Review: ‘Three Assassins,’ by Kotaro Isaka
In “Three Assassins,” the Japanese author’s latest thriller to be translated into English, a corporate assassin isn’t far from a corporate automaton.
Review: ‘Diary of a Void,’ by Emi Yagi
In “Diary of a Void,” Emi Yagi unravels the limitless ironies of maternity.
For Instant Happiness, Grab a Book and Head Outside
Photographers from The New York Times visited beaches, parks and cafes to capture readers indulging in a timeless pleasure.
Poems in Practice and in Theory
Elisa Gabbert talks about her poetry criticism and her own poems, and Ian Johnson discusses Wang Xiaobo’s novel “Golden Age.”
Review: ‘Recreation,’ by Mitch Epstein
Between the 1970s and 1990s, the photographer captured a nation at leisure.
Review: ‘Mount Chicago,’ by Adam Levin
“Mount Chicago,” Adam Levin’s new novel, is an absurdist epic for an age of disasters.
Review: ‘Shy,’ by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green
The daughter of Richard Rodgers, confidante of Stephen Sondheim and composer of “Once Upon a Mattress” holds nothing back in “Shy.”
Review: ‘Bonsai,’ by Alejandro Zambra
In “Bonsai,” Alejandro Zambra tells the story of two young lovers whose lives, relationship and heartbreak intertwine with art and literature.
“The Baby-Changing Station” by Rhett Miller and Dan Santat
Older siblings react to the arrival of new babies — in a picture book, a chapter book, an early reader and a middle grade novel.
6 Audiobooks to Listen to Now
This list includes a lot of murders, real or imagined.
Sarah J. Maas’s Life Sounds Like Pure Chaos — in a Good Way!
Here’s what it looks like for a fantasy author to exist in three different spheres at once.
Review: ‘Acne,’ by Laura Chinn; ‘Walking Gentry Home,’ by Alora Young; ‘Fruit Punch,’ by Kendra Allen
Three women pay homage to their painful pasts with grace, lyricism and a sense of humor.
Lynne Tillman By the Book Interview
“As a kid-reader, I thought a library was the great thing to build in life,” says the novelist, whose new book is the nonfiction “Mothercare.” “Now, unless you have a huge house with enormous rooms, this desire leads to mayhem and depression.”
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Newly Published, From Burkinis to Vengeful Gods
A selection of books published this week.
Review: ‘The Last White Man,’ by Mohsin Hamid
In Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, “The Last White Man,” the white protagonist awakes to find he has turned brown.
Review: ‘Knocking Myself Up,’ by Michelle Tea
The essayist Michelle Tea writes about queer parenting with frankness, humanity and verve.
Review: ‘Inventor of the Future,’ by Alec Nevala-Lee
The biography “Inventor of the Future,” by Alec Nevala-Lee, explores the dreams and failures of an American optimist.
Review: ‘The Lost Kings,’ by Tyrell Johnson
In Tyrell Johnson’s new thriller, “The Lost Kings,” a woman investigates both a crime and its aftereffects on her own body and psyche.
Review: “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” by Will Bunch
In “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” Will Bunch traces our political divisions to problems with higher education.
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