New Crime Fiction
In “Bad Actors,” Mick Herron’s latest Slough House novel, a group of maladroit agents confronts a scandal in their own office.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Janelle Monáe Was Expelled From a Writing Program
Now the actor and musician is a best-selling author.
As the Supreme Court Weighs Roe vs. Wade, These Novels Offer Perspective
Fiction that grapples with abortion, fertility, motherhood and reproductive rights illuminates the debate from different viewpoints.
Candice Millard Has Given Up on Organizing Her Book Collection
“My family has too many,” says the author, whose latest narrative history is “River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile.”
The Woman Who Was Written Out of the History of Dance
Lynn Garafola’s “La Nijinska” tells the life story of the trailblazing choreographer Bronislava Nijinska.
Newly Published, From Space Cats to the Mexican Revolution
A selection of books published this week.
Review: ‘The Premonitions Bureau,’ by Sam Knight
In “The Premonitions Bureau,” Sam Knight unspools the story of a British psychiatrist who tried to predict the future by mining people’s visions and dreams.
Book Review: ‘Love Marriage,’ by Monica Ali
In her new novel, “Love Marriage,” Monica Ali explores the ripple effect of one union on two households with deep secrets.
The Racist Song That Has Dug Deep Roots in American Culture
Emily Bingham’s “My Old Kentucky Home” describes how a song that sentimentalized the slaveholding South became a kind of anthem.
After a Five-Decade Run, a Master Hangs Up His Reins
In “Last Letter to a Reader,” Gerald Murnane closes an illustrious career with thoughts on each of his books.
Songs of Innocence, Experience and a Galaxy Far, Far Away
In “William Blake vs. the World,” John Higgs examines the visionary poet’s relevance to modernity.
Book Review: ‘Companion Piece,’ by Ali Smith
Ali Smith’s new novel, “Companion Piece,” is set in a pandemic-ravaged, post-Brexit Britain, with a perplexing choice at its center.
Welcome to ‘Single White Female’ With a Maternal Twist
In Elizabeth Day’s psychological thriller, “Magpie,” an obsessive, boundary-pushing lodger upends the lives of a picture-perfect couple trying to have a baby.
‘We Were Liars’ Was a Y.A. Sensation. But How Is the New Prequel?
Eight years after her Y.A. psychological thriller “We Were Liars,” E. Lockhart returns with a prequel, “Family of Liars.”
Review: ‘After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul,’ by Tripp Mickle
A new history of the trillion-dollar company in the wake of Steve Jobs.
Review: “We Do What We Do in the Dark” by Michelle Hart
In Michelle Hart’s debut novel, “We Do What We Do in the Dark,” a grieving college student falls for a married woman who happens to be a professor.
Newly Published, From Cults to Con Men
A selection of books published this week.
Review: ‘Anna: The Biography,’ by Amy Odell
It depends on whom you ask.
Review: ‘Dead in the Water,’ by Matthew Campbell & Kit Chellel
In Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel’s real-life whodunit “Dead in the Water,” Big Oil, Big Insurance and global corruption clash on a giant scale.
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