9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Langston Hughes and Elmer W. Brown: A Collaboration Deferred
The famous poet and his artist friend wanted to publish “The Sweet and Sour Animal Book” in 1936. But there were no takers. A Cleveland exhibition makes up for the lost time.
Book Review: ‘Good Night, Irene,’ by Luis Alberto Urrea
“Good Night, Irene,” a novel by Luis Alberto Urrea, sends two female volunteers to the Western Front.
Book Review: ‘Beware the Woman,’ by Megan Abbott
In Megan Abbott’s new novel, “Beware the Woman,” a romantic dramedy morphs into horror.
Tiffany Hammond Believes Stories Are the Best Teachers
In her No. 1 best-selling picture book, “A Day With No Words,” the debut author shows an average day in the life of a boy who has autism.
Poem: Ladies of the Sarasota Sewer
An elegy to the ecstasy of life in the gutter.
Interview: Brandon Taylor Loves to Read Romances and European History
“Indeed, the two have a lot in common!” says the author, whose new novel is “The Late Americans.”
Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem Restricted by Florida School
A grade school in Miami-Dade County said “The Hill We Climb,” which Ms. Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, was “better suited” for older students after a parent complained about it.
Book Review: ‘Genealogy of a Murder,’ by Lisa Belkin
In “Genealogy of a Murder,” Lisa Belkin maps the meandering roads that wound through families and decades before intersecting in tragedy.
Book Review: ‘Gone to the Wolves,’ by John Wray
“Gone to the Wolves” follows three young Floridians shredding their way through the heavy metal scenes of the 1980s and ’90s.
The High-Risk Feat of Bringing ‘American Born Chinese’ to TV
For years, Gene Luen Yang was convinced a single character in his groundbreaking graphic novel would doom any attempt at an adaptation. What changed?
Book Review: ‘Women We Buried, Women We Burned,’ by Rachel Louise Snyder
Rachel Louise Snyder lost her mother to cancer at 8 and was kicked out of her high school and her home at 16. “Women We Buried, Women We Burned” chronicles her quest to create a fulfilling life on her own terms.
Decades Old? No Problem: Publisher Makes a Bet on Aging Books
A company is republishing books that have fallen out of print and finding new ways to market works that are years, even decades, old.
Book Review: ‘Genealogy of a Murder,’ by Lisa Belkin
In “Genealogy of a Murder,” Lisa Belkin maps the meandering roads that wound through families and decades before intersecting in tragedy.
Newly Published, From Fluid Friendship to Fatherhood in Verse
A selection of recently published books.
‘Time Shelter,’ by Georgi Gospodinov, Wins International Booker Prize
Georgi Gospodinov’s acclaimed satire, translated by Angela Rodel, is the first Bulgarian novel to win the prestigious award.
A Hospital Visit Reveals Medieval Secrets Hidden in Books
Using CT scanning on 16th-century books, researchers uncovered bits of parchment salvaged from handwritten manuscripts.
How a Novelist Became an Innkeeper
“These days, my role as an innkeeper occupies me almost as much as fiction,” writes Joyce Maynard, who, during the pandemic, hired locals in a Guatemalan village to turn her writing retreat into a guesthouse.
Book Review: ‘Built From the Fire,’ by Victor Luckerson
An ambitious new book by Victor Luckerson traces the history of Greenwood, Okla., from its prosperous early days through the 1921 race massacre and its aftermath.
Book Review: ‘Halcyon,’ by Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman’s alternate history reimagines the politics and science of the early 21st century.
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