Book Review: ‘The Ferryman,’ by Justin Cronin
In Justin Cronin’s novel “The Ferryman,” residents of enjoy respectable, cultured lives — until their memories are wiped.
Book Review: ‘Traffic,’ by Ben Smith
In “Traffic,” the journalist Ben Smith chronicles the nerdy genius, driven egos and moral experimentation of the internet’s contagious media pioneers.
Book Review: ‘La Tercera,’ by Gina Apostol
Gina Apostol’s new novel, “La Tercera,” is about a writer and her ancestry, but its most profound preoccupation is language.
Critic’s Notebook: Rediscovering Ursula Parrott and ‘Ex-Wife’
A reissue of Ursula Parrott’s racy novel “Ex-Wife,” and a new biography of its author, remind us of the brazenly talented women sidelined by convention.
Book Review: ‘Birth,’ by Rebecca Grant
In “Birth,” Rebecca Grant examines the experience of childbirth in the United States through the experiences of three women.
New Thrillers From William Landay, Nathan Oates and Juan Gómez-Jurado
Our thrillers columnist on three new nail-biters.
Book Review: ‘The Half Moon,’ by Mary Beth Keane
On its surface, Mary Beth Keane’s new novel is about a faltering marriage. But it’s also about small moments that matter.
Alexandra Auder, Daughter of Viva, Tells Her Story in a New Memoir
After an unruly childhood in the Chelsea Hotel and online fame as a yoga parodist, Alexandra Auder writes an ode to bohemian Manhattan and her singular mother, Viva.
Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Reassuring Best-Selling Author, Dies at 88
With a wide-reaching spiritual message in books like “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” he drew on his own experience with grief and doubt.
Eleanor Catton on ‘Birnam Wood’
The New Zealand writer, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2013 for her novel “The Luminaries,” discusses her latest book.
What I’m Reading: Wives and Muses Edition
A look at women who inspired great art and literature and what might have been.
Book Review: ‘The Last Catastrophe,’ by Allegra Hyde; ‘The Archivists,’ by Daphne Kalotay; ‘The House of Love and Prayer,’ by Tova Reich; ‘The People Who Report More Stress,’ by Alejandro Varela
New collections by Allegra Hyde, Daphne Kalotay, Tova Reich and Alejandro Varela range in subject from everyday minutia to our dystopian future.
Book Review: ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars,’ by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
You can’t applaud Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s thrilling debut novel, “Chain-Gang All-Stars,” without getting blood on your hands.
Book Review: ‘A History of Burning,’ by Janika Oza
In her debut novel, “A History of Burning,” Janika Oza creates an ambitious conflagration of characters, languages and continents.
Fresh Spring Romance Novels
Historicals, contemporaries, fantasies — there’s something for everyone here.
A Joan Didion Party at the New York Public Library
Writers and editors celebrated the author, and sampled her recipes, at a party commemorating the library’s acquisition of her voluminous archive.
The Drama of Letters, Swirling With Suspense
Irish Repertory Theater’s Letters Series is a reminder: For sketching the arc of a relationship, nothing compares to intimate correspondence, our critic writes.
The Antiquarian Book Fair: From 1750s True Crime to Warhol’s Cats
Nearly 200 dealers from 17 countries will bring plenty of acknowledged treasures and quirky surprises to the Park Avenue Armory this weekend.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Review: Periods and Question Marks
Judy Blume’s groundbreaking novel about puberty — and so much more — finally gets the adaptation it deserves.
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