Book Review: ‘Poet in the New World: Poems, 1946-1953,’ by Czeslaw Milosz
“Poet in the New World” introduces readers to the often overlooked early work of the Polish master Czeslaw Milosz.
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
New to Fantasy? Leigh Bardugo Recommends Her Favorite Books to Get Started.
Interested in dipping your toe into the genre? The author Leigh Bardugo recommends books that can get you started.
Book Review: ‘Big Chief,’ by Jon Hickey
Jon Hickey’s book imagines a cutthroat campaign for control of a Native American reservation.
Book Review: ‘The Six,’ by Steven Schwankert
In “The Six,” Steven Schwankert tells an amazing story of survival, slander and mystery.
Book Review: ‘City of Fiction,’ by Yu Hua
“City of Fiction,” a novel by Yu Hua, follows a man on a search for his missing wife amid bandits and warlords.
Graydon Carter on His New Memoir and His Reading Life
He bounced back big time with editorships at Spy and Vanity Fair, a glamorous life he details in a new memoir.
Graydon Carter on His New Memoir and His Reading Life
He bounced back big time with editorships at Spy and Vanity Fair, a glamorous life he details in a new memoir.
Book Review: ‘My Documents,’ by Kevin Nguyen
Four half siblings balance the mundane (internships) and the terrifying (internment) in Kevin Nguyen’s “Mỹ Documents.”
Thomas Pynchon to Publish a New Novel This Fall
Featuring a Depression-era private eye, “Shadow Ticket” will be the 87-year-old writer’s first book since 2013.
Faced With Death, He Did the Only Thing He Could: Take Notes
Peter Godwin, who has seen death up close a few times over the course of his life, examines grief and belonging in a new memoir, “Exit Wounds.”
Book Review: ‘Hayek’s Bastards,’ by Quinn Slobodian
A new book by the historian Quinn Slobodian examines right-wing figures who have positioned themselves as populist critics of neoliberalism while weaponizing some of its founders’ ideas.
These Books Might Help You Be a Better Friend
In an era of loneliness, friends are more important than ever. How do we find, and keep, these connections?
The Month’s Best New Crime Fiction
Our columnist on the month’s best releases.
The Skin on Mysterious Medieval Books Concealed a Shaggy Surprise
The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals. Researchers identified its more distant origin.
Robert W. McChesney, Who Warned of Corporate Media Control, Dies at 72
In over a dozen books, he explored the failures of journalism and the internet, blaming capitalism and calling for the nationalization of Facebook and Google.
International Booker Prize Shortlist: 6 Books to Talk About
The nominees for the translated fiction award “don’t shut down debate, they generate it,” said the author Max Porter, who leads the judging panel.
Book Review: ‘Authority: Essays,’ by Andrea Long Chu
“Authority,” a new collection of reviews and essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Andrea Long Chu, showcases her smarts, humor and contempt.
Book Review: ‘Our Beautiful Boys,’ by Sameer Pandya
In “Our Beautiful Boys,” Sameer Pandya uses an altercation at a teen party to stage an urgent conversation about race, gender, parenthood and more.
Is Yoko Ono Finally Getting Her Moment?
A new biography and film about Yoko Ono offer more opportunities to assess her contributions to culture. Two pop music critics debate if they’re worthy of their subject.
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