Book Review: ‘The Weight,’ by Jeff Boyd
Jeff Boyd’s searching debut novel portrays a Black musician alienated from his city, his faith and his past.
Review: ‘Minor Notes, Volume 1,’ edited by Joshua Bennett and Jesse McCarthy
“Minor Notes, Volume 1” is the first book in a series meant to recover writers from deep pockets of American history.
María Kodama, Keeper of the Borges Legacy, Dies at 86
She was a writer and translator but was best known as the widow of Jorge Luis Borges, one of Latin America’s great writers.
María Kodama, Keeper of the Borges Legacy, Dies at 86
She was a writer and translator but was best known as the widow of Jorge Luis Borges, one of Latin America’s great writers.
Book Review: ‘Irma: The Education of a Mother’s Son,’ by Terry McDonell
In his new memoir, “Irma,” Terry McDonell, a magazine editor during the golden age of magazines, gives credit to Mom (and Hemingway).
Review: ‘Calling Ukraine,’ by Johannes Lichtman
“Calling Ukraine,” a novel by Johannes Lichtman, combines an expatriate story and an office satire.
The A.I. Concierge, Fictional Fiction, Real Vodka
A critic recommends old and new books.
7 Manga Titles Perfect for Any Young Adult Reading List
Harmony Becker, author of “Himawari House,” shares her recommendations of manga that teens will enjoy.
Book Review: ‘This Isn’t Going to End Well,’ by Daniel Wallace
Using journals left behind by his idol and mentor, Daniel Wallace tries to make sense of the inexplicable.
Review: ‘The Only Daughter,’ by A.B. Yehoshua
In his novel “The Only Daughter,” the late Israeli writer urges a return to the moral values learned in youth.
What We’re Reading
Plus: Recommendations from the Book Review poetry editor Greg Cowles
Gabriel García Márquez’s Best Books: A Guide
The Colombian novelist mixed fiction and fact to capture the outsize reality of Latin America. Even if you’ve never watched a priest levitate, a carpet fly or a drop of blood climb over curbs, there’s something for you.
Newly Published, From Young Adult Novels to the Irish Republican Army
A selection of recently published books.
New Translations of Brazilian Writer Mário de Andrea’s Canonical Works
Two translations bring canonical works by Mário de Andrade into English, allowing a glimpse into the author’s “problematic sense of belonging.”
Book Review: ‘Courting India’ by Nandini Das
England’s first foray into India, as Nandini Das details in “Courting India,” was far from successful.
In ‘Hamnet,’ Shakespeare’s Wife Takes the Stage, at Last
A Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s hit novel gives voice and agency to a historical character we know little about.
Book Review: “Bea Wolf,” by Zach Weinersmith, illustrated by Boulet, and “Mulysses,” by Øyvind Torseter
Bea Wolf is a sugar-hyped, nap-deprived, battle-ready child; Mulysses is a mule.
Book Review: ‘Bruno Schulz,’ by Benjamin Balint
A new book asks: To whom do the surviving remnants of the Jewish artist’s output — including murals he was forced to paint for a Nazi’s home — belong?
New Translations Explore Brazil’s ‘Endless and Unfinished’ Character
Two translations bring canonical works by Mário de Andrade into English, allowing a glimpse into the author’s “problematic sense of belonging.”
Review: In ‘The Wife of Willesden,’ a Literary Marriage Falters
Zadie Smith brings her first play, an adaptation of Chaucer’s the Wife of Bath tale, to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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