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Pushing 70, the three women at the center of Lynn Freed’s novel “The Last Laugh” discover that passion and conflict remain powerful forces.
In “The Retreat of Western Liberalism,” Edward Luce argues that the tradition of liberty is under mortal threat.
An admirer of Emily Dickinson and Anne Carson asks for poetry recommendations. Susan Howe, Charles Wright, Monica Youn, Maggie Nelson and more ensue.
Ayobami Adebayo’s “Stay With Me,” like great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, explores the pull between tradition and modernity in Nigeria.
In the memoir “Lights On, Rats Out,” Cree LeFavour recalls the damaged young woman she once was.
To mark a major birthday (and avoid an ex-lover’s wedding), the hero of Andrew Sean Greer’s novel “Less” embarks on a long journey.
Everywhere Denis Johnson went, he portrayed himself as an openhearted American bumbler not unlike his hapless characters.
Joshua Green talks about “Devil’s Bargain”; Laura Dassow Walls discusses her new biography of Thoreau; and Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich on “The Fact of a Body.”
Three explorations of American foodways delve into the cookbooks and culinary preoccupations of the past, with a special emphasis on Southern cuisine.
“Down a Dark Road” is the ninth book in Linda Castillo’s series. “I love the juxtaposition of such a bucolic setting and the introduction of evil,” she says.
From contemporary Los Angeles to medieval Venice, bad guys romp in new mysteries from Richard Lange, Ace Atkins, S.D. Sykes and Michael Connelly.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
In “The Fact of a Body,” Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich recounts how her memories resurfaced when her law firm took on the case of a pedophile.
“Quiet Until the Thaw” follows two reservation boys whose lives become fatefully intertwined.
Three books trace the highs and the (very) lows of love and marriage, says our memoir columnist, Meghan Daum.
A reader responds to a misstated metaphor, an author defends his work and more.
To build a lasting fan base in the relentless world of espionage thrillers, Brad Thor has cranked out 17 books in 16 years, selling nearly 15 million copies.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
From Hillary Clinton to a White House stenographer, readers will hear almost everyone’s point of view in upcoming books.
Two new books argue that inequality destroys openness to new ideas and opportunities as well as the conviction that all citizens are morally equal.
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