To Understand Climate Change, We Need to Understand Greenland
In “The Ice at the End of the World,” Jon Gertner recounts a sprawling history of adventurers and scientists who have tried to unlock the secrets of this vast polar expanse.
In Weimar Germany, a Passion for van Gogh Leads to Deception
Clare Clark’s novel “In the Full Light of the Sun” was inspired by a notorious forgery case that ensnared a famous art critic.
The Top C.E.O. Candidate Abuses Women. In This Thriller, They Fight Back.
Chandler Baker’s “Whisper Network” is a fierce and funny #MeToo thriller set in the corporate world.
A Novel of Two Marriages, One Haunted by the Other
The narrator of Howard Norman’s “The Ghost Clause” is a recently dead husband, clinging to a house that now belongs to a newlywed couple.
What Wouldn’t a Parent Do to Get a Child Admitted to ‘The Gifted School’?
This new novel by Bruce Holsinger casts a satirical eye on competitive parenting and the privileged, cutthroat world of selective school admissions.
Introducing a New Generation of Kids to the Apollo Program
On the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, these picture books show young readers the historic journey — and some of the 410,000 people who made it possible.
When Leaving a Religion Is Like Abandoning a Cult
Amber Scorah’s memoir, “Leaving the Witness,” recounts a tale of disillusion and ultimate apostasy as she decides to turn away from the faith she’s known since birth.
9 Books to Watch For in July
A new novel from Colson Whitehead, an oral history of World War II, heart-pounding thrillers and more.
‘Had I Catfished My Wife?’: A Debut Midlife-Crisis Memoir
"The Lie” details William Dameron’s late-in-life coming out.
From Schizophrenia to Megalomania, Three New Books on Mental Illness
A short list of books includes a personal memoir about a family’s struggle with schizophrenia, a history of psychiatry and an exploration of how tyrants think.
Is Morality Hard-Wired Into Our Brains?
“Conscience,” by the neurophilosopher Patricia S. Churchland, traces moral behavior to early brain developments in mammals.
Taffy Brodesser-Akner Talks About Her First Novel
Brodesser-Akner discusses “Fleishman in Trouble,” and Katherine Eban talks about “Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.”
A Son’s Memoir of His Father’s Radical Beliefs, Pursuit by the F.B.I. and Ardent Love for America
“A Good American Family,” by David Maraniss, examines the paranoia and brutality of the McCarthy era through the lens of his father’s experience.
Summer of Love, Where Have You Gone?
These Y.A. novels set in the Bay Area grapple with social ills caused by technology and racial injustice. But love still has its say.
Books That Will Crawl Under Your Skin — in a Good Way!
In this trio of surreal story collections, including a debut from the “BoJack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, up is down and down is up.
Talking to Neal Stephenson, Whose New Novel, ‘Fall,’ is at No. 14
“Unlike some of my hard science fiction books, such as ‘Seveneves’ — where I sweated the details of orbits, rocket engines, etc. — ‘Fall’ is meant to be read as more of a fable,” he says.
Revisiting Joyce Carol Oates’s Short Stories
In her 1984 short story collection “Last Days,” Oates examines the American experience in places such as Berlin, Poland and Africa.
New in Paperback: ‘Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret,’ ‘The Chandelier’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Stories of Family Trips and Summertime Capers
These novels take young readers along on the thrilling, scary and necessary journeys of growing up.
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