Review: ‘Sea of Tranquility,’ by Emily St. John Mandel
In “Station Eleven,” she explored fallout from a pandemic. Now, in “Sea of Tranquility,” Mandel takes up existential questions of time and being.
Newly Published, From Borscht to David Foster Wallace
A selection of books published this week.
New Fiction Illuminates Scars of Ukraine’s War
Two newly translated books highlight everyday lives transformed by conflict.
Book Review: ‘Ancestor Trouble,’ by Maud Newton
Maud Newton’s “Ancestor Trouble” is a sweeping genealogical investigation that becomes an investigation of genealogy itself.
Dark Truths About Britain’s Imperial Past
Caroline Elkins’s “Legacy of Violence” details the terrible price paid by peoples under the rule of the British Empire.
In a Climate Crisis, the Future Relies Alarmingly on Big Tech <div id="gtx-trans"> </div>
With her novel “A House Between the Earth and the Moon,” Rebecca Scherm creates a world that embodies the anxiety and indignity of our times.
Stop Telling Single People to Put Themselves ‘Out There’
For the women in Kate Folk’s debut story collection, it might be safer to just be alone.
Today We’d Call Her a Progressive Heroine. She’d Have Hated It.
In “Diamonds and Deadlines,” Betsy Prioleau tells the story of the extravagant, ruthless Gay Nineties media tycoon Miriam Leslie.
How to Game the Dystopian Future
In “Imaginable,” the futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal argues that being open to even far-fetched catastrophes can better prepare us.
The Shame Industrial Complex Is Booming. Who’s Cashing In?
In “The Shame Machine,” the data scientist Cathy O’Neil seeks to discover who exactly has a vested interest in our unhappiness.
A Personal Tour of Modern Irish History
Fintan O’Toole talks about “We Don’t Know Ourselves,” and Julie Otsuka discusses “The Swimmers.”
Dazzling New Short-Story Collections
Three dazzling new short-story collections rattle and shake with horror and heartbreak.
Steward Brand’s Long, Strange Trip
John Markoff’s “Whole Earth” traces Brand’s career, from counterculture impresario to management consultant.
New in Paperback: ‘The Promise’ and ‘Whereabouts’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Preteen Angst, Swedish Style
Even utopian Sweden has mean girls, but in Kristina Sigunsdotter’s “The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson” theirs is a kinder, quirkier cruelty.
Karina Yan Glaser’s First Non-Vanderbeekers Novel
“A Duet for Home” interweaves the story lines of two music-loving preteens living in a South Bronx homeless shelter.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Jeremy Denk’s Memoir Features Music, Love and More Music
In “Every Good Boy Does Fine,” the concert pianist recalls his artistic and erotic awakening.
New Mysteries and Crime Fiction
The note — found at a murder scene in Simone St. James’s spine-tingling new novel, “The Book of Cold Cases” — seemed to implicate one woman. Or did it?
Be Not Afraid? Seth Meyers Thinks That’s Baloney.
In his best-selling picture book, the comedian shows how fear and anxiety can fold in the face of teamwork.
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