Newly Published Poetry, From Iman Mersal to Robert Pinsky
A selection of books published this week.
‘White Noise’ Review: Toxic Events, Airborne and Domestic
Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel is a campus comedy, a domestic drama and an allegory of contemporary American life.
How to Make the Most of E-Books, and Find Free Ones
Even if you still love printed books, the digital option lets you put an entire library in your bag, just in time for holiday travel and vacation.
Book Review: ‘Hilma af Klint,’ edited by Kurt Almqvist and Daniel Birnbaum
A comprehensive, slipcased catalogue raisonné of the Swedish painter’s work revisits the techniques and themes that redrew the timeline of modern art in the West.
Read Your Way Through Tangier
Tangier’s many facets have long inspired writers. Here, the Moroccan-born novelist Laila Lalami introduces readers to the books and writers that, to her, best capture the city.
New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books From N.K. Jemisin, H.A. Clarke, More
New books by N.K. Jemisin, H.A. Clarke, Nathan Tavares and Isaac Fellman.
Poem: Diaspora Sonnet Traveling Between Apartment Rentals
This poem’s final turn tightly encapsulates the immigrant experience with new language and destinations.
Bob Dylan Gets Tangled Up in Book Autograph Controversy
Simon & Schuster sold 900 signed copies of the singer’s new essay collection, but superfans and internet sleuths noticed something wasn’t right with the autograph. Now the publisher is issuing refunds.
‘Specimen Days’ Is Both an Ode to Walt Whitman and Its Own Portrait of America
Michael Cunningham’s 2005 novel jumps between centuries and genres as it explores the yearning for transcendence and the importance of noticing.
The 10 Best Books of 2022: An Event Announcing Our List
On Nov. 29, Times readers are invited to be the first to find out which books we’ve selected as the year’s best.
How I Got Through My Miscarriages
Reading Diane Noomin’s feminist comics allowed me to feel the full range of my own grief.
Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster Deal Collapses, Breaking Pattern in Publishing
The deal to acquire Simon & Schuster would have made the buyer, Penguin Random House, even larger, and reduced the number of big publishers in the U.S. to four.
Book Review: ‘The Islands,’ by Dionne Irving; ‘The Consequences,’ by Miguel Muñoz; ‘You Have Reached Your Destination,’ by Louise Marburg
From farmworkers in California’s Central Valley to vacationers in Jamaica and Connecticut, these protagonists find themselves in lives they don’t quite recognize.
Book Review: ‘Aesthetica,’ by Allie Rowbottom
In “Aesthetica,” Allie Rowbottom imagines a 35-year-old ex-influencer who’s about to undergo an extreme surgery to undo every cosmetic procedure she’s endured to date.
Book Review: ‘Eat Your Mind,’ by Jason McBride
“Eat Your Mind,” a new biography by Jason McBride, surveys her life and art.
Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House Deal on the Verge of Collapse
Penguin Random House’s agreement to buy Simon & Schuster is set to fall through. Simon & Schuster’s parent company decided not to extend it after a judge blocked the purchase.
Dagny Corcoran, Bookseller and Fixture of the L.A. Art Scene, Dies at 77
Her store, Art Catalogues, specialized in books for and about museum and gallery exhibitions and became a gathering place for artists and bibliophiles.
In Life and Music, Ned Rorem Was Unwaveringly Himself
This composer, diarist and reluctant pioneer of gay liberation has died. A critic remembers visiting him in his twilight.
Book Review: ‘The Future Is Analog,’ by David Sax
Lockdown has reminded David Sax that “The Future Is Analog.” At least for people a lot like him.
‘Love and Rockets,’ a Series that Helped Redefine Comics, Turns 40
With its Chicana punk rockers and panels of untranslated Spanish, “Rockets” was unlike anything else — and, it turns out, just what the world of comics was craving.
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