By Jennifer Szalai Nadia Owusu’s beautiful and unsettling memoir is an attempt to understand what it means to be rooted and rootless. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/books/review-aftershocks-nadia-owusu.html
By Alexandra Alter The 1978 novel, which Amazon recently removed from its site, depicts a right-wing assault on the Capitol. Scholars say the parallels with …
By Parul Sehgal In “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain,” Saunders analyzes the “physics” of storytelling with the help of Chekhov, Tolstoy and …
By Alexandra Alter The novel, which follows four young people in Ireland, is part of a two-book deal for the best-selling author of “Normal People” …
By Noor Qasim “Life Among the Terranauts,” by Caitlin Horrocks, offers vivid, often fantastical portraits of life. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/review/caitlin-horrocks-life-terranauts.html
By Benjamin Nugent With his debut novel, “Hades, Argentina,” Daniel Loedel pays homage to lost family. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/review/hades-argentina-daniel-loedel.html
By Randy Boyagoda “The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata,” by Gina Apostol, takes the form of a found memoir that has been picked apart by …
By Randy Boyagoda “The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata,” by Gina Apostol, takes the form of a found memoir that has been picked apart by …
By Dwight Garner In Sarah Moss’s new novel, shut-in vacationers in Scotland observe each other and the state of the world with suspicion. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/books/review-summerwater-sarah-moss.html
By George Gene Gustines A new comics shopping platform will offer live programming and bring attention to comic stores. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/arts/comic-book-shopping-platform.html
By Elizabeth A. Harris The Minnesota Democrat and former presidential candidate said her book would call for reform in how the United States treats monopolies …
By Robert Kolker In “Troubled,” Kenneth R. Rosen investigates the kind of tough-love programs he was placed in as a teenager and exposes their unusual …
By Joe Klein Comey’s “Saving Justice” is a revealing memoir that describes his feelings about Trump and his worries about the nation. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/books/review/james-comey-saving-justice.html
By Laura Cappelle Pauline Harmange is adjusting to the success and backlash of her debut book, one of a handful of titles from France that …
By Laura Cappelle Pauline Harmange is adjusting to the success and backlash of her debut book, one of a handful of titles from France that …
By Laura Cappelle Le livre de Pauline Harmange est un des rares en France à assumer une approche plus frontale du sexisme et de la …
By Sydney Smith Andrew Arnold’s “What’s the Matter, Marlo?” and Matthew Cordell’s “Bear Island” separate the person from the emotions, and model empathy. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/books/review/matthew-cordell-bear-island.html
By S. Kirk Walsh S. Kirk Walsh took a writing class with the novelist E.L. Doctorow and discovered a whole new world of sound. Source:: …
By Jarrett J. Krosoczka “Gone to the Woods” is a memoir so rife with childhood trauma he wrote it in the third person. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/books/review/gary-paulsen-gone-to-the-woods-surviving-a-lost-childhood.html
Yu discusses his National Book Award-winning novel, and David S. Brown talks about “The Last American Aristocrat,” his biography of Henry Adams. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/books/review/podcast-charles-yu-interior-chinatown-david-brown-henry-adams-last-american-aristocrat.html
By Marilyn Stasio Marilyn Stasio surveys the latest crime novels and finds them very much to her liking. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/books/review/crime-fiction-rozan-katrine-engberg.html
By Brooke Barker You can still borrow books for free even when public libraries are closed, though each personal collection has its own character. Source:: …
By Jennifer Krauss Six new paperbacks to check out this week. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/books/review/new-paperbacks.html
By Rachel Slade Andrea Pitzer’s new book resurrects the story of William Barents’s 16th-century expeditions to the Arctic. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/books/review/icebound-andrea-pitzer.html
By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter The publisher faced calls to drop the Missouri Republican’s upcoming book, “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” following criticism …
By Jennifer Schuessler As a mob stormed the Capitol, the word “sedition” was on many people’s lips. Its force is clear, but its echoes across …
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/books/review/9-new-books-we-recommend-this-week.html
By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat A poet, scholar, historian, critic and novelist, he was credited with the revival of Urdu literature, especially from the 18th and …
“My late father considered the Bible the inerrant Word of God ghostwritten by a single privileged eyewitness from creation to revelation. I explained, no, it …
By Katharine Q. Seelye A former New York State Poet, she won the National Book Award and was a Pulitzer finalist for poems in which …
By Johnny Diaz The two-pound coin from the Royal Mint features imagery from Wells’s books. But fans observed that the writer’s Martian tripods have three …
By Patricia T. O’Conner Eley Williams’s first novel, “The Liar’s Dictionary,” is a hilarious and clever homage to the power of words, both real and …
By Sarah Lyall Gabriel Byrne, known for his contemplative performances in “The Usual Suspects” and “In Treatment,” contends with his unlikely path to acting in …
By Parul Sehgal Bette Howland’s 1974 memoir, recently reissued, recounts her time in a psychiatric ward and the people she met there. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/books/review-w-3-memoir-bette-howland.html
By Neil Genzlinger His fiction often featured strong Black women, and Black women were among his most enthusiastic readers. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/books/eric-jerome-dickey-dead.html
By Danez Smith Robert Jones Jr.’s debut novel tells the story of two enslaved boys in love. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/books/review/the-prophets-robert-jones-jr.html
An excerpt from “I Came as a Shadow: An Autobiography,” by John Thompson with Jesse Washington Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/books/review/i-came-as-a-shadow-an-autobiography-by-john-thompson-with-jesse-washington-an-excerpt.html
By Sebastian Modak The Colombian port city, home to the trademark sounds and dances of the region, is so full of magic that it has …
By Jen A. Miller Daniel Lieberman’s “Exercised” looks at evolutionary biology to explain what might be the most appropriate workout regimen for our bodies. Source:: …
By Jerald Walker A contentious publishing experience left Laymon unsatisfied with his 2013 collection, “How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America.” Now he’s …
By Jason Zengerle In his autobiography, “I Came as a Shadow,” Thompson recalls his childhood in segregated Washington, D.C., and his decades as both an …
By Jennifer Szalai In “Kill Switch,” Adam Jentleson explains how the Senate has become a place where ambitious legislation goes to die. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/books/review-kill-switch-modern-senate-adam-jentleson.html
By Penelope Green In a memoir, she also recounted her upbringing as the daughter of Rose Chernin, a Communist organizer convicted of trying to overthrow …
By Norimitsu Onishi and Constant Méheut The release of “Consent” put France’s literary establishment under a harsh spotlight. The publishing industry is grappling with a …
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/books/review/bifurcating-realities-joseph-p-kennedy-and-other-letters-to-the-editor.html
By Jennifer Krauss Six new paperbacks to check out this week. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/books/review/new-paperbacks.html
By Edward Sorel At a 1931 banquet at the Metropolitan Club, two literary giants clashed over plagiarism and bruised egos. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/books/that-time-when-theodore-dreiser-slapped-sinclair-lewis-in-the-face.html
By John Williams From “American Dirt” to “Apropos of Nothing” to “A Promised Land,” here is what happened in the literary and publishing world’s unforgettable …
By Meghan O’Gieblyn “In the Land of the Cyclops,” the Norwegian author’s first essay collection to be published in English, circles the mysteries of artistic …
By Times Insider Staff and Clay Hickson Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the …
By Times Insider Staff and Clay Hickson Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the …
By Parul Sehgal Our critic considers why F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic inspires and withstands so much interpretation. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/books/great-gatsby-fitzgerald-copyright.html
By Gia Kourlas Children of all abilities glide from page to stage with the likes of American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet pros. …
By Lauren Christensen The writer’s debut novel, “The Prophets,” is the Black queer love story he longed to read. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/books/robert-jones-jr-the-prophets-son-of-baldwin.html
By Neil Genzlinger His subjects included Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Cheever, though he acknowledged that writing a definitive biography was an unattainable goal. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/books/scott-donaldson-biographer-of-literary-titans-dies-at-92.html
Just like line breaks and spacing decisions, typographical marks can shape how a reader hears the language. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/books/review/on-poetry-punctuation.html
By Elizabeth A. Harris With people stuck at home and so many other activities shut down, a lot of reading — or at least a …
By Wanda Coleman and Reginald Dwayne Betts Wanda Coleman’s work has jazz, soul and idiosyncrasy. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/magazine/poem-american-sonnet-18.html
By Dwight Garner “In the Land of the Cyclops” collects earnest essays about artists and photographers, “Madame Bovary,” Ingmar Bergman, Michel Houellebecq and more. Source:: …
By Deborah Solomon She wrote a celebrated college textbook, but, extending her reach beyond academia, she preferred exploring the unfolding art of the present. Source:: …
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