Michael J. Fox Reviews a Thoughtful Memoir on the Challenges of Living With Disability
In “I Live a Life Like Yours,” Jan Grue, a Norwegian professor, writes of living with a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy.
The Phony War on Drugs
Benjamin T. Smith explains in “The Dope” why policing has failed to stop the drug trade from Mexico, and why violence keeps rising.
School Newspaper Editor Bears Witness
In Tim Lockette’s “Tell It True,” a budding journalist in a small Alabama town reports on capital punishment.
Dana Spiotta Talks About ‘Wayward’
Spiotta discusses her latest novel, and Ash Davidson talks about her debut, “Damnation Spring.”
Times Newsletters Director Announces Changes
A new portfolio from Opinion and the newsroom will expand our ambitions in an age-old medium.
New in Paperback: ‘Chasing Chopin’ and ‘V2’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Marvin Gaye, the Venona Project and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Newly Published, From Skateboarding to ‘Hamlet’ in New York
A selection of recently published books.
13 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
New Books That Look at the Pandemic and Its Consequences
From the account of a new doctor to an insider’s look at the government response to Covid, four new titles that capture our reality.
Joy, Flexibility and Bravery Land on the Best-Seller List
In these semi-dark times, qualities of mercy are in demand for readers of all ages.
Alice McDermott Is Reading ‘Frankenstein’ for the First Time
“The original is more complex, more overwrought and more harrowing than popular culture had led me to believe.”
A Novel Tracks Egypt’s 2011 Revolution and Its Bloody Crackdown
“The Republic of False Truths,” by Alaa Al Aswany, follows a large cast of characters during a historic upheaval.
Stories That Render America Just Strange Enough to Recognize
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s second story collection, “American Estrangement,” expands on the ambitions of his first.
Leila Slimani Tells the Story of Her Interracial Grandparents in Post-WWII Morocco
“In the Country of Others” is the first installment of a planned trilogy fictionalizing the author’s family history.
A Fabulous Family History That’s More Fiction Than Fact
“The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters,” by Julie Klam, is the story of the author’s grandmother’s colorful first cousins and of the effort to get to the truth about their lives.
International Fiction: Summer’s in High Gear and So Are the Cities
“The Eternal Audience of One,” “Late Summer,” “Last Summer in the City” and “Waiting for the Waters to Rise” offer readers tales from around the globe.
‘Ramadan Ramsey’ Is a Story About Hope in Even the Harshest of Circumstances
Louis Edwards’s latest follows a young boy who seems destined for a life of disappointment but proves that a positive attitude can lead to great rewards.
‘Mrs. March’ Is a Housewife on the Brink. What’s Pushing Her Over the Edge?
Virginia Feito’s debut novel features a woman persuaded that her husband, a celebrated writer, has skewered her in his latest book. Is she right?
Book Review: “The State Must Provide,” by Adam Harris
“The State Must Provide,” by Adam Harris, shows how a history of racism and exclusion shaped higher education.
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