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Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
In his newest memoir, “Faith,” the 39th president reflects on his religious influences.
In her new book, Melissa Broder manages to knead together the genres of magical realism — a merman presumed to be real — and erotic literature.
Julian Barnes’s novel “The Only Story,” set in England’s not-so-swinging suburban ’60s, explores memory and the romantic obsession of youth.
The poems in Kevin Young’s “Brown” evoke sports, music, history and politics to explore how communities and individuals intersect.
The economist Dambisa Moyo, author most recently of “Edge of Chaos,” loves Agatha Christie’s “detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep” Hercule Poirot.
“Wade in the Water,” by the poet laureate Tracy K. Smith, addresses national traumas while making room to explore more private moments.
The author devoted years to identifying the Golden State Killer, but she didn’t live to see the arrest of a suspect, or her book about the cold case published.
The author devoted years to identifying the Golden State Killer, but she didn’t live to see the arrest of a suspect, or her book about the cold case published.
A biography of the legendary Italian carmaker shines a light on the man and the automotive empire he built.
In Jesse Ball’s new novel, “Census,” a retired doctor — facing a dire prognosis — embarks on a journey with his only child, who has Down syndrome.
With her memoir, “Make Trouble,” Cecile Richards — the outgoing president of Planned Parenthood — has written a blueprint for effecting change.
In “I Feel You,” Cris Beam examines how we come to feel one another’s pain.
Maximilian Uriarte attributes his success with “Terminal Lance” to accuracy and raw material from his loyal fans.
Amazon limited reviews of the book to readers who have purchased it on its site.
Two new books, “The Space Barons” and “Rocket Billionaires,” tell the story of the entrepreneurial push to leave Earth.
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Amy Chozick’s “Chasing Hillary” describes the impossibility of covering the two Clinton presidential campaigns.
Two new novels — “If We Had Known,” by Elise Juska, and “How to Be Safe,” by Tom McAllister — imagine communities roiled by mass murder.
The sociologist Manuel Pastor explores the rise, fall and rise again of America’s most populous state.
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