Book Review: ‘Hampton Heights,’ by Dan Kois
In the journalist Dan Kois’s new book, “Hampton Heights,” a group of middle-school boys discover magic and frights in an unassuming Milwaukee enclave.
Book Review: ‘Question 7,’ by Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan’s new book progresses like a nuclear chain reaction, moving from personal narrative to world events.
Book Review: ‘Kingmaker,’ by Sonia Purnell
Sonia Purnell’s biography of Pamela Harriman argues that the Democratic stalwart and former ambassador was more than the men she cultivated.
Book Review: ‘Frighten the Horses,’ by Oliver Radclyffe
In his memoir “Frighten the Horses,” Oliver Radclyffe recalls his gradual awakening to the sexuality and gender identity he spent 40 years denying.
Interview: Robert Caro on ‘The Power Broker’
The Pulitzer-winning biographer revisits his seminal 1974 life of the New York City bureaucrat Robert Moses.
Book Review: ‘Dear Dickhead,’ by Virginie Despentes
Virginie Despentes confronts sexual politics in an epistolary novel with a stubbornly idealistic streak.
Book Review: ‘Amazing Grapes,’ by Jules Feiffer
With “Amazing Grapes,” the legendary cartoonist has composed a wondrous hymn to what’s lost and found.
Book Review: ‘A Sunny Place for Shady People,’ by Mariana Enriquez
The Argentine writer Mariana Enriquez indicts our worst offenses in 12 haunting new stories.
Pedro Almodóvar, Master of Mystifying Films, Wrote a Book He Can’t Classify
In “The Last Dream,” the Spanish director offers insights into his complicated relationship with creativity and mortality.
Book Review: ‘Paris in Ruins,’ by Sebastian Smee
Sebastian Smee’s “Paris in Ruins” follows the lives and careers of Manet, Degas and Berthe Morisot during the Franco-Prussian fiasco.
Leonard Riggio, 83, Dies; Founded Barnes & Noble and Upended Publishing
He turned a college book store into a publishing behemoth, pioneering the bookstore-as-superstore and putting thousands of independents out of business before being overtaken by Amazon.
‘The Hypocrite’ Book Club: Book Pairing Recommendations
Share recommendations of books you think would pair well with our September book club selection, “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya.
‘The Hypocrite’ Book Club: Spoiler Chat
Want to discuss spoilers related to our September book club selection, “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya? Post them here.
‘The Hypocrite’ Book Club: Main Conversation
Discuss our September book club selection, “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya, with the Book Review.
‘White Fragility’ Author Robin DiAngelo Faces Accusations of Plagiarism
A complaint filed with the University of Washington raises questions about attribution in Robin DiAngelo’s Ph.D. thesis, which was published 20 years ago.
9 Books for Kids Starting Kindergarten
Anxiety, making new friends, learning to share: These nine titles will prepare young readers for whatever their first day of school may have in store.
How Dinosaurs Rocked Victorian Society
In “Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party,” the science writer Edward Dolnick takes on the 19th-century discovery of dinosaur fossils: “What was it like to try to grapple with an idea that hadn’t occurred to anybody?”
3 New Horror Novels Full of Terrors That Are All Too Real
Our columnist reviews August’s horror releases.
7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Book Review: ‘If Only,’ by Vigdis Hjorth
The Norwegian author Vigdis Hjorth’s latest novel to be translated into English, “If Only,” follows a decade-long affair between two married writers.
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