6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
From Harlem to Selma to Paris, James Baldwin’s Life in Pictures
An exploration of the long arc of Baldwin’s career, on what would have been the 100th birthday of the author of “Giovanni’s Room” and “The Fire Next Time.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Deborah Harkness, the Author of the ‘All Souls’ Series, on Her Reading Life
‘By admitting that, I fear I will be drummed out of the Novelists’ Corps,’ she says. ‘The Black Bird Oracle,’ the latest in her best-selling ‘All Souls’ series, is just out.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In Chicago, 3 Shows That Keep the Audience in Mind and Engaged
Musical adaptations of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” and “The Lord of the Rings” as well as a new Samuel D. Hunter play were on our critic’s itinerary.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Club: Read ‘My Brilliant Friend’ With the Book Review
In August, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “My Brilliant Friend,” the first book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Jennifer Croft, Anton Hur, Lily Meyer and Bruna Dantas Lobato on Their Debut Novels
Recognized literary translators — Jennifer Croft, Anton Hur, Bruna Dantas Lobato among them — are making the jump to publishing rosters as authors themselves.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Richard Crawford, Leading Scholar of American Music, Dies at 89
American Music was a marginal subfield in the 1960s when he began his research as a student, and then as a faculty member, at the University of Michigan.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Sales Surge After JD Vance Joins Trump Campaign
The book has sold more than 750,000 copies since July 15, his publisher said.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Booker Prize Nominees Include Rachel Kushner and Richard Powers
There are six American novels in the running for the prestigious British literary award, but only two by U.K. authors.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Blindsided by 'The Most': This is a superb novel of a marriage at its breakpoint
The story takes place in Newark, over the course of a single day in 1957, which we experience from the two spouses' alternating points of view. Jessica Anthony's novel deserves to become a classic.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
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