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Feb 19, 2026
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Feb 19, 2026
James Salter's "Light Years" had a big influence on "So Old, So Young," his new book about college friends drifting in and out of one another's lives.
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Feb 19, 2026
In Tayari Jones's new book, two motherless girls embark on lifelong journeys to find the family they've always yearned for.
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Feb 19, 2026
In "Kin," the follow-up to the best-selling "An American Marriage," she looks back on the place and the people that forged her.
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Feb 19, 2026
In "Kin," the follow-up to the best-selling "An American Marriage," she looks back on the place and the people that forged her.
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Feb 19, 2026
The best-selling author Marie Lu recommends thrilling reads that ground enchanting adventures in recognizable settings.
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Feb 18, 2026
She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge.
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Feb 18, 2026
In "Playing for Time," she recounted how singing in an all-female orchestra while in a concentration camp saved her from death.
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Feb 18, 2026
Three new books apply an economist's lens — and language — to some of our most unruly phenomena, including war and nature itself.
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Feb 17, 2026
In "Playing for Time," she recounted how singing in an all-female orchestra while in a concentration camp saved her from death.
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Feb 17, 2026
She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge.
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Feb 17, 2026
The milestones of an undergrad friend group give shape and color to Grant Ginder's latest novel, "So Old, So Young."
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Feb 17, 2026
How hard-boiled language lessons from Adrienne, the motorcycle-riding author of a series of 1970s language books, turned a homebody into an explorer.
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Feb 17, 2026
In "Why I Am Not an Atheist," Christopher Beha makes the case for faith.
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Feb 17, 2026
Mohammed Hanif's "Rebel English Academy" follows three characters in the politically fraught Pakistan of the late 1970s.
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Feb 16, 2026
A new study by the novelist and scholar Namwali Serpell subjects the Nobel laureate's work to rigorous inspection — with thrilling results.
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Feb 16, 2026
In "Leaving Home," the writer and illustrator Mark Haddon recasts a painful childhood in kaleidoscopic color.
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Feb 15, 2026
With matter-of-fact precision, "A Hymn to Life" powerfully chronicles the shock of discovering her husband's sex crimes, and the rallying cry that followed.
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Feb 15, 2026
A young telephone company operator finds herself in the dark underbelly of the Me Decade in Claire Oshetsky's "Evil Genius."
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Feb 14, 2026
His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.
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Feb 14, 2026
A new book shows how the decline of the studios and the fresh wind of the 1960s allowed them to turn personal visions into critical and popular success.
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Feb 13, 2026
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the author appeared on the Book Review podcast to speak about her books and the Netflix phenomenon they sparked.
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Feb 13, 2026
The character's racial identity is at the heart of accusations that the film's casting is "whitewashing." But what does the original novel really say?
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Feb 13, 2026
Two new reboots of Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic give the March sisters' story a darker and more contemporary spin.
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Feb 12, 2026
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Feb 12, 2026
After a 16-month search, the free speech group has chosen two longtime employees, Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, as co-chief executives.
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Feb 12, 2026
In "End of Days," Chris Jennings recounts how a collision between apocalyptic Christianity and federal overreach led to a deadly standoff in Idaho.
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Feb 12, 2026
After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms.
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Feb 11, 2026
In "Emilio Pucci," the subject's niece and her husband explore the early life of the Italian designer who dressed the jet set.
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Feb 11, 2026
What's a publisher to do when a novel hews close to the news cycle?
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Feb 11, 2026
A new book by Shelley Puhak dismantles the legend of Hungary's infamous "blood countess," separating fact from myth.
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Feb 11, 2026
Rebecca Novack's novel, "Murder Bimbo," is a devious and outrageously entertaining satire that skewers America's surreal political landscape.
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Feb 11, 2026
In "The Boundless Deep," Richard Holmes explores the forces that formed the young Alfred Tennyson.
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Feb 10, 2026
His book about time-traveling dinosaurs became a movie. He also adapted the Broadway show "Into the Woods" for young readers and wrote about his struggles with dyslexia.
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Feb 10, 2026
He survived the Holocaust and Communist rule in Hungary, arrived penniless in New York and made himself into a pre-eminent Civil War scholar.
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Feb 10, 2026
Helen Goh, the British baker and therapist, thinks romantic treats can be tricky. She advises tailoring them to the length of your relationship.
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Feb 09, 2026
The formidable novelist and philosopher, who died in 1999, thought her poetry was mediocre. It's not.
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Feb 09, 2026
Gurnaik Johal follows seven characters in interconnected narratives about climate change and the rise of authoritarianism.
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Feb 09, 2026
Wil Haygood's "The War Within a War" is a rare, illuminating look at the way the war shaped the struggle for equality back home.
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Feb 08, 2026
The romance industry, always at the vanguard of technological change, is rapidly adapting to A.I. Not everyone is on board.
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Feb 08, 2026
As usual, Lionel Shriver sets out to puncture pieties, but "A Better Life" feels full of easy targets.
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Feb 08, 2026
The romance industry, always at the vanguard of technological change, is rapidly adapting to A.I. Not everyone is on board.
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Feb 08, 2026
The author, who brought Japanese literature into the global mainstream, grapples with aging and his place in the world of letters.
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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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