Book Review: ‘Ordinary Human Failings,’ by Megan Nolan
“Ordinary Human Failings,” a new novel by the Irish writer Megan Nolan, is a fierce and relentless account of characters trapped by circumstance and tragedy.
Crafting an Aboriginal Reality Out of History, Myth, and the Spiritual Realm
Alexis Wright, an Australian author, writes epic novels in which voices clamor to be heard in a dynamic swirl of the fantastic and the bleak.
Book Review: ‘Redwood Court,’ by DéLana R.A. Dameron
In her debut novel, “Redwood Court,” DéLana R.A. Dameron begins with an innocuous question: “What am I made of?”
Molly Recommends 2 Books Set in Italy
A travel memoir; a novel about boredom and erotic reverie.
Book Review: ‘I Heard Her Call My Name,’ by Lucy Sante
Lucy Sante recounts the trials and joys of her gender transition in the memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name.”
The Book Behind ‘American Fiction’ Came Out 23 Years Ago. It’s Still Current.
The movie, with its handful of Oscar nominations, has refocused attention on “Erasure,” a satire of the literary world and its racial biases.
Book Review: ‘Greta & Valdin,’ by Rebecca K Reilly
In Rebecca K Reilly’s book, “Greta & Valdin,” two 20-something siblings navigate love, identity and growing up while wading through the maelstrom of contemporary life.
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: Book and Movie Spoiler Conversation
David Grann’s best seller has been turned into an Oscar-nominated film. In this episode, Gilbert Cruz talks about both versions with The Times’s A.O. Scott.
Four New Crime Books
An F. B.I. rookie hunts for a serial killer, four friends seek reparations, a daughter searches for her mother and a community looks for answers in four new mysteries.
A Chester Himes Appreciation by S.A. Cosby
Chester Himes was on par with Ellison, Hemingway and Fitzgerald, S.A. Cosby writes.
Four New Crime Novels
An F. B.I. rookie hunts for a serial killer, four friends seek reparations, a daughter searches for her mother and a community looks for answers in four new mysteries.
Middle Grade Novels About Partition, by Veera Hiranandani and Saadia Faruqi
Veera Hiranandani’s “Amil and the After” and Saadia Faruqi’s “The Partition Project” show that the rending of the subcontinent is as relevant and heartbreaking as ever.
Audiobook Review: ‘Collision of Power,’ by Martin Baron
The actor reads “Collision of Power,” a new memoir by the famed former editor of The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Lawrence Langer, Unblinking Scholar of Holocaust Literature, Dies at 94
He insisted that there were no morals to be found in the murder of six million Jews, nor was language itself capable of fully describing it.
Rick Bass on His Reading Life
“Where you choose to direct your senses, step by step, matters,” says the eminent nature writer. His 30th book, “With Every Great Breath: New and Selected Essays, 1995-2023,” is out in February.
How Maurice Sendak Lived With His Own Wild Things
For decades, the author of “In the Night Kitchen” and “The Nutshell Library” fortified himself with art and words.
Like Her Parents, Michele Norris Is a Person of Letters
When this journalist started collecting strangers’ stories about race, she relied on a trusted intermediary: the United States Postal Service.
Book Review: ‘The Women,’ by Kristin Hannah
“The Women” follows a San Diego debutante into a world of gut wounds and napalm. But the real challenge comes when she arrives home.
The Bloody History of True Crime Literature
The genre’s roots date back hundreds of years, to the prison cells and gallows of 17th-century London.
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