Book Review: ‘Fit Nation,’ by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
In “Fit Nation,” Natalia Mehlman Petrzela charts the evolution of our national attitudes toward fitness.
Book Review: ‘Empire of Ice and Stone’ by Buddy Levy
“Empire of Ice and Stone” tells the terrifying story of a 1913 expedition gone wrong.
The Best Books of 2022
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s standout fiction and nonfiction.
Book Review: ‘Stella Maris,’ by Cormac McCarthy
“Stella Maris” is the second of McCarthy’s two new books about grief, math and the nature of knowledge.
Brown Sugar Kitchen Chef Tanya Holland’s New Cookbook ‘California Soul’
In her new cookbook, the acclaimed owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen traces the Great Migration’s influence on West Coast cuisine.
Book Review: “Winterland,” by Rae Meadows
In “Winterland,” Rae Meadows’s fifth novel, an 8-year-old from Siberia gets the nod to train with elite athletes in the U.S.S.R.
Book Review: ‘The Intimate City: Walking New York,’ by Michael Kimmelman
During the pandemic, the New York Times architecture critic, Michael Kimmelman, toured parts of New York on foot with architects, urban planners and other experts. His book “The Intimate City” is a record of what they saw.
Book Review: “A Heart That Works,” by Rob Delaney
In his memoir, “A Heart That Works,” Rob Delaney recalls the unthinkable — his son’s death — with honesty and levity.
Book Review: ‘The Easy Life,’ by Marguerite Duras
“The Easy Life,” the author’s second novel, is translated into English for the first time.
The Worlds of the ‘Remarkably Prescient’ Octavia Butler
A new interactive article in The Times immerses readers in significant locations and moments from the life of the pioneering science fiction writer.
A Timely Biography Traces Joseph Roth’s Accounts of Fascism
Roth was an outraged witness to tyranny, which led him to exile, and his books to the bonfire. In “Endless Flight,” Keiron Pim examines the flawed man and his resonant legacy.
Book Review: ‘Uphill,’ by Jemele Hill; ‘Home Bound,’ by Vanessa A. Bee; ‘Slow Cooked,’ by Marion Nestle; ‘Making a Scene,’ by Constance Wu
From a sports anchor to a housing policy expert to a major movie star, these new autobiographies double as manifestoes.
Book Review: ‘Last Day in Lagos,’ by Marilyn Nance
Over a month spent at FESTAC ’77, the photographer captured the intimacy of Pan-African celebration.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Douglas Brinkley Would Like to Invite Thoreau to Dinner
The historian, whose new book is “Silent Spring Revolution,” would also invite E.O. Wilson and Rachel Carson: “We could talk about the 11,000 bird species the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is helping to conserve in the face of climate change.”
Write Every Day? Tracy Deonn Recommends Thinking Instead.
Before she put pen to paper — or fingers to keyboard — this fantasy novelist spent a long time getting to know her protagonist.
Bringing Down Harvey Weinstein
The Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor talk about their book ‘She Said,’ and Neal Gabler discusses the first volume of his Ted Kennedy biography.
Children’s Picture Books About Boats
Four books show kids the infinite joys of building, sailing, restoring and just plain floating a boat.
New Crime and Mystery Novels
In Stephen Spotswood’s new novel, “Secrets Typed in Blood” — set in 1940s New York City — a pulp magazine writer claims that a killer is copying crimes from her stories.
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