Review: ‘The Book of Records,’ by Madeleine Thien
Madeleine Thien’s time-warping historical novel “The Book of Records” collapses centuries and geographies in an ambitious family saga.
Book Review: ‘To Smithereens,’ by Rosalyn Drexler
First published in 1972, Rosalyn Drexler’s “To Smithereens” throws two vivid subcultures — and two unlikely lovers — into the ring.
Jim Butcher and His “Dresden Files” Series Have Survived the Darkness
Now in its 25th year, The Dresden Files and its author have survived the darkness, fictional and otherwise.
4 Audiobooks To Listen To Now
Lauren Christensen, an editor at the New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite audiobooks.
Book Review: ‘Class Clown,’ by Dave Barry
The beloved humor columnist looks back on a long career of wit and wisdom in a new memoir.
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