Effective Altruism Warned of Risks. Did It Also Incentivize Them?
The movement’s leading intellectuals told us to fear killer robots. They didn’t think to mention the crypto billionaire next door.
Newly Published, From Children’s Books to the Bloomsbury Group
A selection of recently published books.
Effective Altruism Warned of Risks. Did It Also Incentivize Them?
The movement’s leading intellectuals told us to fear killer robots. They didn’t think to mention the crypto billionaire next door.
Book Review: ‘Hollywood: The Oral History,’ by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson
Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson’s new book is a fat, teeming, showbiz-nerd-satisfying tome with something for every showbiz-nerd taste.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Best Children’s Books of 2022
Here are the most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by The Times’s children’s books editor.
2022 Reading Picks From Times Staff Critics
The books they read this year that have stayed with them.
When It Comes to Picture Books, Santa Sells
At this time of year, the best-selling books for children are all Christmas, all the time. And they’re not even new!
The Best True Crime Books of 2022
From the Jazz Age to the Jim Crow South to late-1960s Southern California, from serial robberies to kidnappings to double homicides: narratives all the more chilling because they happened.
The Best True Crime of 2022
From the Jazz Age to the Jim Crow South to late-1960s Southern California, from serial robberies to kidnappings to double homicides: narratives all the more chilling because they happened.
Book Review: ‘Butts,’ by Heather Radke
In her new cultural history, Heather Radke considers how women’s backsides have been described, displayed and fetishized — and what that says about gender, race and more.
Review: ‘The Lion and the Fox,’ by Alexander Rose
In “The Lion and the Fox,” Alexander Rose tells the story of a pivotal naval conflict.
The Best Poetry of 2022
Our columnist selects the books that have stuck with her this year.
The Best Mystery Novels of 2022
Our columnist, who’s read dozens of books this year, selects her favorites.
The Best Poetry of 2022
Our columnist selects the books that have stuck with her this year.
Review: ‘A Left-Handed Woman: Essays’
In Judith Thurman’s essays, the aesthetic frequently does battle with the substantive.
Review: ‘Of Ice and Men,’ by Fred Hogge
Fred Hogge’s “Of Ice and Men” is a surprisingly loose history of frozen water.
Book Review: ‘Screaming on the Inside,’ by Jessica Grose
In her new book, “Screaming on the Inside,” Jessica Grose unpacks the heavy burdens that arrive with the birth of a child.
Book Review: ‘American Caliph,’ by Shahan Mufti
“American Caliph,” by Shahan Mufti, recounts the complex story of a largely forgotten episode from 1977, when an armed Muslim group held dozens of people hostage.
Book Review: ‘A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré’
“A Private Spy,” a collection of the British writer’s letters, offers glimpses of unguarded moments and ruffled feathers.
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