A New Publisher Promises Authors ‘the Lion’s Share of the Profit’
Authors Equity is tiny but has big industry names behind it. Its founders hope their profit-sharing approach and experience will entice authors.
Cristina Henríquez Sails the Panama Canal
In her new novel, “The Great Divide,” Cristina Henríquez tells the story of the forgotten lives behind the construction of the engineering marvel that cut a path between continents.
Book Review: ‘Tell,’ by Jonathan Buckley
“Tell,” by Jonathan Buckley, is a missing-person mystery recounted in fragmentary anecdotes.
Book Review: ‘Women Behind the Wheel,’ by Nancy A. Nichols
In a chronicle laced with memoir, Nancy A. Nichols explores how the automobile has provided both freedom and dangers for female motorists.
Book Review: ‘The House of Hidden Meanings,’ by RuPaul
Chronicling the high-heeled path to drag-queen superstardom, the new memoir also reveals a celebrity infatuated with his sense of a special destiny.
Book Review: ‘Fruit of the Dead,’ by Rachel Lyon
Rachel Lyon’s novel “Fruit of the Dead” updates the Greek myth with a pharma tycoon who lures an aimless slacker to his private island.
RuPaul Is Sending a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Targeted by Bans
The star, whose show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has an international following, is one of the founders of a new online bookstore promoting underrepresented authors. The giveaways are part of its outreach.
Book Review: ‘A Great Disorder,’ by Richard Slotkin
After a career of framing the country’s past through the myths that inspire Americans to fight, kill and make money, Richard Slotkin wants to find a gentler story.
Book Review: ‘Say Hello to My Little Friend,’ by Jennine Capó Crucet
In her novel “Say Hello to My Little Friend,” Jennine Capó Crucet explores existential questions of isolation and belonging through two unlikely figures.
Book Review: ‘Parasol Against the Axe,’ by Helen Oyeyemi
In Helen Oyeyemi’s “Parasol Against the Axe,” a woman’s trip to Prague becomes a meta-narrative about connection with art, people and more.
Book Review: ‘Anita de Monte Laughs Last,’ by Xochitl Gonzalez
In “Anita de Monte Laughs Last,” by Xochitl Gonzalez, two Latina women working a decade apart fight to break out in the New York art scene.
Brain Cancer Was Supposed to Kill Me. Instead, It Gave Me a Second Life.
A devastating diagnosis prompted a reporter to revisit his past — and repair its mistakes.
Book Review: ‘Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring,’ by Brad Gooch
In his thoroughly researched “Radiant,” Brad Gooch considers the short, blazing life of the ’80s artist, activist and man about downtown.
Book Review: ‘Change,’ by Édouard Louis
“Change,” Édouard Louis’s latest work of autofiction, retraces his trajectory from abject poverty to life as a cultured Parisian.
Book Review: ‘Your Absence Is Darkness,’ by Jon Kalman Stefansson
“Your Absence Is Darkness,” a novel by the Icelandic writer Jon Kalman Stefansson, is a complex history prompted by one man’s quest.
Book Review: ‘The Witch of New York,’ by Alex Hortis
In “The Witch of New York,” Alex Hortis revisits a Staten Island case that helped usher in a lurid new era of journalism.
Book Review: ‘Double Click,’ by Carol Kino
In “Double Click,” the writer Carol Kino explores the pioneering glamour of a famous fashion-photography pair.
Two Books About Lovable Unlikable People
Molly recommends a novel about a scornful teenager and a collection of interviews about a difficult filmmaker.
Book Review: ‘The Hunter,’ by Tana French
“The Hunter,” set in western Ireland, is a sequel to 2020’s “The Searcher.”
Podcast: Tommy Orange on ‘Wandering Stars’
The novelist talks about his new book, “Wandering Stars,” which offers a view of Native American history through one character’s family story.
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