Gail Lumet Buckley, Chronicler of Black Family History, Dies at 86
She wrote two books about multiple generations of her forebears, including her mother, Lena Horne.
The Book Review Book Club: “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” by Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith’s classic thriller mixes glamour, betrayal, self-invention and murder. What’s not to love?
He Wrote a Story About Joy, Then Built a Tiny World to Match
Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required time, patience and toothpicks.
Book Review: ‘Tree. Table. Book,’ by Lois Lowry, and ‘Not Nothing,’ by Gayle Forman
“Tree. Table. Book” and “Not Nothing” feature young people whose friendships with the very old unlock fading memories.
4 New Horror Novels Full of Ghosts, Monsters and Other Terrors
Our columnist reviews July’s horror releases.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Stephen Graham Jones, Author of “I Was a Teenage Slasher,” on His Reading Life
“It’s nice to work with faculty without that inbuilt prejudice against genre,” says the author of “I Was a Teenage Slasher.” “Or, I’m a little bit tall, so it’s tricky to look down your nose at me.”
Lewis H. Lapham, Longtime Editor of Harper’s, Dies at 89
Born into a patrician family, he used Harper’s and later his own Lapham’s Quarterly to denounce what he saw as the hypocrisies and injustices of a spoiled United States.
Rosa Ross, Late-Blooming Author of Asian Cookbooks, Dies at 86
She was, she said, unable to cook a basic meal into her mid-20s. But she went on to a successful career as a restaurateur and an authority on Asian cuisine.
If A.I. Is Coming for Comedy Writers, Simon Rich Is Ready
The author of humorous short stories finds emotional connections in tales that engage with tech. But he’s more interested in the ties between humans.
Book Review: ‘The Secret Lives of Numbers,’ by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell
“The Secret Lives of Numbers,” by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell, highlights overlooked contributions to the field by ancient thinkers, non-Westerners and women.
The Collapse of Romance Writers of America
The group worked for decades to build the profile of the genre and its writers. Now romance fiction is booming — but the R.W.A. has filed for bankruptcy. What happened?
Read These Children’s Books About the Olympic Games and Sports
Colorful primers, inspirational biographies and books by former champions will get kids excited for the Paris Games — and teach valuable lessons along the way.
Book Review: ‘A Hunger to Kill,’ by Kim Mager with Lisa Pulitzer
In “A Hunger to Kill,” the former homicide detective Kim Mager recalls a career-defining investigation.
Book Review: ‘Feh: A Memoir,’ by Shalom Auslander
Misery makes for good company in Shalom Auslander’s second memoir, which finds him self-deprecating, drug-dabbling, envious and, oy, middle-aged.
Walter Shapiro, Political Columnist With a Contrarian Streak, Dies at 77
He brought to his writing a sharp sense of humor, honed in stand-up comedy clubs, and never pulled punches even though he was an unabashed Democrat.
Writing Helped Her Realize She Was a Woman. It Also Made Her Famous.
Camila Sosa Villada, an Argentine transgender author, first inhabited a female voice in stories she wrote as a child. Now her novels are translated in more than 20 languages and being adapted for the screen.
Robert Gottlieb’s Books Go Up for Sale
Bibliophiles and film fans leafed through hundreds of books that once belonged to the eminent editor Robert Gottlieb.
Book Review: ‘Catalina,’ by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s fiction debut, “Catalina,” brings readers into the life and struggles of a blue-collar brainiac from Ecuador.
Book Review: ‘Guilty Creatures,’ by Mikita Brottman
A true-crime case that could only happen in Florida is at the heart of Mikita Brottman’s “Guilty Creatures.”
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