Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Ethan Hawke
Wolf Wondratschek’s “Self-Portrait With Russian Piano” is about an aging concert performer who comes to loathe the spotlight.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
Asha Lemmie’s sprawling, thought-provoking debut novel, “Fifty Words for Rain” will give you 50 reasons to cancel the rest of your day.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Dayna Tortorici
In her first novel in five years, the author of “My Brilliant Friend” revisits old themes.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Khadija Abdalla Bajaber
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s new novel, “A Girl Is a Body of Water,” follows its young heroine as she grows up without a mother.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Alida Becker
From Detroit to Tuscany to an island off the coast of Germany, these books dip into other lives and heartbreaks.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Kevin Peraino
Scott Anderson’s “The Quiet Americans” describes how good intentions in foreign policy could lead to dire results.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Elliot Ackerman
“Out of Mesopotamia,” by Salar Abdoh, is as much a meditation on time and memory as it is a book about modern warfare.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Michael Gorra
In Hari Kunzru’s novel “Red Pill,” a retreat to a peaceful study center in Berlin becomes a quest against the world’s dark forces.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Ethan Hawke
Wolf Wondratschek’s “Self-Portrait With Russian Piano” is about an aging concert performer who comes to loathe the spotlight.