Fiction: Growing Up in New York, Just Like Holden and Francie. Only With Basketball.
The heroine of Dana Czapnick’s debut novel, “The Falconer,” feels most at home shooting hoops at her prep school gym.
Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors from The New York Times.
Nonfiction: A Memoir From the Young, Gay Mayor of South Bend Running for President
Pete Buttigieg’s “Shortest Way Home” tells the story of an accomplished and ambitious man who is the latest contender to enter the race for the presidency.
Profile: In ‘The End of Loneliness,’ a German-Swiss Novelist Confronts Death and Loss
Benedict Wells’s fourth novel is his first to be translated into English after gaining much praise in Europe.
Nonfiction: Jan Morris Looks Back on a Long and Eventful Life
“In My Mind’s Eye: A Thought Diary” takes the beloved nonagenarian writer through a year of observations — of herself and of the changes she’s observed.
By the Book: Elizabeth McCracken: By the Book
The author, most recently, of the novel “Bowlaway” prefers physical books for the sense of accomplishment: “I like to hold the chunk of remaining book as I read; I like to feel it diminish.”
Fiction: In ‘Adèle,’ a Young Woman Pounds Champagne, Eats Yogurt and Destroys Lives
In the wake of “The Perfect Nanny,” Leila Slimani’s first novel — about a French journalist’s extramarital affairs — has been translated into English.
A Reader: If You’ve Never Read Russell Baker’s Books, Here’s Where to Start
The columnist and humorist died on Tuesday. Here’s a look back at six of his most acclaimed — and beloved — books.
Nonfiction: A Revolution for Journalism — or a Death Knell?
Alan Rusbridger’s “Breaking News” describes his years as the editor of the British newspaper The Guardian, when technological change upended his industry.
Nonfiction: Can a Self-Help Book a Month Yield a Year’s Worth of Life Changes?
In “Help Me!,” the British journalist Marianne Power tackles some of the classics of the genre, aiming to become happier, healthier and maybe even solvent.
Nonfiction: Need a New Self-Help Guru? Try Aristotle
Edith Hall’s “Aristotle’s Way” sees in the ancient philosopher’s ethics a profound guide for living.
Nonfiction: A Former Times Executive Editor Reports on Journalism’s Stormy Seas
Jill Abramson’s “Merchants of Truth” offers a firsthand account of the news media’s crisis.
Fiction: If You Thought ‘Cat Person’ Was Dark, Wait Until You Read the Rest of the Book
In her debut story collection, “You Know You Want This,” Kristen Roupenian goes even deeper into the pathology of modern relationships.
Fiction: A Lovestruck Poultry Farmer on a Journey Far From Home
In Chigozie Obioma’s new novel, “An Orchestra of Minorities,” a humble Nigerian embarks on an epic quest to prove himself worthy of the woman he loves.
Nonfiction: A New History of Native Americans Responds to ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’
David Treuer’s “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee” shows the history of American Indians as more than victimhood.
Newsbook: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Seven books present a nuanced view of this giant’s legacy in modern American civil rights.
The Book Review Podcast: A New Novel Conjures Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman
A. O. Scott talks about Linn Ullmann’s new novel, and Judith Newman discusses new books about anxiety, mental illness and grief.
Inside the List: A Novelist Who’s Made a Career Writing About ‘The Only Woman in the Room’
Marie Benedict writes books inspired by women whose achievements have been overlooked by history, including Einstein’s first wife and the film star and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
Further reading: Hot Books for Cold Days
Chilled to the bone? Warm up by dipping into one of these books — set in blazing hot summers, during heat waves, even in the desert.
Sketchbook: Literary Figures Who Can’t Commit
Ali Fitzgerald illustrates the fictional characters who were notoriously impossible to pin down.
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