Eleanor Catton on ‘Birnam Wood’
The New Zealand writer, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2013 for her novel “The Luminaries,” discusses her latest book.
Book Review: ‘Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,’ by Claire Dederer
Claire Dederer’s deft and searching book surfaces a “fan’s dilemma” over such figures as Vladimir Nabokov, Woody Allen, Willa Cather and Roman Polanski.
Book Review: ‘The Last Catastrophe,’ by Allegra Hyde; ‘The Archivists,’ by Daphne Kalotay; ‘The House of Love and Prayer,’ by Tova Reich; ‘The People Who Report More Stress,’ by Alejandro Varela
New collections by Allegra Hyde, Daphne Kalotay, Tova Reich and Alejandro Varela range in subject from everyday minutia to our dystopian future.
Book Review: ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars,’ by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
You can’t applaud Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s thrilling debut novel, “Chain-Gang All-Stars,” without getting blood on your hands.
Book Review: ‘A History of Burning,’ by Janika Oza
In her debut novel, “A History of Burning,” Janika Oza creates an ambitious conflagration of characters, languages and continents.
Fresh Spring Romance Novels
Historicals, contemporaries, fantasies — there’s something for everyone here.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Should a Biographer Have Boundaries? Jeff Benedict Says Yes.
While writing about LeBron James, the veteran author chose not to probe the identity of his subject’s father. His reasons were personal.
By the Book: The Novel That Led Abraham Verghese to Medicine
“I’m ashamed to say I picked up W. Somerset Maugham’s ‘Of Human Bondage’ because the title seemed promising,” says the doctor and novelist, whose new novel is “The Covenant of Water.” “While it didn’t have the lascivious content I’d imagined, it turned out to have something better: It was the book that … called me to medicine.”
New Military History Books
Three new books about the history of warfare have much to tell us.
‘Knowing What We Know,’ by Simon Winchester
In his latest work, Simon Winchester devotes his anecdotal powers to why, how and how often we know what we do.
Banned Bunnies
In 1959, the picture-book nuptials of a black rabbit and a white rabbit caused intense debate across the nation.
Book Review: ‘The Ugly History of Beautiful Things,’ by Katy Kelleher
In “The Ugly History of Beautiful Things,” Katy Kelleher considers her desire for rare or pretty objects, as both life-affirming and morally problematic.
Newly Published, From Rural Childhood to Anti-Ableist Parenting
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘Wonder Boy,’ by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans
Tony Hsieh, the longtime chief of Zappos, descended into addiction and psychosis — and finally died — in the midst of a large entourage. “Wonder Boy” asks why.
Book Review: ‘Affinities,’ by Brian Dillon
In “Affinities,” his latest book of essays, the critic Brian Dillon meditates on images by photographers, filmmakers, dancers and other artists, exploring their attractions and affiliations.
Book Review: ‘Ascension,’ by Nicholas Binge
In Nicholas Binge’s novel “Ascension,” an expedition on a mystifying rock only turns up more enigmas.
Book Review: ‘Mott Street,’ by Ava Chin
Ava Chin’s memoir is an expansive family history encompassing perilous journeys, sensational crimes and social change
Review: ‘Small Mercies,’ by Dennis Lehane
His novel “Small Mercies” takes place in the tumultuous months after a 1974 order to integrate the city’s schools through busing.
Book Review: ‘The Rediscovery of America,’ by Ned Blackhawk
A new account by the Yale historian Ned Blackhawk argues that Native peoples shaped the development of American democracy while being dispossessed of their land.
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