![]() | 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. | |
![]() | What Romance Book Should You Read Next? |
Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2023?s sexiest, swooniest reads. | |
![]() | What Book Should You Read Next? |
Finding a book you?ll love can be daunting. Let us help. | |
![]() | Best Crime Books of 2023 |
Our columnist picks the year?s best. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?The Happy Couple,? by Naoise Dolan |
Naoise Dolan?s ?The Happy Couple? follows 20-something Dubliners hurtling toward the altar, stubbornly clinging to their self-delusions that this is what they want. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?Becoming Ella,? by Judith Tick |
A new biography sheds light on her humble beginnings and prolific, genre-defining career. | |
![]() | Inside Literary Prize Will Be Judged by Prison Inmates |
Over the next six months, inmates in prisons around the country will be able to debate and vote on the winner of a new book award ? the Inside Literary Prize. | |
![]() | New Books About Non-European Militaries |
Three new books describe far-flung societies ? from the Native tribes of North America to the caliphates of Eurasia ? that have made war and sustained their conquests. | |
![]() | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2023 |
From witch stories to near-future noir, here are the year?s 10 best speculative books. | |
![]() | Oxford?s 2023 Word of the Year Is ? ?Rizz? |
Sorry, Swifties. The Gen Z slang term ? derived from ?charisma? ? went viral this year after the actor Tom Holland claimed to have none. | |
![]() | Paul Lynch Discusses His Booker-Winning Novel, ?Prophet Song,? |
?Prophet Song? has earned comparisons to dystopian classics like ?1984.? But Lynch downplays the book?s political message. This book, he says, was deeply personal. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?Zero at the Bone,? by Christian Wiman |
In ?Zero at the Bone,? Christian Wiman offers a welcome tonic: poetic and philosophical reminders of how to get through troubling times. | |
![]() | The Best Romance Books of 2023 |
Here are the novels our columnist loved most. | |
![]() | The Critics? Picks: A Year in Reading |
The Book Review?s daily critics ? Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai ? reflect on the books that stuck with them in 2023. | |
![]() | John Nichols, Author of ?The Milagro Beanfield War,? Dies at 83 |
After decamping from New York to New Mexico, he wrote what was, for a time, among the most widely read novels about Latinos. | |
![]() | Tim Dorsey, Who Turned Florida?s Quirks Into Comic Gold, Dies at 62 |
Long before Florida Man became a meme, he mined the Sunshine State?s weirdness for enough material to fill 26 darkly funny crime novels. | |
![]() | Two Books to Keep You Company While You Wait |
Molly recommends a 19th-century ?Dumb and Dumber? and a collection of essays about the weirder corners of the business world. | |
![]() | Christopher Paolini Wanted a Job Involving Dragons, So He Created One |
Paolini, a best-selling author of young adult fantasy novels, has a new book out, ?Murtagh.? In it, he returns to the world of ?Eragon? and the adventures he began creating as a teenager. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory,? by Tim Alberta |
In his new book, ?The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory,? the journalist Tim Alberta subjects his faith?s embrace of right-wing extremism to critical scrutiny. | |
![]() | The Best Thrillers of 2023 |
They include an espionage caper, the tale of a murderous librarian and a high-stakes adventure that takes place inside the various stomachs of a whale. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?Most Delicious Poison,? by Noah Whiteman |
In ?Most Delicious Poison,? Noah Whiteman explores nature?s fine line between killing and curing. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?Welcome Home, Stranger,? by Kate Christensen |
In ?Welcome Home, Stranger,? Kate Christensen takes readers inside the best kind of fictional family: a dysfunctional one. | |
![]() | 5 Books About Sandra Day O?Connor |
Justice O?Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, was a swing vote on polarizing issues before a closely divided court. These books offer insight into her life, career and legacy. | |
![]() | New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books |
New books by Vajra Chandrasekera, Avi Silver, Cadwell Turnbull, Michael Mammay and T. Kingfisher. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?Prophet Song,? by Paul Lynch |
?Prophet Song,? a novel by Paul Lynch, is set in Dublin during a political crisis. | |
![]() | Holiday Gift Books for Children |
From a 200th-anniversary edition of Clement C. Moore?s Christmas Eve tale to lightheartedly loopy poems for every day of the year. | |
![]() | Six Pulse-Pounding New Thrillers |
Our columnist recommends six new thrillers. | |
![]() | New Historical Fiction Books |
A secret, a disappearance, a frozen body and a mysterious stranger ? these historical novels have something for everyone. | |
![]() | New Romance Books for Cold Winter Nights |
Our romance columnist recommends four new books. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?The Path to Paradise,? by Sam Wasson |
Sam Wasson?s supremely entertaining new book, ?The Path to Paradise,? tracks the ups and downs, ins and outs, of a remarkable career. | |
![]() | Mystery Books You Won?t Be Able to Put Down |
Need a little diversion? Our crime columnist has plenty of books to recommend. | |
![]() | Audiobook Review: ?Jezebel,? by Megan Barnard |
Perdita Weeks reads the audiobook version of Megan Barnard?s debut novel, reimagining the Israeli queen as a source of mythic, feminist anger. | |
![]() | 9 New Books We Recommend This Week |
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. | |
![]() | A Harvard Professor Prepares to Teach a New Subject: Taylor Swift |
Swift-inspired classes are sweeping colleges across the country. | |
![]() | How a Book Publishing ?Mistake? Reignited the U.K.?s Royal Racism Furor |
The rollout of ?Endgame? caused a scandal after a quickly withdrawn translation named family members said to have asked about the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan?s future son. | |
![]() | Interview: Rick Riordan, the Man Behind ?Percy Jackson? |
The author of the Percy Jackson series (newly adapted for Disney+ this month) is looking for anthologies of Indigenous folklore and mythology, too. | |
![]() | Poem: I look at the world |
A poem from Langston Hughes discovered by a rare-books cataloger in Yale?s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. | |
![]() | 8 New Books to Read in December |
A landmark biography of Ella Fitzgerald, memoirs from David Mamet and Liz Cheney, a new historical novel from Ariel Lawhon and more. | |
![]() | Larry McMurtry?s Best Books |
A wildly prolific son of Texas, McMurtry was a tangle of contradictions. Here?s where to start. | |
![]() | Snapshot of a Year in the Land of Best Sellers |
Surprising ascensions, Hollywood migrations and daggers to the art ? it?s all part of life at the top. | |
![]() | Two New Books Consider Comedy and the Culture Wars |
The authors of ?Comedy Book? and ?Outrageous? argue that culture-war worries about what?s a laughing matter have been overplayed. | |
![]() | Young Adult Books with Great Love Triangle Romances |
Adalyn Grace, the author of the ?Belladonna? series and the ?All the Stars and Teeth? duology, recommends her favorite young adult novels with heroines torn between competing romantic interests. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?Art Monsters,? by Lauren Elkin |
The new book by Lauren Elkin examines artists who?ve defied conventions and expectations, including Carolee Schneemann, Eva Hesse and Kara Walker. | |
![]() | Book Review: ?Pedro Páramo,? by Juan Rulfo |
For decades, Juan Rulfo?s novel, ?Pedro Páramo,? has cast an uncanny spell on writers. A new translation may bring it broader appeal. | |
![]() | Suleika Jaouad Revisits Bone Marrow Transplant in ?American Symphony? |
This month, writer Suleika Jaouad revisits her second bone marrow transplant in the documentary ?American Symphony.? | |
![]() | Poem: Settlement |
The poem?s repetitions evoke the grim repetitions of history. | |
![]() | Toni Tipton-Martin?s New Book Chronicles the Black History of Cocktails |
The author of ?The Jemima Code? has distilled 200 years of African American drinking know-how into her new ?Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs and Juice.? | |
![]() | Inside the Best Books of 2023 List |
They?re here! | |
![]() | The 10 Best Books of 2023 |
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year?s standout fiction and nonfiction. | |
![]() | Kids? Books That Don?t Ignore the Dark Side of Life |
It would be tempting to allow my son to believe in a world that will never betray him, but I want him to know better. | |
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