Review: “George Michael: A Life,” by James Gavin
James Gavin’s engrossing biography of the singer takes the measure of a gifted, tragic and infuriating man.
Seeing Norma: The Conflicted Life of the Woman at the Center of Roe v. Wade
Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in the case that made abortion legal, struggled with her role. Her personal papers offer insight into her life, her thinking — and her continued relevance.
Review: ‘Take No Names,’ by Daniel Nieh
Daniel Nieh’s “Take No Names,” filled with international intrigue and cross-border conflicts, is a noir novel for the modern age.
New in Paperback: Susan Orlean and Brandon Taylor
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
A Novel About Brilliant Young Game Designers
Gabrielle Zevin talks about “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” and Morgan Talty discusses “Night of the Living Rez.”
Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77
Author, critic, teacher and public intellectual, he was an unabashed flamethrower who challenged conventional thinking about classical music.
‘Honey and Spice,’ by Bolu Babalola
In her debut romance novel, “Honey and Spice,” Bolu Babalola plays with familiar literary romance tropes to explore questions about gender, sexuality and modern dating.
A Chameleon Flies From ‘The Blacklist’ to ‘The Kite Runner’
After nine seasons on the NBC series, Amir Arison is making his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s popular 2003 novel.
How TikTok Became a Best Seller Machine
#BookTok, where enthusiastic readers share reading recommendations, has gone from being a novelty to becoming an anchor in the publishing industry and a dominant driver of fiction sales.
New Novels That Weave Past and Present
Whether through reinvention or homage, these books find endless possibilities in events and figures from other times.
Review: ‘Night of the Living Rez,’ by Morgan Talty
In a brash, irreverent story collection, “Night of the Living Rez,” Morgan Talty illuminates life and death on the Penobscot Indian Nation reservation.
Review: “Mordechai Anielewicz: No to Despair” by Rachel Hausfater
A new historical fiction series for young readers highlights “the importance of standing up for what you know is right.”
Alice Elliott Dark By the Book Interview
“I easily fall asleep and end up with a soggy bloated creature rather than a legible book,” says the author, whose new novel is “Fellowship Point.” “This works out well for the authors, as I always go buy another copy.”
Alice Elliott Dark By the Book Interview
“I easily fall asleep and end up with a soggy bloated creature rather than a legible book,” says the author, whose new novel is “Fellowship Point.” “This works out well for the authors, as I always go buy another copy.”
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Candace Bushnell, Hanya Yanagihara and More on Their Favorite New York City Novels
These writers, who have themselves set fiction in the city, weigh in on novels by others who have done the same.
New Books to Read in July
Dive into a tender coming-of-age memoir by Isaac Fitzgerald, a biography of Vladimir V. Putin and novels from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Bolu Babalola and Daniel Nieh.
Leila Mottley Graduated From High School and Wrote a Novel
The 20-year-old author of “Nightcrawling” has the following work experience: babysitter, preschool teacher, best-selling author.
Poem: Beyond Theity, Ity Idiom/Dear Faith
A representation of motion rather than meaning.
Revisiting Justice Stephen Breyer’s Curious (and Strangely Timed) Defense of the Court
In a book published last year, Breyer depicted the Supreme Court as an apolitical institution that sticks to its guiding principles.
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