An Epic Storm Turns a Summer Holiday Into Potent Allegory
In Lydia Millet’s masterly new novel, “A Children’s Bible,” kids and their parents on holiday confront societal collapse when a storm of biblical proportions strikes the Northeast.
In ‘Stray,’ Stephanie Danler Asks How a Victim Becomes a Perpetrator
The author of “Sweetbitter” has written a memoir about the pain she’s suffered from — and caused to — those she’s loved.
New in Paperback: ‘The Old Drift’ and ‘Cake’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Did Jesus Ever Tie the Knot? A New Novel Considers the Question
In “The Book of Longings,” Sue Monk Kidd imagines what it was like to be married to a man who could turn water into wine.
Pandemics of the Past
Two books remind us of other times when humankind suffered from mass contagions.
Jennifer Weiner Used to Read Her Father’s Medical Textbooks for Fun
“I knew a lot about genitals at a very early age.”
‘Sea Wife,’ by Amity Gaige: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Sea Wife,” by Amity Gaige
Coronavirus Notebook: Finding Solace, and Connection, in Classic Books
In this time of crisis, Michiko Kakutani writes, we are reminded that literature provides historical perspective, connecting us with others who lived through similar events.
‘Pelosi,’ by Molly Ball: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Pelosi,” by Molly Ball
‘All Adults Here,’ by Emma Straub: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “All Adults Here,” by Emma Straub
‘Little Eyes,’ by Samanta Schweblin: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Little Eyes,” by Samanta Schweblin
A Numbers-Cruncher Confronts Emotion and Other Unquantifiable Matters
“The Index of Self-Destructive Acts,” a new novel by Christopher Beha, considers the collapse of a Manhattan family in the wake of the financial crisis.
The Funny Thing About Depression Is ...
In a new book of essays, “The Hilarious World of Depression,” the podcast host John Moe explains how a sense of humor has saved his life.
What Decades of Reading Scandinavian Crime Fiction Can Teach You
Wendy Lesser’s “Scandinavian Noir” is an inquiry into a region and its people through four decades of reading its hottest fictional export.
Traumatized by Memories of Middle School? You Are Not Alone
“And Then They Stopped Talking to Me,” by Judith Warner, considers the lasting torment that is junior high.
Multiple Women, Three Centuries, One Far-Reaching New Novel
In “The Book of V.,” Anna Solomon explores how lives connect across time.
Emma Straub’s New Family Saga Is Half Feel-Good, Half Fraught
In “All Adults Here,” a widowed mother struggles to reveal the truth of her past mistakes.
He Can’t Save His Daughter. Can He Save Himself?
In Percival Everett’s novel “Telephone,” a geologist wrestles with reality after his daughter is stricken with a degenerative disease.
2 Novels by ‘Alternative Nobel’ Winner Take On Power and Its Abuses
“The Belle Créole” and “The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana,” by Maryse Condé, examine colonialism and radicalization.
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