Mac Barnett Reviews Picture Books About Time and Space
These four author-illustrators have time to play with.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Newly Published, From Musical Masterpieces to the End of Trump’s Presidency
A selection of books published this week.
The Classic Novel That Makes Percival Everett Cringe
“Sentence to sentence I fairly hate it.”
Lie Back and Read About England
These dishy books explore the homes, customs and history of Britain’s elite.
The Author Behind ‘Maid’ Has a Room — and a Voice — of Her Own
Stephanie Land’s best-selling memoir inspired the popular Netflix series. She’s not done fighting for people navigating the red tape of poverty.
Anne Rice’s Final Interview: ‘I Am Known to Be Passionate’
Shortly before the stroke that killed her, the author of the Vampire Chronicles and (with her son, Christopher) the forthcoming “Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris” answered questions from the Book Review.
New Romance Novels
A dangerously sexy ghost-befriending witch, a dessert shop owner, a witty divorced librarian: You’ll fall for the characters these new romance novels and stories.
In a Debut Collection, the Quiet, Indelible Challenges of Early Adulthood, Rendered in Splinters and Fragments
In her story collection, “You Never Get It Back,” Cara Blue Adams explores the microcosm of a young woman’s ordinary struggle in modern America, as she grows from student angst to adult crises.
The Blind Poet Who Saw Visions of Religious and Political Freedom
“Making Darkness Light,” a new portrait of John Milton by the Oxford scholar Joe Moshenska, presents the poet as a radical writer and thinker, incorporating literary analysis and personal history as well as a fictional dinner party.
Famed for Fiction, Jim Harrison Was Also a Poet of Prodigious Appetites
Pleasure and mortality are the twin themes of Harrison’s mammoth “Complete Poems,” spanning his career from his 1965 debut to his 2016 death.
Are Creative Types Inherently Wicked? Ask Tom Bissell.
The stories in Bissell’s stylish new collection, “Creative Types,” feature vigilantes, bullies and other characters with questionable moral compasses.
Want Something Done Right? Do It Yourself. These Books Can Help.
From decorating to beauty projects to canine costumes, these how-to guides may inspire you to take matters into your own hands.
In Nadifa Mohamed’s Latest, a Man Hangs for a Murder He Didn’t Commit
A Booker Prize finalist, “The Fortune Men” fictionalizes the story of the Somali seaman who became the last man to be hanged by the state in Cardiff, Wales, in 1952.
A New Oral History of HBO
James Andrew Miller talks about “Tinderbox,” and Mayukh Sen discusses “Taste Makers.”
New in Paperback: ‘The Fabric of Civilization’ and ‘The National Road’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
The Best Poetry of 2021
The Book Review’s poetry columnist, Elisa Gabbert, picks her seven favorite collections of the year.
Emily Dickinson, British Abolitionism and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
The Pillars of African American History: Ibi Zoboi’s Kwanzaa Picture Book
“The People Remember” connects Black resilience in the face of generational trauma to the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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