6 Audiobooks to Listen to Now
This month’s recommendations feature Viola Davis, a supernatural World War II horror novel and a steamy Jamaican romance.
New Crime Novels
Robin Peguero’s novel, “With Prejudice,” features a tough-talking prosecutor who says, “The jury is a crew of misfits. The scraps that neither side particularly wanted.”
Review: “You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty,” by Akwaeke Emezi
In Akwaeke Emezi’s latest novel, “You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty,” a young widow stumbles into new life and romance while grieving for her past love.
New in Paperback: ‘Girlhood’ and ‘The World Without Us’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
A Hat Tip to 4 New Picture Books
Three off-the-top-of-the-head stories and a piece of fitting history.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Is Motherhood Having a Moment? Ask Jessi Klein.
In “I’ll Show Myself Out,” the comedy writer explores the joys and travails of life with a small child.
Ann Leary Likes Scary Stories
“I’m not choosy, as long as there’s a psychopath,” says the novelist, whose new book is “The Foundling.”
Review: ‘Indelible City,’ by Louisa Lim; and ‘The Impossible City,’ by Karen Cheung
To explain the city’s fraught present, two books look to its past.
Review: ‘Heartbroke,’ by Chelsea Bieker; ‘Valleyesque,’ by Fernando A. Flores; and ‘Proof of Me,’ by Erica Plouffe Lazure
From California’s Central Valley to the Texas-Mexico border to rural North Carolina, fiction anchored by a strong sense of place.
Who Was George Floyd?
“His Name Is George Floyd,” by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, is a thorough recounting of the life of the man whose brutal murder set off historic protests.
What Is the Federal Reserve’s Role in the Economy? Bernanke Knows.
Ben S. Bernanke’s “21st Century Monetary Policy” is an insider’s account of the operations of the Fed.
A Time-Traveling Daughter Just Wants Some Time With Her Dad
Emma Straub’s new novel, “This Time Tomorrow,” is a love letter to a bygone era on the Upper West Side and a timeless family bond.
A Family of Geniuses and Their Search for Transcendence
Daniel Guebel’s novel “The Absolute” is a sweeping, century-spanning genealogy of creative obsessions.
The Challenge of Making Art in a Culture That Cheapens It
In Alexander Maksik’s “The Long Corner,” a writer leaves a dreary city for an enigmatic, possibly sinister artists’ colony.
A Colette for Our Times
A new translation by Rachel Careau breathes fresh life into Colette’s shockingly modern novels of May-December love.
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.
Pages
Search this Site
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
