Martin Amis: An Appreciation

Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain?s most famous literary son.

Book Review: ?NB by J.C.,? by James Campbell

?NB by J.C.? collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.

In ?Fires in the Dark,? Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers

In ?Fires in the Dark,? Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a ?love song to psychotherapy.?

The Detective Novel ?Whose Body?,? by Dorothy L. Sayers, Turns 100

Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing ?Whose Body?,? the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.

Book Review: ?Dom Casmurro,? by Machado de Assis

?Dom Casmurro,? by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read ? and reread ? with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.

Book Review: ?The Late Americans,? by Brandon Taylor

Brandon Taylor?s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.

Martin Amis?s Best Books: A Guide

The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.

The Best Romance Novels of 2024 (So Far)

Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2024?s sexiest, swooniest reads.

What Book Should You Read Next?

Finding a book you?ll love can be daunting. Let us help.

Andrew Gross, Best-Selling Writer of Thrillers, Is Dead at 72

A successful New York apparel executive, he switched gears in midlife and became a novelist, writing numerous best sellers, including five with James Patterson.

Book Review: ?Proof,' by Adam Kucharski

In a new book, the mathematical epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explains how certainty, even in math, can be an illusion.

Book Review: ?Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves,? by Sophie Gilbert

In ?Girl on Girl,? Sophie Gilbert makes a searing case that trends from the 1990s and 2000s, online and off, damaged young women in deep, dark ways.

A Novelist Finds Unsettling Echoes in a Nazi-Era Filmmaker?s Compromises

Daniel Kehlmann wrote ?The Director? only to realize how loudly the moral quandaries faced by G.W. Pabst would resonate today.

24 New Books to Read in May: Stephen King, Ocean Vuong, Alison Bechdel and more

Novels by Stephen King and Ocean Vuong, Ron Chernow?s latest blockbuster biography, a new graphic novel by Alison Bechdel and more.

New Romance Books That Will Upend Your World

Our columnist on the month?s best new releases.

New Historical Fiction From Emma Donoghue, Chris Bohjalian and More

Our critic on the month?s best releases.

Jane Gardam: An Appreciation

The British author, best known for her ?Old Filth? trilogy, never paid much attention to literary fashion, and her 22 novels range widely in genre, tone and style.

Jane Gardam Dead: ?Old Filth? Author Was 96

?The Queen of the Tambourine,? ?Old Filth? and other fiction vividly captured both working-class and aristocratic Britain in the last years of the colonial era.

Book Review: ?Ginseng Roots,? by Craig Thompson

Craig Thompson?s new book revisits his upbringing on a farm in rural Wisconsin, and the farmers ? both American-born and not ? who made up his community.

Book Review: ?Medicine River? by Mary Annette Pember

In ?Medicine River,? Mary Annette Pember examines a national shame ? and the trauma it wrought in her own family.

Book Review: ?The Fate of the Day,? by Rick Atkinson

The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize winner?s trilogy about the war animates an entire world ? from battlefields and commanders to sounds and smells.

Book Review: ?Strangers in the Land,? by Michael Luo

In ?Strangers in the Land,? Michael Luo tells the story of the Chinese workers lured to the United States and expelled when 19th-century politicians turned against them.

Peter Lovesey Dead: Detective Novelist Was 88

He wrote a series of witty police procedurals set in Victorian England and then turned to the present, introducing a cantankerous and technology-averse detective.

Book Review: ?I Regret Almost Everything,? by Keith McNally

Keith McNally tracks his staggering successes ? and failures ? in his new memoir, ?I Regret Almost Everything.?

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West

He deconstructed what he called ?the colonial library?: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism.

Book Review: ?The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood,? by Matthew Specktor

In the unsentimental memoir ?The Golden Hour,? Matthew Specktor ponders, among others, the father who succeeded in a punishing business now in its waning glory.

In TikToks and a New Memoir, Sister Monica Clare Puts a Refreshing Spin on Religious Life

Though she long felt a calling, Sister Monica Clare tried Hollywood first. Her book, and a visit, confirm the warmth ? and fragility ? of her new community.

2 Books for Cluttered Minds

A spare elegy; a weird journey.

?The Interview?: Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society

The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.

What Facing Cancer Taught Me About Fear

The writer Suleika Jaouad explores what she found on the other side of her fears.

When Kristen Kish, ?Top Chef? Host, Hits the Mute Button

The reality TV star and author of the new memoir ?Accidentally on Purpose? on airplane snacks, tongue-scraping and the problem with women?s pants pockets.

New Horror Books About the Haunting Power of Family

Our columnist reviews this month?s releases.

At 13, Charlotte Brontė Already Knew How Good a Writer She Would Be

An anthology of her teenage poetry, published for the first time, shows ambition, even if the verse isn?t perfect.

Book Club: Let?s Talk About Adam Ross?s ?Playworld?

This off-kilter coming-of-age novel about one boy growing up in New York in the 1980s is detailed, digressive and capable of tracking the most minute shifts in emotional weather.

Book Club: Read ?The Safekeep,? by Yael van der Wouden, With the Book Review

In May, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss ?The Safekeep,? Yael van der Wouden?s novel about a woman wrapped up in a historical drama and a forbidden romance.

As Strega Nona Turns 50, Let?s Give Big Anthony a Fair Shake

As Tomie dePaola?s classic approaches a milestone birthday, Big Anthony is long overdue for a bit of sympathy.

Leonard Zeskind, Researcher Who Foresaw Rise of White Nationalism, Dies at 75

With ?Blood and Politics,? he predicted that anti-immigrant ideologies would become part of mainstream American politics, and warned about downplaying the threat.

7 New Books We Recommend This Week

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

How the U.S. Naval Academy Is Bending the Knee to Trump

Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump?s potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest.

Overlooked Letter Rewrites History of Shakespeare?s Bad Marriage

New research undermines the traditional view that Shakespeare was a distant, neglectful husband to his wife, Anne.

Book Review: ?The Rebel Romanov,? by Helen Rappaport

In her sprightly new biography, ?The Rebel Romanov,? Helen Rappaport introduces us to the enigmatic Julie of Saxe-Coburg.

Interview: Rick Atkinson Discusses ?The Fate of the Day?

Being a storyteller is just fine with the journalist turned historian. ?The Fate of the Day,? the second volume in his American Revolution trilogy, is out this month.

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