A Tale of Well-Meaning Visitors Reflects a Colonial Legacy
In Audrey Magee’s novel “The Colony,” an artist and a linguist go to work on an Irish island during a politically fraught season.
America’s Wars Are Fought by Relatively Few People. That’s a Problem for Phil Klay.
Klay’s essay collection, “Uncertain Ground,” examines what war has come to mean in the United States.
Jhumpa Lahiri Leaves Her Comfort Zone
An acclaimed author traces a journey away from her native language and discovers new selves in the process.
When You’re This Hated, Everyone’s a Suspect
In “Who Killed Jane Stanford?” Richard White takes on a 1905 murder — and seamy cover-up — that has fascinated scholars for generations.
Review: ‘Mean Baby,’ by Selma Blair
In her memoir, “Mean Baby,” the actor opens up about daily life with multiple sclerosis and the different identities she has juggled all her life.
Review: ‘Time Zone J’ and ‘Flung Out of Space’
“Time Zone J,” by Julie Doucet, and “Flung Out of Space,” by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer, inhabit their feminism in different and fascinating ways.
Review: ‘An Island,’ by Karen Jennings
The antihero of Karen Jennings’s latest builds a stone wall between himself and the world that broke him.
Book Review: ‘The Familia Grande,’ by Camille Kouchner
A best seller in France, Camille Kouchner’s “The Familia Grande” is an indictment of incest that started a national reckoning.
Review: ‘River of the Gods,’ by Candice Millard
“River of the Gods” is a fast-paced tale of the absurdly dangerous quest by two friends turned enemies to solve the geographic riddle of their era.
A Medical History of Transplant Surgery That’s Not for the Squeamish
Paul Craddock’s gory and engrossing “Spare Parts” takes on ancient skin grafts, modern plastic surgery and everything in between.
John Waters Talks About His First Novel
The filmmaker and author’s latest book is “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance.”
The Battle for the Seas in World War II, and How It Changed History
Paul Kennedy’s “Victory at Sea” is a sweeping, encyclopedic account of how six major navies fought World War II.
That’s All, Folks: A Serious Joke Book About Climate Change
Stacy McAnulty’s “Save the People!” employs humor to call middle grade readers to action.
David Levithan’s New Middle Grade Novel Tackles Book Banning
In “Answers in the Pages,” a fifth-grade boy and his classmates speak up against parents’ efforts to censor their curriculum.
New in Paperback: ‘Oh William!’ and ‘The Great Mistake’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Francis Fukuyama and Yascha Mounk Wonder, Is Democracy Finished?
Fukuyama’s “Liberalism and Its Discontents” and Mounk’s “The Great Experiment” confront America’s toxic political divisions.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
How Jessie Sima’s 8th Grade Sketches Led to a Career
Sometimes a horse is just a horse. For this writer and illustrator, equine drawings were the path to an artistic future.
Review: ‘What Artists Wear,’ by Charlie Porter
What artists’ wardrobes can tell us about their methods, their personal lives and politics — and even about ourselves.
Selma Blair Has a Soft Spot for Holocaust Books
“I am drawn to the idea of continuing to bear witness to that horrible time,” says the actor, whose new book is “Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up.”
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