Book Review: ‘The Code Breaker,’ by Walter Isaacson
In “The Code Breaker,” Walter Isaacson turns to the life and work of Jennifer Doudna, the Nobel-winning scientist who has revolutionized gene editing.
Book Review: ‘How Beautiful We Were,’ by Imbolo Mbue
The author of “Behold the Dreamers” sets her second novel in a fictional African village ravaged by an American oil conglomerate.
How the Dead Hand of Imperialism Continues to Influence World Politics
Samir Puri’s “The Shadows of Empire” examines how the legacies of empires remain important in the “first empire-free millennium.”
These Gay Men Frequented Manhattan Piano Bars. So Did Their Killer.
“Last Call,” by Elon Green, retraces the murders of four men by a serial killer in the 1990s, at a time when gay men felt pressured to hide their sexuality and were often the victims of homophobia.
Hanging With the Mythbusters at Mount Olympus Junior High
In “Oh My Gods!” by Stephanie Cooke, Insha Fitzpatrick and Juliana Moon, the new girl gets to sit at the cool kids’ table. (Her father is Zeus.)
Star-Crossed Friends in Ancient Greece
Unbeknown to them, a spoiled girl and an enslaved boy share an immutable connection in Laura Amy Schlitz’s “Amber & Clay.”
Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines
Radhika Jones discusses Ishiguro’s “Klara and the Sun,” and Mark Harris talks about “Mike Nichols: A Life.”
Queen Elizabeth II, Amateur Detective
This week’s crime fiction column includes SJ Bennett’s new novel, “The Windsor Knot,” in which the monarch investigates a murder at Windsor Castle.
‘Infinite Country,’ by Patricia Engel: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Infinite Country,” by Patricia Engel
The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction
In “Count Down,” Shanna Swan tells a story of declining sperm count, rising infertility and the possible extinction of the human species.
In This Novel, Immigration Status Is Part of the Family Drama
“Infinite Country,” by Patricia Engel, follows a mixed-status exodus across the American border.
New in Paperback: ‘Thinking Inside the Box’ and ‘The Mountains Sing’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Kink, Frankenstein and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Heather McGhee Knows Readers Judge Books by Their Covers
The author of “The Sum of Us” did not want her new best seller to look like a book that was only intended for one kind of reader.
‘Her Prose Is Sometimes Poetry’: Why Margaret Jull Costa Loves Virginia Woolf
“She’s such a compassionate describer of her characters with all their flaws.”
The Panic of the 30-Somethings, and More
Three new essay collections survey the range of anxieties that befall us today.
How ‘Lolita’ Escaped Obscenity Laws and Cancel Culture
Emily Mortimer, who grew up with a prominent free-speech advocate before becoming an actress and screenwriter, has some ideas.
Inside the Mind of an Islamic Extremist
With the novel “Khalil,” the former Algerian Army officer who writes as Yasmina Khadra examines the roots of radicalization.
From 1619 to the Year 3020, and Every Podcast in Between
New audiobooks from Ibram X. Kendi, George Saunders, Charles Yu and more.
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