Three Short Story Collections That Use Humor to Overcome Hardship
New story collections from Chris Stuck, Simon Rich and Jaime Cortez.
How America Lost Its Way in Afghanistan
Two new books, “The American War in Afghanistan,” by Carter Malkasian, and “The Afghanistan Papers,” by Craig Whitlock, trace Washington’s long history of mistakes and miscalculations.
Covert Actions: How Espionage Has Helped Win Wars
Four new books examine some of the darker corners of World War II and the Cold War.
By Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Stories of a New Orleans That’s All but Lost
In “The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You,” the city’s Black residents try to hold onto what the hurricanes and gentrifiers haven’t taken yet.
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.
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