New Novels That Weave Past and Present
Whether through reinvention or homage, these books find endless possibilities in events and figures from other times.
Review: ‘Night of the Living Rez,’ by Morgan Talty
In a brash, irreverent story collection, “Night of the Living Rez,” Morgan Talty illuminates life and death on the Penobscot Indian Nation reservation.
Review: “Mordechai Anielewicz: No to Despair” by Rachel Hausfater
A new historical fiction series for young readers highlights “the importance of standing up for what you know is right.”
Alice Elliott Dark By the Book Interview
“I easily fall asleep and end up with a soggy bloated creature rather than a legible book,” says the author, whose new novel is “Fellowship Point.” “This works out well for the authors, as I always go buy another copy.”
Alice Elliott Dark By the Book Interview
“I easily fall asleep and end up with a soggy bloated creature rather than a legible book,” says the author, whose new novel is “Fellowship Point.” “This works out well for the authors, as I always go buy another copy.”
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Leila Mottley Graduated From High School and Wrote a Novel
The 20-year-old author of “Nightcrawling” has the following work experience: babysitter, preschool teacher, best-selling author.
The Best Books to Take You Through Lisbon, Portugal
The award-winning Portuguese novelist Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida recommends books to help readers get to know Portugal’s vibrant capital, and spots to read them if you go.
Read Your Way Through Lisbon
The award-winning Portuguese novelist Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida recommends books to help readers get to know Portugal’s vibrant capital, and spots to read them if you go.
Newly Published, From Yan Lianke to Hurricane Maria
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: “The Measure” by Nikki Erlick
In Nikki Erlick’s debut novel, “The Measure,” all adults can find out how much time they have left.
Review: ‘Elsewhere,’ by Alexis Schaitkin
Like her first novel, “Saint X,” Alexis Schaitkin’s “Elsewhere” circles around the theme of female disappearance.
BOOK REVIEW: Ways of Being by James Bridle
James Bridle’s “Ways of Being” encourages readers to look for intelligence outside the brain box.
Book Review: “The Colony” by Sally Denton
In her ninth book, “The Colony,” the veteran journalist Sally Denton takes readers across the border to a Mormon sect in Mexico.
Review: “X,” by Davey Davis
Davey Davis’s new novel, “X,” is a queer noir set in a near-future world full of inexplicable violence, “exported” undesirables and an encyclopedia’s worth of sexual deviance.
Book Review: “Dele Weds Destiny,” by Tomi Obaro
Tomi Obaro’s debut novel, “Dele Weds Destiny,” follows the intersecting lives of three very different women from college to middle age.
Review: ‘In the Houses of Their Dead,’ by Terry Alford
Did Abraham Lincoln, like John Wilkes Booth, ever find solace in spiritualism?
Three New Romance Novels to Read
Our romance novel columnist, Olivia Waite, has some summer reading recommendations.
Review: ‘Angel of Rome: And Other Stories,’ by Jess Walter
The author’s ninth work of fiction, “The Angel of Rome,” collects stories of lonely characters caught in their own versions of Sisyphean hell.
Sensing the World Anew Through Other Species
Ed Yong talks about “An Immense World,” and Terry Alford discusses “In the Houses of Their Dead.”
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