Interview: Ed Helms on Historical Snafus and His Reading Life
With one hand, while standing. It’s the kind of accomplishment that would never make it into his new book, “Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups.”
Nahid Rachlin, Novelist Who Explored the Iranian Psyche, Dies at 85
One of the first Iranian novelists to write in English, she examined the clash between East and West. Her debut novel, “Foreigner,” provided insight into pre-revolutionary Iran.
Five Years After “American Dirt,” Jeanine Cummins Has a New Novel
Five years later, she has a new novel, “Speak to Me of Home,” which draws directly from her family’s history in Puerto Rico and the Midwest.
Book Review: ‘Capitalism and Its Critics,’ by John Cassidy
A new book by the New Yorker staff writer John Cassidy plumbs more than two centuries’ worth of grievances about our global financial order.
Book Review: ‘Hunger Like a Thirst,’ by Besha Rodell
Besha Rodell’s memoir, “Hunger Like a Thirst,” is also a fascinating capsule history of restaurant criticism.
Elizabeth Pochoda, Journalist Who Traversed the New York Media World, Dies at 83
She was a writer and a top editor at publications as diverse as The Nation, Vogue and Entertainment Weekly. She also helped found Grand Street and reboot Vanity Fair.
Book Review: ‘Original Sin,’ by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
“Original Sin,” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, depicts an aging president whose family and aides enabled his quixotic campaign for a second term.
Book Review: ‘Mark Twain,’ by Ron Chernow
Ron Chernow traces the life of a profound, unpredictable and irascibly witty writer.
Book Review: ‘Death Is Our Business,’ by John Lechner; ‘Putin’s Sledgehammer,’ by Candace Rondeaux
As President Trump pushes to end the Russian invasion, two books look at the paramilitary Wagner Group and consider the shape of global conflict today.
Book Review: ‘A Sharp Endless Need,’ by Marisa Crane
In “A Sharp Endless Need,” two female high school athletes get lost in a vortex of passion while grappling with deeper wounds.
Book Review: ‘Run for the Hills,’ by Kevin Wilson
In Kevin Wilson’s novel “Run for the Hills,” half siblings drive cross-country searching for the father who abandoned them.
Book Review: ‘Fever Beach,’ by Carl Hiaasen
“Fever Beach” is a wacky blend of Floridian farce and the perverse politics of our time.
How a Film Critic Was Lured Back to Literature
A.O. Scott, who reviewed movies for The New York Times for more than two decades, is now a roving critic for the Book Review.
Book Review: ‘The Emperor of Gladness,’ by Ocean Vuong
A college dropout becomes caretaker to a Lithuanian widow in Ocean Vuong’s florid new novel, which seeks to find the dignity in dead-end jobs.
Book Review: ‘How to Be Well,’ by Amy Larocca
Amy Larocca’s book “How to Be Well” dives deep into the global obsession with so-called health, and the companies that have profited from creating it.
8 Literary ‘Classics’ to Enjoy With Your Spring Allergies
A tale of pollen and prejudice, and more. (Achoo!)
Book Review: ‘Warhol’s Muses,’ by Laurence Leamer
Laurence Leamer, the author of “Capote’s Women” and “Hitchcock’s Blondes,” takes the measure of another powerful man and his female muses.
Book Review: ‘State Champ,’ by Hilary Plum
In Hilary Plum’s novel “State Champ,” a mediocre receptionist goes on a hunger strike — only to question the purpose of protest.
New Crime Novels With Unexpected Twists
Our columnist on the month’s best releases.
A Jewish Promised Land in Texas Comes Alive in Rachel Cockerell’s New Book
Discovering the ways her great-grandfather’s rich life intersected with the hidden history of Zionism led to an unusually crafted new book, “Melting Point.”
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