In Gabrielle Korn’s debut novel, “Yours for the Taking,” a feminist cultural icon runs a lifesaving artificial habitat, but a secret, and controversial, agenda guides her project.
Fashionistas and celebrities gathered for a new book filled with candid shots of the understated Gen X star.
Samantha Harvey’s fifth novel, “Orbital,” follows a day in the life of six international astronauts circling Earth on a space station.
It’s been a roller coaster of a year. Thankfully, we’ve had novels to whisk us to days gone by, even if those eras had their own highs and lows.
In “Flores and Miss Paula,” Melissa Rivero takes readers inside a Brooklyn apartment where family ties are uncomfortably snug.
Our columnist picks the year’s best.
Try this short quiz on movies and television specials that are popular viewing during the holiday season — and the variety of books that originally inspired them.
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.
A new biography sheds light on her humble beginnings and prolific, genre-defining career.
Con un restaurante, libros de cocina, un programa de televisión y una marca de comida congelada, la chef puso las bases de la gastronomía mexicana en Estados Unidos. Todo mientras perdía la vista.
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.
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.
From witch stories to near-future noir, here are the year’s 10 best speculative books.
Most of them didn’t appear this year.
“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.
In “Zero at the Bone,” Christian Wiman offers a welcome tonic: poetic and philosophical reminders of how to get through troubling times.
Here are the novels our columnist loved most.
The Book Review’s daily critics — Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai — reflect on the books that stuck with them in 2023.
After decamping from New York to New Mexico, he wrote what was, for a time, among the most widely read novels about Latinos.
Long before Florida Man became a meme, he mined the Sunshine State’s weirdness for enough material to fill 26 darkly funny crime novels.
Molly recommends a 19th-century “Dumb and Dumber” and a collection of essays about the weirder corners of the business world.
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.
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.
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.
In “Most Delicious Poison,” Noah Whiteman explores nature’s fine line between killing and curing.
In “Welcome Home, Stranger,” Kate Christensen takes readers inside the best kind of fictional family: a dysfunctional one.
His lauded fiction satirized abuses of power in the continent, but as a high official for the Republic of Congo, he benefited from a much-criticized government.
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 books by Vajra Chandrasekera, Avi Silver, Cadwell Turnbull, Michael Mammay and T. Kingfisher.
Selected paperbacks from the Book Review, including titles by Evette Dionne, Erica Jong, Chetna Maroo and more.
“Prophet Song,” a novel by Paul Lynch, is set in Dublin during a political crisis.
Our columnist recommends six new thrillers.
From a 200th-anniversary edition of Clement C. Moore’s Christmas Eve tale to lightheartedly loopy poems for every day of the year.
Why does the act of stepping away from a creative vocation still have the power to shock?
A secret, a disappearance, a frozen body and a mysterious stranger — these historical novels have something for everyone.
Our romance columnist recommends four new books.
Sam Wasson’s supremely entertaining new book, “The Path to Paradise,” tracks the ups and downs, ins and outs, of a remarkable career.
Need a little diversion? Our crime columnist has plenty of books to recommend.
Perdita Weeks reads the audiobook version of Megan Barnard’s debut novel, reimagining the Israeli queen as a source of mythic, feminist anger.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
From Australia to Burgundy and Britain, navigating what’s real and what’s not, what’s new and what’s delicious.
A stage adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s novel “Life & Times of Michael K,” about a man’s struggles during a fictional South African conflict, includes actors alongside a puppet version of Michael K.
Responses to Senator Chuck Schumer’s essay about antisemitism. Also: President Biden’s meeting with Muslim Americans; Jimmy Carter; a writer’s journey; cruise ships in Key West.
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.
The author of the Percy Jackson series (newly adapted for Disney+ this month) is looking for anthologies of Indigenous folklore and mythology, too.
This portrait of the musician Jon Batiste and the author Suleika Jaouad follows an artistic couple through ambition and adversity.
A landmark biography of Ella Fitzgerald, memoirs from David Mamet and Liz Cheney, a new historical novel from Ariel Lawhon and more.
A wildly prolific son of Texas, McMurtry was a tangle of contradictions. Here’s where to start.
Visitors willing to explore the alleyways of this arts- and food-loving city will find gems at every turn.
Surprising ascensions, Hollywood migrations and daggers to the art — it’s all part of life at the top.
In a new memoir, Liz Cheney wrote that Kevin McCarthy justified his trip to Mar-a-Lago by saying the former president was depressed after losing re-election.
Shonda Rhimes, the TV producer and screenwriter behind hit shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bridgerton,” shared that she only makes shows that she’s “obsessed with.”
What happened in early 20th century Europe still propels much of modern politics, including the conflict in Gaza and Israel.
The authors of “Comedy Book” and “Outrageous” argue that culture-war worries about what’s a laughing matter have been overplayed.
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.
The new book by Lauren Elkin examines artists who’ve defied conventions and expectations, including Carolee Schneemann, Eva Hesse and Kara Walker.
For decades, Juan Rulfo’s novel, “Pedro Páramo,” has cast an uncanny spell on writers. A new translation may bring it broader appeal.
This month, writer Suleika Jaouad revisits her second bone marrow transplant in the documentary “American Symphony.”
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.”
They’re here!
Three New York Times Book Review editors share books from the “Best Books of 2023” list.
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.
Delphine de Vigan’s “Kids Run the Show” skewers the phenomenon of parents exposing their children to the world for personal gain.
She is one of the highest-profile Palestinians arrested by Israel in its post-Oct. 7 crackdown. The military has moved to keep her jailed without charge, though she could also be freed in a hostage swap.
Recommended reading from the Book Review, including titles by An Yu, RJ Young, Pier Paolo Pasolini and more.
“Among Friends” is a history of an industry transformed by consolidation and shifting tastes.
Just tap or click on the books you discover to learn more about them. You may even find some gift ideas for the foodie in your life.
The poets’ fellowship, which was founded in 1996, has worked with poets who have gone on to win many of the genre’s most important accolades.
Lauren Grodstein’s new novel takes place in the Warsaw ghetto, where a secret group of archivists made sure the truth survived.
The judges for the prestigious award were not unanimous in their decision to select this novel, which depicts an Ireland descending into totalitarianism.
“The idea that we must close our eyes to suffering that is not ideologically useful is morally degrading,” says the acclaimed author and military veteran Phil Klay.
In “Endgame,” Harry and Meghan’s sympathetic biographer, Omid Scobie, takes on the in-laws — and takes no prisoners.
Trish Bendix, who writes the Best of Late Night column, reflects on years of watching and covering talk shows that air after dark.
Leah Greenblatt recommends “Meg,” by Theodora Keogh, and “The Glass Cell,” by Patricia Highsmith.
An infamous victim of the postwar purges turned out to be a committed collaborator.
A conversation with the editors about the painstaking process of selecting the 10 Best Books of the year.
With some 900 book-related businesses, Paju Book City, northwest of Seoul, is an intentional and euphoric celebration of books and the bookmaking process.
Roland Lazenby’s big biography of Magic Johnson gives us a wealth of detail, a huge cast of characters and, in a way, the tapestry of our time.
Hall, the talk show host and author, has a lot on her plate: TV, fiction writing and her family. Somehow she still has time for her parrot, too.
Coping with illness was the subject of a popular memoir, “First, You Cry.” In “Last Wish,” a best seller, she wrote about helping her mother end her life. She chose to end her own life as well.
She trawled 56 boxes of forgotten archives, bringing to life mysterious figures from early expeditions on the world’s highest peak.
What children who face eyesight, hearing and literacy challenges can decipher may be limited, but what they appreciate and celebrate knows no bounds.
In “The Bars Are Ours,” Lucas Hilderbrand offers a transcontinental look at a half-century of queer nightlife in America.
New books detail the lives of a politicking Roman emperor, people who communicate through touch and a man who helped make the American West into legend.
In “Worthy,” the actor recalls her gritty Baltimore upbringing, her early stardom, her marriage and her mental health.
His political journal challenged liberal and conservative orthodoxies for decades.
He led a movement that rejected historiography’s traditional emphasis on great events and leaders in favor of mining the “mental universe” of peasants, merchants and clergymen.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
As her Stephanie Plum series hits a milestone with “Dirty Thirty,” the prolific octogenarian looks back on a few bloopers.
“There are too many books celebrating it,” says the author, whose new book is “The Core of an Onion.”
A founder of the St. Mark’s Bookshop in the East Village, he prided himself on stocking titles that were not “too popular” and stayed in business for four decades.
Beginning the 1930s in San Francisco, she transformed the image of her native Mexican cuisine in the United States with a restaurant and popular cookbooks, all while overcoming a loss of sight.
The vehement reaction to “The Exorcist” when it premiered in late 1973 helped create a special place for it in pop culture. The New York Times critic Jason Zinoman gives his perspective on the film’s lasting impact, the screenwriter’s headstrong i...
A new stage adaptation in London does justice to the dark, comic sensibility of Roald Dahl’s beloved book.
Am I still a writer if I’ve lost my words?
In “Longstreet,” Elizabeth R. Varon dissects the life and legacy of a Confederate general who became a devoted supporter of Reconstruction.
In “Flight of the WASP,” the inveterate dirt-digger Michael Gross gives America’s elite families the white-glove treatment.
Readings that the podcast’s guests say shaped their thinking.
Readings that the podcast’s guests say shaped their thinking.
Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
If you want to read his biography, or even see his horse, you can.
Ray Isle’s “The World in a Wineglass” is a broad survey of vintners with a focus on sustainability and organic methods.
In “November 1942,” Peter Englund pieces together a month in the Second World War with the diaries and memoirs of the people who survived it.
Part of the generation of Norman Mailer and Philip Roth, he explored the lives of ordinary men and women and the complexities of Jewish identity in America.
Wine organized by texture at Community Wine & Spirits, a talk at 92NY with the chef Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore, and more food news.
Kristen Arnett, k.d. lang, Myriam Gurba and 10 more on Rita Mae Brown’s breakthrough novel about lesbian identity, published 50 years ago this fall.
Try this five-question quiz to see how many brief works of literature have stuck around in your memory.
The author of the “Slow Horses” series says he relates more with failures. With millions of books sold and the third season of the series airing next month, he may have to wrap his head around success.
In the third installment of an essay series on literature and faith, Ayana Mathis explores how writers have grappled with one of theology’s oldest conundrums.
Our crime columnist recommends four newly published books.
Mathias Énard’s new novel, “The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers’ Guild,” considers the jumble of life in a variety of stories and styles.
A glamorous family memoir; a fictional dinner party.
At 73, a titan of the romance world talks about how she redefined a genre that was all too easy to dismiss.
Tariq Trotter, the Roots frontman and author of the new book “The Upcycled Self,” loves a period drama when it’s done right.
In August, The Times began publishing regular reviews of audiobooks, a booming segment of the publishing industry.
Italy’s Culture Ministry has opened a curious show dedicated to the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien — and perhaps a new front in the culture wars. It’s “beautiful.” Just ask the prime minister.
One of Britain’s most ambitious and intellectual novelists, she won the Booker Prize with “Possession,” her 1990 tale of illicit love spanning two centuries.
“Going Infinite” may have missed the big takeaway, but it offers at least one undeniable pleasure: deep access.
Including titles by Haruki Murakami, Dipo Faloyin, Beverly Gage and more.
In new collections by Yiyun Li, Claire Keegan, Alexandra Chang and Lore Segal, interpersonal bonds are created and destroyed.
Young women are more feminist than ever, as are big brands and Hollywood franchises. But what happened to the online community blogs and zines once offered?
The site defined an era of feminism for millions of readers. According to its editors and writers, it was also an exhilarating place to work.
A new art book collects the painter’s printmaking oeuvre over almost half a century.
In a season of high spirits and spirited spending, experts say focusing on sentiment over receipts is more likely to bring holiday cheer.
An enchanting work by Italy’s foremost living children’s author is finally available in English.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nicole Newnham’s documentary charts the life and times of the feminist Shere Hite, whose pioneering research on women’s sexuality earned her both fame and notoriety.
One Pulitzer Prize, two book tours, 54 weeks on the best-seller list and many admiring messages later, the author reflects on “Demon Copperhead.”
In “The Bill Gates Problem,” Tim Schwab excoriates the billionaire philanthropist and his foundation.
In “The Life and Lies of Charles Dickens,” Helena Kelly revisits the image the author crafted so carefully in his lifetime.
“I have a lot of books on near-death experiences, psychic phenomena and past-life regression on my shelves,” says the two-time poet laureate, whose new book is the memoir “To Free the Captives.” “These kinds of books nudge me to remember our world...
Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.”
Novios, amigos famosos y mucha comida. La nueva autobiografía de la cantante tiene más de 900 páginas. Aquí hay algunos fragmentos.
The revelation that the broadcaster Hubert Seipel accepted payments from an oligarch is stirring worries in Germany that Russia is using an old playbook to promote its interests.
He offered advice to business travelers in hundreds of columns in The Times. His eyewitness account of a disaster was front-page news.
I spoke with Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera about their alternate take on what America did.
We asked 14 psychologists, counselors and therapists for the titles they recommend to couples.
In “A Woman I Know,” Mary Haverstick discovers that the subject of her documentary may have once been a key player in Cold War espionage.
A history of forced population transfers sheds light on present conflicts.
The new book by Jennifer Burns aims to bring fresh complexity to our understanding of the Nobel Prize-winning economist.
A merger put him in the driver’s seat at Warner Brothers, one of the industry’s biggest studios. It has been a wild ride.
A new biography resuscitates the colorful, tragic life of Mal Evans: roadie, confidant, procurer, cowbell player.
L.M. Montgomery’s oft-forgotten novel, which turns 100 this year, is more timely than ever.
In Gabriel Bump’s novel “The New Naturals,” a disillusioned couple start a utopian commune in an underground bunker.
Michael Pietsch will be replaced on Jan. 1 by the chief executive of Hachette UK, who will helm both divisions, bringing them into closer alignment.
Two sponsors have withdrawn from the event, planned for Wednesday, after learning that some of the authors involved are planning to make a political statement about the conflict.
Los libros infantiles ofrecen una herramienta crucial para mantener nuestra orientación moral, sobre todo en medio de una vorágine de dolor e indignación.
At 85, Henry Diltz is one of the last great rock photographers still living (and working). His new book is a document of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the ’60s and his own history.
In “The Money Kings,” Daniel Schulman tells the story of the Jewish immigrants who came to the United States and helped build America’s modern economic system.
In “We Are Your Soldiers,” Alex Rowell shows how the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser inspired and fostered autocracy among his Arab neighbors in the 20th century and beyond.