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“The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes,” by Zoë Playdon, investigates a long-suppressed legal case involving an aristocratic Scotsman, who, raised, at least initially, as a girl, went to court to prove his male gender.
In Uwem Akpan’s debut novel, “New York, My Village,” a Black African editor traces tribalism at home and abroad.
“We,” by Yevgeny Zamyatin, transports us to an authoritarian society governed by technological efficiency.
The characters in “Our Country Friends” retreat to a Hudson Valley estate, but the virus and the world are at their heels.
In her new novel, “Still Life,” Sarah Winman delves into four decades’ worth of truth and beauty.
Noah Feldman’s “The Broken Constitution” argues that Lincoln had to remake the American Constitution in order to battle slavery.
Michael Eric Dyson’s new book, “Entertaining Race,” compiles decades of his writing about the performance of Blackness and Black performance.
In “The Interim,” a novel by Wolfgang Hilbig, a writer is torn between two Germanys as the Cold War begins to thaw.
“The Least of Us,” by Sam Quinones, applies a kaleidoscopic approach to so-called designer drugs and efforts to combat addiction.
This month’s column includes two books set in the funhouse-mirror world of reality TV and another that takes place in the Alaskan wilderness.
“Both/And” may not be the most introspective memoir, but it gives readers a front-row view of heartache and humiliation.
Olivia Parker was intrigued by the tale of her great-great-uncle’s failed quest to unearth a holy relic. Then she discovered that six other writers were also pursuing the story.
The Chinese dissident artist writes a memoir of family, exile and the inseparability of art and politics.
Three new books — Daniel Sokatch’s “Can We Talk About Israel?,” Omri Boehm’s “Haifa Republic” and Ethan Michaeli’s “Twelve Tribes” — explore various dimensions of the Jewish state.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Couric discusses her memoir, and John McWhorter discusses his new book, “Woke Racism.”
In Cherie Priest’s new novel, “Grave Reservations,” a travel agent with spotty psychic powers helps solve a double murder.
“Sea Lions in the Parking Lot,” by Lenora Todaro, and “Tracking Tortoises,” by Kate Messner, show how animals can rebound when humans social distance.
A selection of books published this week.
An excerpt from “Burning Boy,” by Paul Auster
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