Nonfiction: Music With Messages
A book on the Weavers and another on protest songs examine the connections between music and politics.
Nonfiction: Mad, Bad and Dangerous: The Legacy Left to Byron’s Wife and Daughter
Miranda Seymour’s dual biography, “In Byron’s Wake,” chronicles the lives of his widow, Annabella Milbanke, and his daughter, the mathematician Ada Lovelace.
Fiction: The Fantasy Master N.K. Jemisin Turns to Short Stories
The fans of her two series — the Inheritance trilogy and the Broken Earth trilogy — will find much to love in her new collection, “How Long ’Til Black Future Month?”
Nonfiction: A Life of Cy Twombly Brings a Poet’s Eye to the Artist’s Mythic Work
“Chalk: The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombly,” by Joshua Rivkin, the first biography of the artist, is a deeply personal work — as much about the biographer as his subject.
Nonfiction: A Lively, Fast-Paced Account of France’s Second Empire
“City of Light,” by Rupert Christiansen, recounts Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s swift modernization of Paris in the mid-19th century.
Fiction: Rap’s Radical First Act
“The Last Poets,” by Christine Otten, is a novelized account of the radical Harlem spoken-word group whose style and themes paved the way for contemporary rappers.
Nonfiction: For the Art Lovers on Your List, Career Retrospectives of Two British Painters
Massive and lavish boxed sets give Bridget Riley and Lucian Freud their due.
Graphic Content: A Long Visit to Weimar-Era Berlin Through an Epic Graphic Novel
Jason Lutes’s “Berlin,” over two decades in the making, explores a society on the verge of collapse. One of two books reviewed in Ed Park’s Graphic Content column.
Editors’ Choice: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: In ‘I Might Regret This,’ Abbi Jacobson Hits the Road. Insomnia, Heartbreak, Hilarity and Self-Discovery Ensue.
Ahead of the fifth and final season of “Broad City,” its co-creator and co-star leaves New York to see the country, finding herself (and some good laughs) along the way.
Romance: The Latest Romance Novels: Firefighters, Buff Male Nannies, Astronauts and More
Our romance columnist, Jaime Green, picks her fall favorites.
Otherworldly: Ghosts, Robots and Monsters: A Roundup of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy
As the weather grows wetter and colder, it’s an excellent time to hole up with fantastical new fiction.
Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: a vintage review of holiday books.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
New in Paperback: ‘Dead on Arrival,’ ‘Easternization’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Sketchbook: Wish List for Readers
A graphic gift guide revealing what every reader truly wishes for during the holidays.
Children’s Books: Big, Beautiful Books to Catch the Eye of Every Child
A kid-friendly guide to great art from David Hockney, an illustrated update of “The Jungle Book,” a travel book for fearless young explorers and more.
Nonfiction: The One-Hit Author Whose One Hit Had 12 Volumes
Hilary Spurling’s “Anthony Powell” relates the life of an author who is overlooked except for one major work, the multivolume “A Dance to the Music of Time.”
Nonfiction: Of Demogorgons and Purple Worms — a Visual History of Dungeons & Dragons
In a new book about the history of the famous role-playing game, a group of authors present hundreds of visual artifacts.
Nonfiction: Three Volumes of Nature Photography Take Us Back to Earth’s Innocent Roots
“Battlefields,” by Yan Morvan, “Bears Ears,” by Stephen E. Strom, and Peter and Beverly Pickford’s “Wild Land” transport readers, through stunning images, to the farthest corners of our planet.
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