The Best Books to Read in 2023
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Martin Amis: An appreciation
Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain’s most famous literary son.
The Rev. Timothy Keller, Pioneering Manhattan Evangelist, Dies at 72
Shunning fire and brimstone, he became a best-selling author and founded Redeemer Presbyterian Church, which drew young New Yorkers.
In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.”
To Find Europe’s Best Bike Routes, a Cycling Writer Asked the Crowd
The longtime sports journalist Claude Droussent discusses his new guidebook to cycling in Europe, which uses data from the fitness app Strava, and the growing role bicycles play in worldwide travel.
Book Review: ‘NB by J.C.,’ by James Campbell
“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.
Book Review: ‘Dom Casmurro,’ by Machado de Assis
“Dom Casmurro,” by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read — and reread — with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.
Martin Amis, Acclaimed Author of Bleakly Comic Novels, Dies at 73
In books like “Money” and “The Information,” he created “a high style to describe low things,” as he put it. He found more renown as a critic, and a measure of unease as his famous father’s son.
The Detective Novel ‘Whose Body?,’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, Turns 100
Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing “Whose Body?,” the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
Book Review: ‘The Late Americans,’ by Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor’s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.
Martin Amis’s Best Books: A Guide
The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.
Hank Green Shares His Cancer Diagnosis
In a video, Mr. Green said he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a very “treatable cancer.”
Birds, Brooks and Beta Males
An editor recommends old and new books.
Book Review: ‘The Adult,’ by Bronwyn Fischer
In Bronwyn Fischer’s debut novel, “The Adult,” an 18-year-old woman leaves her rural hometown for a big-city campus where she falls deep into a love affair — and poetry.
Book Review: ‘Tomás Nevinson,’ by Javier Marías
“Tomás Nevinson,” the final novel by the late Spanish writer, sends a washed-up agent in search of a terrorist.
Book Review: ‘The Lock-Up,” by John Banville
In a new novel, “The Lock-Up,” investigators from the novelist’s previous books join forces in 1950s Dublin.
Essential Neil Gaiman and A.I. Book Freakout
Where to start with one of today’s most prolific and beloved fantasy writers, and the robot who wrote a murder mystery.
Salman Rushdie Makes Surprise Appearance at PEN America Gala
The novelist, who was stabbed and gravely wounded at a literary event last year, received an award from the freedom of expression organization.
Poem: wild and blue
A 21st-century troubadour’s lament, from the country musician and poet Julian Talamantez Brolaski.
Abraham Verghese’s 724-Page Novel Is a Family Affair
The physician-author’s new book, “The Covenant of Water,” contains traces of his mother, his cousin and his own medical experience.
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