New Crime and Mystery Books to Read This January
In these novels, detectives — some real, others self-appointed — investigate deaths in a small town, on board a train, in a haunted French chateau.
Audiobook Review: ‘Be Useful,’ by Arnold Schwarzenegger
The audiobook might be less, well, useful than it is entertainingly honest, unfiltered and even bizarre.
Edward Jay Epstein, Author and Stubborn Skeptic, Dies at 88
He questioned the findings of the Warren Commission, called Edward Snowden a prized Russian asset and exposed the diamond industry’s economic impact.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
A Clash of Civilizations Brought to Life
For Álvaro Enrigue, a novelist fascinated with historical detail, the first meeting of the Aztecs and Spanish conquistadors is the obsession of a lifetime. He brings it to life in “You Dreamed of Empires.”
Six Degrees of Self-Help, Nora Ephron and ‘Mommie Dearest’
Fifty years ago this week, “How to Be Your Own Best Friend” nipped at the heels of “The Joy of Sex.” Here’s the story behind its longevity.
By the Book Interview: Common
“Invisible Man” “made me feel seen and heard,” the rapper-actor says. “I can return the favor.” His new book, “And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self” is out this month.
Book Review: ‘Our Enemies Will Vanish,’ by Yaroslav Trofimov
Yaroslav Trofimov grew up in Kyiv. “Our Enemies Will Vanish” records his experience as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal assigned to cover the war.
Hisham Matar Discusses ‘My Friends’
Matar won a Pulitzer Prize for his memoir, “The Return,” mourning his homeland and his father. In his new novel, he turns to the untranslatability of exile — and friendship.
Herman Raucher, Screenwriter Best Known for ‘Summer of ’42,’ Dies at 95
His screenplay, based on his own youthful experience, was nominated for an Oscar. His other films included “Sweet November,” based on his own unproduced play.
Book Review: ‘Making It in America,’ by Rachel Slade
In “Making It in America,” Rachel Slade examines the challenges of domestic production through the lens of one Maine company.
Book Review: ‘Inverno,’ by Cynthia Zarin
Cynthia Zarin’s first novel, “Inverno,” is a tale of a woman’s incurable longing and haunted past.
Book Review: ‘My Friends,’ by Hisham Matar
A rash decision to attend an anti-Qaddafi protest in London reverberates in Hisham Matar’s poignant and quietly suspenseful third novel.
Writing in an Endangered Language to Honor, and Challenge, Traditions
In “How to Be a Good Savage,” Mikeas Sánchez’ poems help preserve her language, Zoque, and allow it to commingle with English and Spanish, in an effort that is both global and deeply local.
Book Review: ‘You Dreamed of Empires,’ by Álvaro Enrigue
Álvaro Enrigue’s “You Dreamed of Empires” is a hallucinatory tale of the conquistadors’ arrival at Moctezuma’s gates.
Book Review: “Goldenseal,” by maria Hummel
In “Goldenseal,” Maria Hummel takes readers into a hotel room, then unfurls her characters’ complicated history.
Book Review: ‘Beautyland,’ by Marie-Helene Bertino
In Marie-Helene Bertino’s remarkable funny-sad novel, the young visitor and her mother find the means to persevere in the aisles of a cosmetics store.
Arno J. Mayer, Unorthodox Historian of Europe’s Crises, Dies at 97
A Jewish refugee from the Nazis, he argued that World War I, World War II and the Holocaust were all part of a “second Thirty Years’ War.”
2 Unjustly Forgotten Mystery Novels
Murder mysteries by the men who brought you Winnie-the-Pooh and Daniel Day-Lewis.
Book Review: ‘Poor Deer,’ by Claire Oshetsky
In “Poor Deer,” Claire Oshetsky explores the long shadow of a tragedy with devastating consequences.
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