Book Review: ‘Playing God,’ by Mary Jo McConahay
In “Playing God,” the journalist Mary Jo McConahay argues that an alliance of extremely conservative bishops and Catholic activists is exerting a profound impact on our national politics.
Book Review: ‘Take What You Need,’ by Idra Novey
“Take What You Need,” by Idra Novey, depicts the complicated feelings of a young woman and her former stepmother, against a backdrop of artistic ambition, rural poverty and despair.
Book Review: ‘Brother & Sister Enter the Forest,’ by Richard Mirabella
In Richard Mirabella’s debut novel, “Brother & Sister Enter the Forest,” the sudden reunion of estranged siblings leads to an overdue reckoning with past trauma.
Book Review: ‘Our Best Intentions,’ by Vibhuti Jain
In Vibhuti Jain’s debut novel, “Our Best Intentions,” a bloody crime scene and a missing suspect prompt a biting examination of race, wealth and privilege in a small suburban community.
Book Review: “Kunstlers in Paradise” by Cathleen Schine
Take one 24-year-old, add a seasoned family member and introduce a pandemic. Welcome to Cathleen Schine’s new novel!
Book Review: ‘Poverty, by America,’ by Matthew Desmond
The new book by the sociologist and author of “Evicted” examines the persistence of want in the wealthy United States, finding that keeping some citizens poor serves the interests of many.
Book Review: ’Birnam Wood,’ by Eleanor Catton
“Birnam Wood,” by the Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton, is a fast-moving ecological novel and a generational cri de coeur.
Book Review: ‘In Search of Amrit Kaur,’ by Livia Manera Sambuy
After chancing upon a 1924 photo of Her Royal Highness Rani Shri Amrit Kaur Sahib in a Mumbai museum, an Italian journalist set out to discover who she was.
Book Review: ‘The Collaborators,’ by Ian Buruma
Ian Buruma’s “The Collaborators” takes on three complex, disparate figures with notably controversial war records.
Book Review: ‘Hello Beautiful,’ by Ann Napolitano
In “Hello Beautiful,” Ann Napolitano puts a fresh spin on the classic story of four sisters.
Books About the Oscars
Just in time for the Academy Awards, our critic Alexandra Jacobs discusses two recent books on the subject, Michael Schulman’s “Oscar Wars” and Bruce Davis’s “The Academy and the Award.”
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Julia Bartz Wrote a Thriller. Then She Found Her Voice.
The author of “The Writing Retreat” dreaded talking at book events, so she turned to a professional — and to her grandmother.
By the Book: Alan Lightman, the Physicist Who Craves Books on Philosophy
“There are already many wonderful books about science,” says the author and M.I.T. professor, whose new book is “The Transcendent Brain.” “I wish more authors would write about philosophy in an accessible and meaningful way.”
Longevity, Paradise and Inspiration, All Just an Audiobook Away
Three new audiobooks dive deep into some of life’s biggest questions.
Book Review: ‘We Were Once a Family,’ by Roxanna Asgarian
In “We Were Once a Family,” Roxanna Asgarian investigates the case of a couple who drove off a cliff with their six adopted children in the family’s S.U.V.
Book Review: “You Are Here: Connecting Flights,” edited by Ellen Oh
“You Are Here: Connecting Flights,” a story collection edited by Ellen Oh, contends not only with racist aggressions, but also with cultural expectations and adolescent insecurities.
Newly Published, From Queer Friendship to Fabled Forests
A selection of recently published books.
From Newcomers and Veterans, Four New Poetry Books Worth Your Time
Karisma Price’s debut is rich with aphorism and rhetoric; Will Harris’s second book is a meditation on family; Gabrielle Bates’s debut borrows from fairy tales; and Ellen Bryant Voigt’s collected poems sum up a career, and a life.
Book Review: ‘From From,’ by Monica Youn
In her fourth book of verse, “From From,” Monica Youn turns a knowing eye on society’s love-hate relationship with what it sees as the “other.”
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