Chris Bohjalian Can Read for Hours in the Bath
“I also loved to read in swimming pools, pre-Covid, when vacations were a thing.”
Book Review: ‘The Free World,’ by Louis Menand
Menand’s “The Free World” is a sweeping survey of the revolutions that changed American life in the 1950s and ’60s.
'At The End Of The World,' An Elegant And Gritty Mystery Debut
Zhanna Slor's debut novel, set in a funky neighborhood of Milwaukee, follows two Russian immigrant sisters on very different paths. one now searching for the other after her mysterious disappearance.
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In 'We Are Bridges,' A Writer Resurrects Her Great Grandfather's Memory
In 1904, Cassandra Lane's great grandfather Burt Bridges was lynched. In telling his story, Lane offers her own memoir — and lessons on family and American history for her future child and readers.
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What Made Our Species Unique: Walking
In “First Steps,” Jeremy DeSilva tells the evolutionary story of moving on two feet and how it shaped human development.
Every Coupling Depends on Lies, and Men Are Aliens
Brace yourself for a hearty dose of fatalism in “Terminal Boredom,” a dystopian story collection by Izumi Suzuki.
A Daughter Grieves Her Mom, And Finds Herself, In 'Crying In H Mart'
Michelle Zauner's new memoir, built on her 2018 New Yorker piece of the same name, powerfully maps a complicated mother-daughter relationship cut much too short, with Korean food as a guide.
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‘As Africans We Must Uplift Each Other’: A Memoir of Humanitarianism
In “I Am a Girl From Africa,” the former U.N. adviser Elizabeth Nyamayaro retraces her life story from childhood starvation to NGOs.
A Magic-Filled Island Where Life’s Struggles Rage
In her magical new novel, “Popisho,” Leone Ross transforms humanity’s worn-out suffering into something new and astonishing.
They Always Had Paris — So He Went Back There Without Her
In Gregory Curtis’s memoir, he looks back on his marriage and the city that saved him after his wife died of cancer.
New & Noteworthy Poetry, From Sign Language to Robot Saints
A selection of recent poetry books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Spanning Centuries and Continents, Novels of Our Common Humanity
As much as cultures have changed over the years, we still share traits with the flawed, searching characters between these covers.
Richard Wright’s Newly Restored Novel Is a Tale for Today
Some 80 years after Wright finished it, “The Man Who Lived Underground” is still an urgent chronicle of the Black experience in America.
A London Teeming With Bodies, Buildings, Desire and Greed
The British author Fiona Mozley’s new novel, “Hot Stew,” features sex workers fighting an eviction order from a real-estate heiress and a host of other Londoners vying for control over their lives, careers and possessions.
The Cant-Free Elegance of Jenny Diski’s Irresistible Mind
“Why Didn’t You Just Do What You Were Told?,” by the British critic and novelist who died in 2016, features essays originally published in The London Review of Books that showcase her keen wit, incisive observations and intimate voice.
No Kidding: Japan's Kidnaping Epic 'Lady Joker' Will Hook You
The first volume of Kaoru Takamura's 1997 eccentric crime thriller has just been translated into English. Inspired by a real-life case, Lady Joker reveals its world in rich, polyphonic detail.
Revisiting the Unusual Celebrity of Stephen Hawking
In “Hawking Hawking,” Charles Seife offers a portrait of the famous theoretical physicist and tries to unpack his place in popular culture.
The Ant-icipation Is Over: 'Juan Hormiga' Is Here!
Gustavo Roldán's tale of an adventurous (if nap-prone) ant — newly translated into English — has everything you could want: silliness, adventure, daring, a cliffhanger, and a fun, satisfying ending.
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'The Light Of The Midnight Stars' Doesn't Shine Brightly Enough
Rena Rossner's YA novel, set in a magical version of medieval Eastern Europe, follows a rabbi and his three supernaturally-talented daughters. Unfortunately the characters never quite come to life.
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When Harry Met Harry
In Dan Gutman’s “Houdini and Me,” a boy named Harry who lives in Houdini’s old house is getting text messages from the long-dead magician’s ghost.
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