Book Review: ‘The Rebel’s Clinic,’ by Adam Shatz
Adam Shatz’s “The Rebel’s Clinic,” a new biography of the psychiatrist and revolutionary Frantz Fanon, aims to restore complexity to a man both revered and reviled for his militancy.
Book Review: ‘Who Owns This Sentence?’ by David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu
Plato and Pushkin, Mickey Mouse and “The Simpsons” make (permissible) appearances in this surprisingly zippy history of copyright protection.
Book Review: ‘The Showman,’ by Simon Shuster
In “The Showman,” the journalist Simon Shuster trails the entertainer-turned-wartime president as he rallies the world for support.
Lev Rubinstein, Russian Poet and a Critic of Putin, Is Dead at 76
He helped found a defiant avant-garde movement fusing art and prose and was outspoken against the invasion of Ukraine. He died after being hit by a car in Moscow.
6 Great Historical Y.A. Novels for Teens
Sharon Cameron, the author of “Artifice” and other young adult novels, recommends some of her favorite Y.A. historical fiction.
Book Review: ‘Dead in Long Beach, California,’ by Venita Blackburn
In her new novel, “Dead in Long Beach, California,” Venita Blackburn explores the chaos of mourning by following a woman who stumbles into an ethically dubious way to cope with loss.
Read Like the Wind: Nesting Books
An editor recommends the literary version of nesting dolls.
Overlooked No More: Beatrix Potter, Author of ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’
She created one of the world’s best-known characters for children, and fought to have the book published, but she never sought celebrity status.
15 Books to Look Forward to This Winter and Spring
The next few months look promising for readers. Here are some of the forthcoming titles that Book Review editors are excited about.
15 Books Coming Soon to a Shelf Near You
The next few months look promising for readers. Here are some of the forthcoming titles that Book Review editors are excited about.
What Drives Kaveh Akbar? The Responsibility of Survival
Akbar had a raging addiction and little reason to believe his life would turn out well. Now he has a debut novel, “Martyr!,” which makes you want to “get up and yell.”
Book Review: ‘Martyr!,’ by Kaveh Akbar
In “Martyr!,” the poet Kaveh Akbar turns a grieving young man’s search for meaning into a piercing family saga.
Audiobook Review: ‘Summer, 1976,’ by David Auburn
Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht bring David Auburn’s nostalgic play about an unlikely friendship straight to your ears.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Ashley Elston’s Signature Play? Unfurling the Butcher Paper.
The author of “First Lie Wins” explains a key move in her novel-writing process.
2 Children’s Picture Books by the Nobel Laureate José Saramago
The Nobel laureate’s “Small Memories” is a mix of peasant life, boyhood adventure and wide-eyed wonder.
Interview: Janice Y.K. Lee on “Expats,” the TV adaptation of her novel.
“That you could collaborate with others and go out for boba tea was quite revelatory,” says the author of “The Expatriates,” which Nicole Kidman has produced (and stars in) for Amazon this month.
‘Gutenberg!’: A Guide to the Inventor Behind the Broadway Musical
Jokes aside: Here’s what we really know about the 15th-century figure currently appearing (sort of) on Broadway in “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.
‘Gutenberg!’: A Guide to the Inventor Behind the Broadway Musical
Jokes aside: Here’s what we really know about the 15th-century figure currently appearing (sort of) on Broadway in “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.
Book Review: ‘The Last Fire Season,’ by Manjula Martin
In a new book, Manjula Martin explores her accommodation to life in Northern California in an era of increasingly extreme weather.
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