Book Review: ‘The Truth About Max,’ by Alice and Martin Provensen
A previously unknown manuscript explores the ultimately unknowable psyche of the Provensens’ favorite feline.
Book Review: ‘When Crack Was King,’ by Donovan X. Ramsey
In “When Crack Was King,” Donovan X. Ramsey offers a fresh history of the epidemic that gripped minority communities, inflamed media coverage and led to draconian drug laws.
My Unlikely Writing Teacher: Pedro Martinez
Looking to a maestro on the mound to improve your writing game.
Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ a Prizewinning Biography 25 Years in the Making
Martin Sherwin struck the deal and dove into the research. But it was only when Kai Bird joined as a collaborator that “American Prometheus” came to be.
Book Review: ‘The Parrot and the Igloo,’ by David Lipsky
In “The Parrot and the Igloo,” the novelist and journalist David Lipsky spins top-flight climate literature into cliffhanger entertainment.
Book Review: ‘Hope,’ by Andrew Ridker
In his riotous new novel, “Hope,” Andrew Ridker finds the humor in a family’s plummet from grace.
Book Review: ‘Onlookers,’ by Ann Beattie
Her new collection, “Onlookers,” is about shattered certainties in the wake of quarantine, growth and unrest.
Book Review: ‘The Centre,’ by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
In her debut novel, “The Centre,” Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi explores class anxiety, identity, appropriation and more through a sinister language school.
Book Review: ‘The Vegan,’ by Andrew Lipstein
Andrew Lipstein’s shrewd novel finds a moneyed Brooklynite so unmoored that he starts to identify with animals he has long overlooked.
Book Review: ‘Thunderclap,’ by Laura Cumming
In her memoir “Thunderclap,” the British art critic Laura Cumming explores her passion for the virtuosic images of everyday life by painters from Dutch art’s golden age.
Book Review: ‘Counterweight,’ by Djuna
The pseudonymous South Korean author’s first novel to be translated into English pits a multinational conglomerate against life on earth.
‘The Fourth Turning’ Enters Pop Culture
“The Fourth Turning” was a curiosity when it was published in the 1990s. Its influence has grown since then, and a sequel is on the way.
Book Review: ‘Ripe,’ by Sarah Rose Etter
In Sarah Rose Etter’s novel “Ripe,” a 30-something writes marketing copy by day, but spends her nights diving deep into the void.
Book Review: ‘Nothing Special,’ by Nicole Flattery
Nicole Flattery’s debut novel, “Nothing Special,” follows the protagonist through a menial and disorienting day job transcribing tape recordings — at Andy Warhol’s Factory.
Book Review: ‘In the Act,’ by Rachel Ingalls
Her novella “In the Act” explores love and fantasy in unusual guises.
Revisiting ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ Plus the Art of Literary Translation
Elisabeth Egan and Tina Jordan talk about Helen Fielding’s novel, and Gregory Cowles and Juliana Barbassa discuss all things translation.
Newly Published, From Children’s Books to Salvadoran Resistance
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘Ultra-Processed People,’ by Chris van Tulleken
In “Ultra-Processed People,” Chris van Tulleken takes a close look at the franken-snacks that barely resemble what they’re imitating.
Book Review: ‘Forgiving Imelda Marcos,’ by Nathan Go; ‘Dreaming Home,’ by Lucian Childs; ‘A Quitter’s Paradise,’ by Elysha Chang
Complicated families abound in new books by Nathan Go, Lucian Childs and Elysha Chang.
Children’s Books About Race and the National Spelling Bee
MacNolia Cox speaks only one sentence in a picture book about her trip to the 1936 national spelling bee. Zaila Avant-garde, the 2021 champ, writes volumes.
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