15 Books Coming Soon to a Shelf Near You
The next few months look promising for readers. Here are some of the forthcoming titles that Book Review editors are excited about.
What Drives Kaveh Akbar? The Responsibility of Survival
Akbar had a raging addiction and little reason to believe his life would turn out well. Now he has a debut novel, “Martyr!,” which makes you want to “get up and yell.”
Book Review: ‘Martyr!,’ by Kaveh Akbar
In “Martyr!,” the poet Kaveh Akbar turns a grieving young man’s search for meaning into a piercing family saga.
Audiobook Review: ‘Summer, 1976,’ by David Auburn
Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht bring David Auburn’s nostalgic play about an unlikely friendship straight to your ears.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Ashley Elston’s Signature Play? Unfurling the Butcher Paper.
The author of “First Lie Wins” explains a key move in her novel-writing process.
2 Children’s Picture Books by the Nobel Laureate José Saramago
The Nobel laureate’s “Small Memories” is a mix of peasant life, boyhood adventure and wide-eyed wonder.
Interview: Janice Y.K. Lee on “Expats,” the TV adaptation of her novel.
“That you could collaborate with others and go out for boba tea was quite revelatory,” says the author of “The Expatriates,” which Nicole Kidman has produced (and stars in) for Amazon this month.
‘Gutenberg!’: A Guide to the Inventor Behind the Broadway Musical
Jokes aside: Here’s what we really know about the 15th-century figure currently appearing (sort of) on Broadway in “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.
‘Gutenberg!’: A Guide to the Inventor Behind the Broadway Musical
Jokes aside: Here’s what we really know about the 15th-century figure currently appearing (sort of) on Broadway in “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.
Book Review: ‘The Last Fire Season,’ by Manjula Martin
In a new book, Manjula Martin explores her accommodation to life in Northern California in an era of increasingly extreme weather.
Sizzling New Romance Novels for Cold Winter Days
Our romance columnist on four saucy January releases.
Revisiting Victor Klemperer’s World War II Diaries on Antisemitism in Germany
Victor Klemperer considered himself a German above all else. His diaries of life in the Third Reich chronicle his painful awakening to violent antisemitism.
A ‘Great Gatsby’ Musical Is Coming to Broadway in March
The latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel will feature Jeremy Jordan (“Newsies”) as Jay Gatsby and Eva Noblezada (“Hadestown”) as Daisy Buchanan.
Book Review: ‘Tripping on Utopia,’ by Benjamin Breen
In “Tripping on Utopia,” Benjamin Breen chronicles the legendary anthropologist’s doomed effort to save the world through hallucinogens.
Book Review: ‘American Girls,’ by Jessica Roy
Jessica Roy’s “American Girls” traces the divergent fates of two sisters through a saga of poverty, misogyny, abuse and terrorism.
Book Review: ‘Our Moon’ by Rebecca Boyle
In “Our Moon,” Rebecca Boyle elucidates how Earth’s closest neighbor makes us what — and who — we are.
New Historical Fiction Books
In the midst of chaos, the characters in these books find their own ways to metabolize real-life tragedy.
Book Review: ‘Filterworld,’ by Kyle Chayka
An experiment in digital disengagement prompts Kyle Chayka to consider how technology has narrowed our choices and dulled the culture.
Book Review: ‘Burn Man: Selected Stories,’ by Mark Anthony Jarman
The anthology “Burn Man” selects from decades of Mark Anthony Jarman’s work, bringing the writer’s lush and searing stories to new readers.
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