Read Your Way Through São Paulo
Brazil’s ultra urban megacity overwhelms the landscape and the imagination. Paulo Scott recommends books that peel back its layers.
Book Review: ‘Dangerous Love,’ by Ben Okri
In his new book, the Booker Prize winner Ben Okri imagines a star-crossed romance in battle-scarred Nigeria.
Libraries Are Meeting the Needs of Their Communities With More Than Books
The New York Times sent photographers to seven states to document the thrum and buzz in buildings once known for silence.
Book Review: ‘Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?” by Craig Seligman
In “Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?” Craig Seligman resurrects the life and fabulousness of a drag queen who flourished in AIDS-era San Francisco.
Book Review: ‘The Laughter,’ by Sonora Jha
In her new novel, “The Laughter,” Sonora Jha satirizes academia by following an older, white male professor who is lusting after his younger, Pakistani colleague, all while a student protest brews.
Book Review: ‘Brutes,’ by Dizz Tate, and ‘On the Savage Side,’ by Tiffany McDaniel
Two new books — “Brutes,” by Dizz Tate, and “On the Savage Side,” by Tiffany McDaniel — challenge and reshape the way stories about abused and murdered women are told.
Book Review: ‘The Applicant,’ by Nazli Koca
“The Applicant,” a debut novel by Nazli Koca, features a worldly-wise 20-something Turkish writer who works as a cleaner at a Berlin hostel while struggling to figure out what kind of life she wants to lead.
Book Review: ‘Palo Alto,’ by Malcolm Harris
In his new book, “Palo Alto,” Malcolm Harris makes the case that the story of his hometown represents way more than you might expect.
Jay Shetty Wants to Fix Your Love Life With ‘8 Rules of Love’
After bringing meditation to the online masses, the former monk wants to fix your relationships.
Book Review: ‘Playhouse,’ by Richard Bausch
Richard Bausch’s “Playhouse” follows a large cast of characters involved in a production of “King Lear.”
Book Review: ‘Playhouse,’ by Richard Bausch
Richard Bausch’s “Playhouse” follows a large cast of characters involved in a production of “King Lear.”
Book Review: ‘The Critic’s Daughter,’ by Priscilla Gilman
In her memoir “The Critic’s Daughter,” Priscilla Gilman recounts her life with intensely intellectual — and very different — parents.
Book Review, ‘The American Way,’ by Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler
“The American Way,” by Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler, tells the story of Siegler’s immigrant grandfather — who happened on the movie star while she was filming “The Seven Year Itch” — while delving into other colorful mid-20th-century American characters.
Solomon Perel, Jew Who Posed as a Hitler Youth to Survive, Dies at 97
His masquerade — a tale recounted in a memoir and in the film “Europa Europa” — saved his life. But “to this day,” he said, “I have a tangle of two souls in one body.”
Books for Valentine’s Day
An editor recommends old and new books.
Books for Valentine’s Day
An editor recommends old and new books.
An Elegy to a Pluralistic, Polyglot India Wins Readers and Critics in the West
Geetanjali Shree’s prizewinning novel “Tomb of Sand” pushed the boundaries of experimental writing in Hindi and spotlighted the wealth of Indian literature in languages other than English.
Book Review: ‘I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself,’ by Marisa Crane
In Marisa Crane’s debut novel, “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself,” a queer, grieving mother must learn how to raise a newborn baby who is marked from birth as a bad actor.
How Failure Defines the Writing Life
The public sees writers only during their victories, but their lives are spent mainly in defeat.
‘Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages’
Sadie Stein, an editor at the Book Review, discusses Carmela Ciuraru’s new group biography with the host Gilbert Cruz.
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