11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
What Was the ‘It Book’ of Summer 75 Years Ago?
Laura Z. Hobson’s “Gentleman’s Agreement” was so popular that Simon & Schuster could barely keep up with demand.
Review: ‘Afterlives,’ by Abdulrazak Gurnah
“Afterlives,” the new novel from the Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, is set in colonial-era German East Africa.
Frances Mayes Admires Travel Writers, With One Big Exception
The novelist and memoirist, whose new book is “A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home,” was disappointed by D.H. Lawrence: “He had a genius for sense of place, but his travel narratives are marred by petty narcissism. Must have been a dreary travel companion.”
Review: ‘The Scent of Burnt Flowers,’ by Blitz Bazawule; ‘Keya Das’s Second Act,’ by Sopan Deb; and ‘Briefly, a Delicious Life,’ by Nell Stevens
Manhunts, posthumous plays and love-struck ghosts in three debut novels.
Poem: Second Attack
The syntax in this poem mimics the confusing and untidy emotional landscape of relationships.
With ‘Ragtime,’ E.L. Doctorow Blends Fact and Fantasy to Deliver a Pointed Critique
In the 1975 novel, as Jonathan Dee writes, the gaps between disparate American lives are closed and the veils that keep some invisible to others are dropped.
In Julian Barnes’s New Novel, a Teacher’s Pet Becomes Obsessed
“Elizabeth Finch” is about an adult student who becomes the inheritor of a beloved teacher’s intellectual work.
Cecile Pineda, Latina Writer Known for a Novel of Identity, Dies at 89
She became a novelist after a theater career and won acclaim with her debut, “Face,” the story of a man who rebuilds his own face after a disfiguring accident.
Suspect in Rushdie Attack Loses His Mother’s Support
Hadi Matar, 24, kept to himself and was changed by a 2018 trip to the Middle East.
Jared Kushner’s ‘Breaking History’ Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir
In this lengthy book, Kushner recounts the time he spent in the White House during his father-in-law’s term.
Read Your Way Through Reykjavík
With a reputation for having more authors per capita than any other country, Iceland is a destination for readers. Olaf Olafsson, whose most recent book is “Touch,” leads a literary stroll through its capital.
Newly Published, From the Han Dynasty to Suburban Connecticut
A selection of recently published books.
‘As It Turns Out,’ a Sister’s Remembrance of Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol
In her memoir, Alice Sedgwick Wohl describes growing up in a large genteel family, and refines the popular impression of her famous younger sister.
‘Slenderman’ Review: Kathleen Hale’s New Book Explores Midwestern Murder
The Slenderman case, which began unfolding in May 2014, transfixed the nation.
Review: ‘Calling for a Blanket Dance,’ by Oscar Hokeah; ‘Stories From the Tenants Downstairs,’ by Sidik Fofana; and ‘Sirens & Muses,’ by Antonia Angress
Three new books — “Calling for a Blanket Dance,” “Stories From the Tenants Downstairs” and “Sirens & Muses” — explore intimate worlds and communities, as seen through a multitude of perspectives.
Review: ‘Witches,’ by Brenda Lozano
“Witches,” a novel by Brenda Lozano, weaves two distinct voices about the lives of women in Mexico.
Book Review: “All of This” by Rebecca Woolf and “This Story Will Change” by Elizabeth Crane
Two new memoirs excavate the denouements of two different relationships in which former wives have one thing in common: relief.
Book Review: A Woman’s Battles and Transformations, by Édouard Louis
Édouard Louis’s fourth novel, “A Woman’s Battles and Transformations,” focuses on his mother’s life.
Review: ‘All the Living and the Dead,’ by Hayley Campbell
In her new book, “All the Living and the Dead,” Hayley Campbell explores the invisible labor that powers the death industry.
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