Aleksei Navalny Among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
Hisham Matar won the fiction prize, and Sandra Cisneros received the lifetime achievement award.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Robert E. Ginna Jr., Whose Article Bolstered U.F.O. Claims, Dies at 99
A founding editor of People, he also served as editor in chief of Little, Brown and produced films. But his public image was defined by a 1952 story for Life.
Book Review: ‘Everything Is Tuberculosis,’ by John Green
In a new nonfiction book, the Y.A. novelist describes the disease as a window into “the folly and brilliance and cruelty and compassion of humans.”
Interview: Nell Zink on ‘Sister Europe’ and Her Reading Life
Working to cover rent and insurance, “I turned out a two-page story every three months,” she says. “At that rate a novel would take 25 years.” She lives in Germany, the setting of her sixth, “Sister Europe.”
Book Review: ‘Unshrunk,’ by Laura Delano
In “Unshrunk,” Laura Delano chronicles her struggles with mental illness — and the endless parade of pills meant to treat it.
Book Review: ‘The Maverick’s Museum,’ by Blake Gopnik
In “The Maverick’s Museum,” Blake Gopnik presents the contradictory, intriguing, infuriating man behind the Barnes Collection.
A Dyslexic Comedian Walks Into a Recording Booth …
Writing a memoir was no laughing matter for Phil Hanley. Narrating the audiobook took 16 sessions, 64 hours and a supportive audience.
Book Review: ‘On Breathing,’ by Jamieson Webster
In a new book, the psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster considers how the air we share connects us to others.
Book Review: ‘The Haunting of Room 904,’ by Erika T. Wurth
In “The Haunting of Room 904,” a woman who can commune with spirits is pulled into a sweeping conspiracy tied to a Native American massacre.
J.F.K., Blown Away, What Else Do I Have to Say?
Why the newly released documents won’t put out the fire.
David G. Hessayon, Author of Blockbuster Garden Guides, Dies at 96
His “Be Your Own House Plant Expert” and other best-selling manuals were a fixture of British life for half a century. Among his many fans was Margaret Thatcher.
Book Review: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ by Suzanne Collins
“Sunrise on the Reaping,” by Suzanne Collins, explores the devastating story of Haymitch Abernathy, a mentor in the original “Hunger Games” novels.
Book Review: ‘Changing My Mind,’ by Julian Barnes
In “Changing My Mind,” the novelist Julian Barnes presents an argument for the joys of flexibility.
Why Black Satire Is the Art Form for Our Absurd Age
Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities.
Book Review: ‘Abundance,’ by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
In “Abundance,” Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson prod fellow liberals to think beyond their despair over Trump’s return to power.
Book Review: ‘Theft,’ by Abdulrazak Gurnah
In the novel “Theft,” by the recent Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, three characters navigate messy relationships in 1980s Tanzania.
Book Review: ‘Firstborn,’ by Lauren Christensen
In the memoir “Firstborn,” Lauren Christensen writes about losing the daughter she was expecting.
‘A Place Called Yellowstone’ Wins American History Book Prize
The New York Historical honor goes to Randall K. Wilson, whose “A Place Called Yellowstone” chronicles a landscape “capable of bridging ideological divides.”
Book Review: ‘Hunchback,’ by Saou Ichikawa
Saou Ichikawa’s award-winning novel, “Hunchback,” is narrated by an heiress with a rare genetic disorder and a brilliant, cynical mind.
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