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“Say Anarcha” is J.C. Hallman’s meticulous biography of the enslaved woman who suffered unimaginable horrors at the hands of a lauded doctor.
New Crime Books From Katie Siegel, James Wolff and More
In new crime novels from Victoria Kielland, James Wolff, Katie Siegel and Michael McGarrity, the past is hard to shake.
Newly Published, From the Scientific Method to Éric Vuillard
A selection of recently published books.
Pride, Illustrated: 6 Comics and Graphic Novels to Read This June
These recent, new and upcoming books with L.G.B.T.Q. characters offer adventure stories, personal recollections, a riff on a famous novel and more.
Relationships are the true heart of 1940s dystopian novel 'Kallocain'
Karin Boye's novel is an outlier in that it was authored by a woman and, though narrated by a man, still expresses interest in women's inner life and acknowledges the subtleties of sexism.
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'All the Sinners Bleed' elegantly walks a fine line between horror and crime fiction
S.A. Cosby's latest is a dark, wildly entertaining crime novel with religious undertones — and one that tackles timely issues while never losing itself or sounding preachy.
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24 New Fiction Books to Read This Summer
A sequel to Colson Whitehead’s “Harlem Shuffle,” new stories from Jamel Brinkley, a debut novel about a teenager who worked for Andy Warhol — and more.
14 New Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer
Biographies of Anna May Wong and Alice Marble, a deep-sea exploration, the race to the North Pole: Here’s what to watch for this season.
Counting Books for Children
Five new counting books all share one essential strategy: to start a conversation.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Jamaica’s Calabash Festival is a Literary Party
Among the host of literary gatherings that have sprung up in the last 20 years, Calabash in Jamaica brings the party off the page.
Richard E. Snyder, 93, Dies; Drove Simon & Schuster to New Heights
In two decades of leadership at the publishing house, he helped remold a clubby book industry into a diversified and highly profitable corporate enterprise.
'The Talk' is an epic portrait of an artist making his way through hardships
Despite its weighty, multi-tiered approach — this is not, on multiple levels, an easy read — Darrin Bell's debut graphic memoir is difficult to put down.
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The Man Who Turned the World on to the Genius of Fungi
A vast fungal web braids together life on Earth. Merlin Sheldrake wants to help us see it.
Book Review: ‘You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live,’ by Paul Kix
In “You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live,” Paul Kix brings cinematic flair to the story of the civil rights leader’s risky 1963 campaign to integrate the city.
Poem: Preparedness
Rae Armantrout’s poem appears, at first, to be a matter-of-fact proposition about human beings. Then it gets slippery.
David Von Drehle Looked Both Ways, Then Met His Latest Subject
After decades of covering well-known people, the Washington Post columnist was inspired by a man who lived on his block.
Book Review: ‘The Mythmakers,’ by Keziah Weir
Keziah Weir’s debut novel, “The Mythmakers,” is a fresh addition to the library of fiction about tortured literati.
Interview: Three Books That Make Tess Gunty Angry
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Book Review: ‘Lament for Julia,’ by Susan Taubes
The enigmatic Susan Taubes wrote the coming-of-age novel “Lament for Julia” in the 1960s; 54 years after her death, its gothic splendors shine.
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