Book Review: ‘Rap Capital,’ by Joe Coscarelli
In a regional game, rap’s Southern contingent has come to dominate its counterparts in New York and L.A.
Book Review: ‘README.txt,’ by Chelsea Manning
In a new memoir, “README.txt,” the former military intelligence analyst tells her life story and explains her decision to blow the whistle on U.S. actions in the Middle East.
Paul Newman’s Humanity and Star Power
When the actor appeared in the movie version of “Nobody’s Fool,” Richard Russo saw another side of him.
The Oldest Surviving Book in the Americas
Dating from 1100, the fourth known Maya codex reveals this ancient civilization’s staggering understandings of — and reverence for — time, the cosmos and the role of the human scribe.
Book Review: ‘Newsroom Confidential,’ by Margaret Sullivan
In her new memoir, “Newsroom Confidential,” Margaret Sullivan argues that traditional ideas about reportorial objectivity need to be re-examined in an era of constant assaults on truth.
Book Review: ‘Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman’
“Madly, Deeply” recounts the English actor’s greatest years of fame.
Book Review: ‘Half American,’ by Matthew F. Delmont
In “Half American,” Matthew F. Delmont tells the stories of the Black Americans who helped win the war abroad while battling racism at home
Book Review: “Demon Copperhead,” by Barbara Kingsolver
“Demon Copperhead” reimagines Dickens’s story in a modern-day rural America contending with poverty and opioid addiction.
Book Review: “Poster Girl,” by Veronica Roth
In “Poster Girl,” Veronica Roth imagines life after a surveillance state. Its collaborators are excommunicated — with one exception.
Book Review: ‘Get ’Em Young, Treat ’Em Tough, Tell ’Em Nothing,’ by Robin McLean
The characters in this collection endure ordeals with unstinting energy and humor.
Review: ‘In the Mouth of the Wolf,’ by Katherine Corcoran
“In the Mouth of the Wolf” investigates the death of Regina Martínez, who exposed abuses in one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
George Saunders on ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
The writer, celebrated for his short stories, discusses his 2017 debut novel, and the journalist Patrick Radden Keefe talks about “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland.”
Book Review: ‘Life Is Everywhere,’ by Lucy Ives
Seeming to contain everything, Lucy Ives’s “Life Is Everywhere” literalizes Ursula K. Le Guin’s “carrier bag” theory of fiction.
Science Fiction and Fantasy: ‘Babel,’ ‘The Anchored World,’ ‘Self-Portrait With Nothing’
New books about language, fairy tales and the paths we don’t pursue.
Book Review: ‘Seven Empty Houses,’ by Samanta Schweblin
The stories in Samanta Schweblin’s “Seven Empty Houses,” a finalist for the National Book Award in translated literature, tear down the delicate scaffolding of home.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
When It Comes to Sturdy Kids, Becky Kennedy Has You Covered
In “Good Inside,” the clinical psychologist, podcast host and Instagram parenting guru provides tools for building strength and calm.
His Fantasy Literary Dinner Party? He Already Threw It.
As a student, Anand Giridharadas asked V.S. Naipaul to dinner on a lark — and, when Naipaul accepted, carried him up three flights of stairs to his apartment. “It was strange and beautiful,” says Giridharadas, whose new book is “The Persuaders,” “to carry the man who had taught me to write.”
Book Review: ‘Liberation Day,’ by George Saunders
In a post-democratic America, the characters in Saunders’s story collection “Liberation Day” are waiting for the end. But what if it never comes?
Book Review: ‘Nerd: Adventures in Fandom From This Universe to the Multiverse,’ by Maya Phillips
In a new book, the cultural critic Maya Phillips explores the impact and evolution of nerd culture, especially in her own life.
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