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Feb 07, 2026
Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.
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Feb 07, 2026
The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds.
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Feb 07, 2026
In her new novel in stories, "This Is Not About Us," Allegra Goodman traces the small but vivid dramas of one sprawling Jewish family.
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Feb 07, 2026
In his new novel, Jonathan Miles considers the complicated ethics and logistics of eliminating an invasive species.
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Feb 06, 2026
Video games are big business, and the company behind Mario, Zelda and Pokémon may be the most important player, says the author of a new corporate history.
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Feb 06, 2026
Our books reporter Elizabeth A. Harris explores the disappearance of mass market paperbacks — and talks with Stephen King about what paperbacks have meant to him.
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Feb 06, 2026
Thirteen recommendations for fans of the Smile series.
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Feb 06, 2026
The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.
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Feb 05, 2026
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Feb 05, 2026
Her novels reveal a deeply American desire for freedom and adventure, and one of her work's great joys lies in always finding something new to discover. Here's where to start.
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Feb 05, 2026
In "A Killing in Cannabis," Scott Eden tells the story of a man who tried to straddle the lines between the legal and black-market cannabis worlds, with deadly consequences.
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Feb 05, 2026
"I love to fall asleep with a book nearby," says the "Autobiography of Cotton" author. "Dreaming and reading merge in beautiful, uncompromising ways."
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Feb 05, 2026
The best-selling author Hannah Bonam-Young recommends swoon-worthy love stories with spicy beginnings.
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Feb 04, 2026
In "Bernie for Burlington," Dan Chiasson's affection for his subject risks turning history into a sales pitch.
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Feb 04, 2026
In "The Family Snitch," the reporter Francesca Fontana delves into her father's criminal history — and their complicated, painful relationship.
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Feb 04, 2026
Larry Levis's work, gathered in the expansive new book "Swirl & Vortex," was equally concerned with the soul and the void.
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Feb 04, 2026
The pioneering photographer André Kertész is the subject of a new book by Patricia Albers.
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Feb 03, 2026
She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. "It's not hard work for me," she said at 101.
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Feb 03, 2026
A prolific writer and lecturer, he viewed U.S. history through the lens of class struggle. But some accused him of defending brutal regimes in the Soviet Union and Serbia.
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Feb 03, 2026
The death of an Afghan American teenager exposes the limits of assimilation and acceptance in Patmeena Sabit's panoramic novel, "Good People."
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Feb 03, 2026
Daniel Poppick's novel, "The Copywriter," peeks into a writer's journal as he navigates his everyday life and a tumultuous period in American history.
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Feb 03, 2026
Five women reckon with the joys, struggles and shifting priorities of adulthood in Emily Nemens's new novel, "Clutch."
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Feb 02, 2026
In his new book, the writer goes deep on a sport that dominates American cultural life — but possibly not for long.
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Feb 02, 2026
It's been described as embarrassing, clichéd or "unhelpful singsong." Many poets dislike it too, but it's a style they've learned from each other.
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Feb 01, 2026
Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for children.
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Feb 01, 2026
Mr. Newsom, the California governor and a potential presidential candidate, writes that the privileged caricature of his background is mistaken.
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Feb 01, 2026
In the slyly charming "The End of Romance," Lily Meyer puts a graduate student with big ideas about love and autonomy to the personal test.
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Jan 31, 2026
Our columnist on three excellent, twisty new novels.
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Jan 31, 2026
Our columnist on three excellent, twisty new novels.
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Jan 31, 2026
"Superfan," by Jenny Tinghui Zhang, explores the parallel struggles of a K-Pop-inspired star and the lonely college student who adores him.
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Jan 30, 2026
In this debut novel, set in 1700s England, five sisters are rumored to turn into a pack of dogs.
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Jan 30, 2026
In February, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Emily Brontë's Gothic story of love and revenge.
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Jan 30, 2026
In "The Oak and the Larch," Sophie Pinkham examines a vast history and culture through the branches of its ancient trees.
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Jan 30, 2026
In his long-awaited follow-up to "We Are the Ship," Kadir Nelson paints people, places and endeavors relegated to oblivion's sidelines back onto the hardwood.
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Jan 29, 2026
The intellectual property of Will Eisner, who gives his name to the most prestigious award in American comics, is up for sale.
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Jan 29, 2026
Previously unpublished Toni Morrison; fiction by Tayari Jones, Lauren Groff and Mario Vargas Llosa; Gavin Newsom's memoir; and more.
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Jan 29, 2026
These unforgettable thrillers set in remote locations will make you think twice about where to vacation this year.
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Jan 28, 2026
"Watch Me Walk," "Ulysses" and other offerings from Under the Radar and the Exponential Festival engage with personal histories and the works of literary lions.
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Jan 28, 2026
Two new books delve into our primal desire to feel valued and worthy of attention.
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Jan 28, 2026
Our columnist on four standout new releases.
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Jan 27, 2026
"The Outsiders" is the first new musical to open since 2022 to become profitable.
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Jan 27, 2026
Nearly half a century before "Heated Rivalry" skated its way to screens, a budding literary talent pseudonymously published some sporty smut of his own.
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Jan 27, 2026
In "Hated by All the Right People," the journalist Jason Zengerle looks at the conservative pundit's many transformations.
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Jan 27, 2026
In his "Island at the Edge of the World," the British archaeologist Mike Pitts delves into the misconceptions and legends surrounding a complex ancient culture.
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Jan 27, 2026
In "Until the Last Gun Is Silent," Matthew F. Delmont shows how the conflict consumed a civil rights leader and tore a soldier apart.
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Jan 26, 2026
In "Vigil," an oil tycoon on his deathbed receives a visit from an angel.
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Jan 25, 2026
An artist knocked off her path by a manipulative professor is at the center of Larissa Pham's spare and troubling new book, "Discipline."
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Jan 24, 2026
Our critic on four excellent new novels.
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Jan 23, 2026
The pop culture critic discusses his new book about the sport and its place in American culture.
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Jan 23, 2026
Like the flakes themselves, no two are the same.
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Jan 23, 2026
Like the flakes themselves, no two are the same.
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Jan 23, 2026
The author Janie Chang recommends novels about people who push back against the expectations of their time.
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Jan 22, 2026
In "The Typewriter and the Guillotine," Mark Braude takes on the intersection of Janet Flanner's career and a lurid murder case.
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Jan 22, 2026
"I've thought more about men who saw combat in World War I,'' he says, "and have eased up on a few of the characters." His new novel is about 20th-century labor strife.
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Jan 21, 2026
A Brookings Institution scholar, he advised presidents and wrote books on the media (assessing reporters in one) and government (including a study of beleaguered press officers).
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Jan 21, 2026
Our columnist read "The Everlasting" too late to put it on her Best of 2025 list. She's sorry!
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Jan 21, 2026
Two new books trace an arc from the notorious Bernie Goetz case to the spread of vigilantism today.
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Jan 21, 2026
Fantasy epics, pastoral classics and family dramas provide something to sink your teeth into on cold evenings.
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Jan 20, 2026
Renowned in his field, he counted among his clients five Nobel laureates, including Elie Wiesel, and eight Pulitzer winners as well as the estates of Tennessee Williams and Aldous Huxley.
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Jan 20, 2026
In "Two Women Living Together," the authors reflect on the joys of platonic cohabitation.
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Jan 20, 2026
Two new books return to the '80s-era saga of Bernie Goetz to consider the 21st-century intersections of race, crime and sensationalism.
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Jan 20, 2026
In "The Flower Bearers," Rachel Eliza Griffiths addresses her starry, tragedy-marred marriage but also a life steeped in art, poetry and deep friendships.
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Jan 20, 2026
In Emanuela Anechoum's novel, "Tangerinn," an Italian Moroccan woman examines her family's legacy of immigration, and tries to find a place in the world.
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Jan 20, 2026
"Eating Ashes," by Brenda Navarro, dispenses with familiar portrayals of mourning in a tale of migration, loss and memory.
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Jan 20, 2026
In her debut, Angela Tomaski puts a quirky spin on Gothic storytelling.
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Jan 19, 2026
Julian Barnes writes about illness and love in "Departure(s)," which he claims is his last novel.
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Jan 18, 2026
In "Nothing Random," her rousing biography of Bennett Cerf, Gayle Feldman conjures an era when a glamorous publishing figure could be a household name.
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Jan 18, 2026
Jennette McCurdy follows "I'm Glad My Mom Died" with "Half His Age," a debut novel that confirms her gift as a chronicler of disaffected girlhood.
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Jan 18, 2026
The author of the memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died" hopes her debut novel, about a teen's sexual relationship with her teacher, will make readers uncomfortable.
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Jan 17, 2026
Gabriel Tallent's new book, "Crux," is a rowdy and poignant novel about two high school seniors trying to transcend the hard circumstances of their lives.
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Jan 17, 2026
In her new book, Jeanette Winterson attempts to frame modern-day issues within a classic storytelling text.
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Jan 16, 2026
Three Book Review editors on what titles they're most excited about this winter.
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Jan 16, 2026
Steamy love stories starring athletes and top-notch yearners will tide you over until your next trip to the cottage.
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Jan 16, 2026
The author of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series shares a handful of titles that have helped shape his sense of humor.
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Jan 16, 2026
In a new book, Nicolas Niarchos traces the mineral supply chain for lithium-ion batteries, exposing their considerable human and environmental costs.
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Jan 15, 2026
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Jan 15, 2026
How a simple catchphrase sums up the president's theory of executive power.
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Jan 15, 2026
Jung Chang's 1991 memoir, "Wild Swans," sold millions. Its follow-up delves further into a complex personal and political history.
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Jan 15, 2026
"It's my comfort book," she says of the comic novel about a busted marriage. Her own new thriller is a sequel to "The Last Thing He Told Me."
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Jan 14, 2026
In decades of correspondence, the author gave her friend, JoBeth McDaniel, a mix of opinions, advice on writing and insight into the impact of the Civil Rights movement.
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Jan 14, 2026
"Call Me Ishmaelle," by Xiaolu Guo, audaciously revises Herman Melville's American classic.
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Jan 14, 2026
A complicated mother-son relationship reaches a turning point in this coming-of-age novel.
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Jan 13, 2026
Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.
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Jan 13, 2026
A semi-estranged midlife couple and their three precocious daughters form the center of Madeline Cash's satirical novel, "Lost Lambs."
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Jan 13, 2026
The fourth novel in his Morning Star series follows an ambitious young photographer in 1985 London.
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Jan 13, 2026
In a new book, C. Thi Nguyen looks to his personal passions — from video games to yo-yoing — to illuminate the downside of our increasingly gamified world.
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Jan 13, 2026
The Norwegian writer is known for his sprawling, brutally candid autofiction and speculative epics. Here's where to start.
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Jan 13, 2026
"Miracle Children" details how a Louisiana school exploited the demand for stories of Black trauma.
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Jan 12, 2026
In "Catapult," an impulsive project between two friends leads to reflections on human nature and conflict.
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Jan 12, 2026
In "The Revolutionists," the Guardian journalist Jason Burke explores how leftist militants gave way to Islamist ones in the Middle East.
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Jan 11, 2026
He saw the origins of modern America in the years between 1815 and 1848, when revolutions in technology and media transformed a nation of isolated farms.
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Jan 11, 2026
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is accusing a private hospital in Lagos of administering an overdose of a sedative, prompting an outpouring of complaints by Nigerians about their health care system.
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Jan 11, 2026
His 1968 book, "Chariots of the Gods," sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a "warped parody of reasoning."
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Jan 11, 2026
Born into exceptional privilege, Belle Burden had it all: love, money, family. Then her marriage fell apart.
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Jan 11, 2026
Sara Levine's "The Hitch" is a winningly zany portrait of a know-it-all whose beliefs are tested by a supernatural intrusion at a family visit.
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Jan 11, 2026
Born into exceptional privilege, Belle Burden had it all: love, money, family. Then her marriage fell apart.
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Jan 11, 2026
Belle Burden shook off her natural reserve to turn her viral divorce essay into "Strangers," a bracing memoir.
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Jan 10, 2026
The celebrated author on the challenges of being kind, the benefits of meditation and the reality check of death.
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Jan 10, 2026
The celebrated author on the challenges of being kind, the benefits of meditation and the reality check of death.
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Jan 10, 2026
The author and the actors Emily Bader and Tom Blyth explain why the movie differs from the novel and raise the possibility of spinoffs.
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