In the Kitchen and on the Best-Seller List, Young Cooks Take the Lead
Who cares if there’s tomato sauce on the ceiling? Middle schoolers are making dinner.
What the History Books Won’t Tell You About George Washington
Alexis Coe’s “You Never Forget Your First” updates the male-dominated narrative of the founding father.
The Life of a Philosopher for Whom Life Was the Main Question
Kierkegaard, called the father of existentialism, pondered what it means to be human in the world. Clare Carlisle’s biography, “Philosopher of the Heart,” arrives amid a fad for his work.
Coming Soon: New Fiction From Simone de Beauvoir
“The Inseparables,” a novel Beauvoir abandoned in 1954, tells the story of a doomed friendship based on one from her own childhood.
‘This Is How It Is Now’: Ramona Quimby, Meet Ryan Hart
In “Ways to Make Sunshine,” Renée Watson gives us a new spin on Beverly Cleary’s beloved heroine and a timely primer on how kids can navigate a world of change that’s coming at them fast.
‘The Celestial Hunter,’ by Roberto Calasso: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Celestial Hunter,” by Roberto Calasso
‘Little Family,’ by Ishmael Beah: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Little Family,” by Ishmael Beah
A ‘Little Family’ Against the World
In Ishmael Beah’s new novel, a makeshift home of adolescents is forced to confront the ugliest side of adulthood.
A Writer Pursues His Subjects as a Hunter Stalks His Prey
“The Celestial Hunter,” the eighth volume in Roberto Calasso’s ongoing literary project, is an exploration of hunting via literature and mythology.
When the Town’s Future Is an Obsolete Factory
Robert Perisic’s novel “No-Signal Area” is set in an unnamed Balkan country struggling to recover after war.
This Is What It’s Like to Be Homeless in New York City
A journalist introduces readers to a new mother struggling mightily, against all odds, to find a permanent place to live.
A Novel Imagines the Life of the Man Who Discovered Camus
In “Our Riches,” the Algerian novelist Kaouther Adimi revisits Edmond Charlot and his legendary bookshop, as well as her country’s turbulent past.
New & Noteworthy, From Galileo to ‘Dunces’
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
When Airplanes and Zeppelins Competed to Conquer the Skies
Alexander Rose’s “Empires of the Sky” recounts the race to dominate the air.
How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger?
In “The Inevitability of Tragedy,” Barry Gewen traces the roots of political realism to the generation of Jewish intellectuals who fled Nazi Germany.
John Grisham Returns to Camino Island, This Time in Hurricane Season
In “Camino Winds,” a bookstore owner and two other characters team up to solve a murder and the mystery behind it.
A Virus Upends the World in a Sweeping New Novel
Lawrence Wright’s “The End of October” is about the scientific challenge, political turmoil and social horror of a pandemic.
Amid Family Upheaval, a Heroine Finds Comfort in the Concrete
The protagonist of Rebecca Stead’s “The List of Things That Will Not Change” ends in a different place than she began, but her essential self remains.
A Deaf Girl Finds Her Voice in 19th-Century Martha’s Vineyard
“Papa was right,” Mary Lambert tells herself and the world in Ann Clare LeZotte’s “Show Me a Sign.” “We are fine as we were made.”
Gay Literature Is Out of the Closet. So Why Is Deception a Big Theme?
Until recently, gay literary characters had to hide their identities. But even now the closet — and the lies and concealment it implies — remains a surprisingly potent metaphor.
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