Book Review: ‘The Snares,’ by Rav Grewal-Kök
“The Snares,” by Rav Grewal-Kök, examines the perils and moral quandaries of clandestine service.
Terrifying New Horror Novels
Our columnist reviews this month’s releases.
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Han Kang’s ‘We Do Not Part’
This Korean novel by the 2024 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature turns a pet-sitting mission into a haunting reflection on grief and memory.
Book Review: ‘Stuff,’ by Kim Hastreiter
A new book collects the Paper Magazine co-founder Kim Hastreiter’s most treasured belongings, and friends.
Best Historical Fantasy Books
The author of “The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi” recommends fantastical tales grounded in real history.
The Best New Historical Fiction
Our critic on the month’s best releases.
The Japanese Origins of the American Picture Book
Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East.
Review: ‘Picture of Dorian Gray,’ Starring Sarah Snook and 3 Million Pixels
The “Succession” actress plays all 26 roles in this Oscar Wilde classic reimagined as a video spectacle. If only there were less screen time and more IRL contact.
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Truth About F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Drunken Brawl in Rome
Biographers took an account of a scuffle in “Tender Is the Night” as a record of a real-life event. But uncovered documents suggest Fitzgerald may have behaved worse than he wrote.
Interview: Maggie Smith on ‘Dear Writer’ and Her Reading Life
“I’ve had to set that limiting belief aside,” she says, “in order to write other kinds of books without feeling like an interloper.” Her new guidebook is called “Dear Writer.”
New Romance Books
Our critic on the month’s best new releases.
L.J. Smith, Author of ‘Vampire Diaries’ Book Series, Dies at 66
She wrote seven books in a series that went on to be a hit TV show. After she was replaced by ghostwriters, she reclaimed her characters online in fan fiction.
Dennis McDougal, True-Crime Author and Muckraker of the Movie Industry, Dies at 77
The author of more than a dozen books and an award-winning documentary, he died in a car crash in Southern California.
In ‘Streetcar,’ Patsy Ferran Gives Blanche a Nervy New Read
The London-based actress has been heralded as one of the most talented of her generation. Still, she worried audiences would balk at her “very unconventional Blanche.”
For Joan Didion, Mementos of Her Daughter’s Childhood Became Material
The opening of the Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne archives in the New York Public Library reveals unseen aspects of their family life, and approach to writing.
Book Review: ‘There Is No Place for Us,’ by Brian Goldstone
A new book by the journalist Brian Goldstone puts a spotlight on people who have jobs but no homes, whose struggles remain largely invisible.
Answer Their Questions, Come Away With Your Next Book
A quiz that delivers reading recommendations helps bookworms find their next reads.
Book Review: ‘Story of a Murder,’ by Hallie Rubenhold
Hallie Rubenhold’s “Story of a Murder” chronicles a killing, featuring sex, dentures and tightrope walkers.
Book Review: ‘Ghosts of Iron Mountain,’ by Phil Tinline
A new book by Phil Tinline recounts the history of a 1967 hoax and its ongoing influence as source code for antigovernment conspiracy theories.
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