8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Dalai Lama Shares Thoughts on China and the Future in a New Book
The spiritual leader of Tibet has published amply but seldom written in depth about politics. Now, as he approaches 90, he shares a detailed and personal account of his decades dealing with China.
Why Scott Turow Brought Back His Most Famous Hero for ‘Presumed Guilty’
The novelist is 75. Rusty Sabich, the now-retired prosecutor he introduced in “Presumed Innocent,” is 77 — and taking on a new case in “Presumed Guilty.”
Interview: Robert Harris on ‘Conclave’ and His Reading Life
An adaptation of “Fatherland,” the best-selling novelist’s first solo work, “sets my teeth on edge,” he admits. His newest book, “Precipice,” is about a former British prime minister in love.
Book Review: ‘Bright Circle,’ by Randall Fuller
In “Bright Circle,” Randall Fuller shines a light on the women behind — and before — the male philosophers of 19th-century Massachusetts.
Book Review: ‘Everything Must Go,’ by Dorian Lynskey
A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios.
Winter Books to Read When It’s Cold Outside
Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine adventure novels exquisitely capture the atmosphere of the season.
Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.
The Most Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2025: Movies and TV Shows
Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror and the Light,” a new “Bridget Jones” and Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear series are some of this year’s most anticipated adaptations.
Book Review: ‘Dark Laboratory,’ by Tao Leigh Goffe
In “Dark Laboratory,” Tao Leigh Goffe traces the origins of global environmental collapse to the explorer’s conquest of the Caribbean.
Book Review: ‘Mona Acts Out,’ by Mischa Berlinski
Mischa Berlinski’s shrewd comic novel finds a veteran actress reconnecting with her deposed mentor while facing the challenge of playing Cleopatra.
Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”
Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said.
Book Review: ‘The Wickedest,’ by Caleb Femi
Details are in Caleb Femi’s new poetry collection, “The Wickedest.”
Book Review: ‘Somewhere Toward Freedom,’ by Bennett Parten
“Somewhere Toward Freedom” tells the story of Sherman’s March to the Sea from the perspective of the formerly enslaved.
Book Review: ‘Bowling With Corpses,’ by Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola’s “Bowling With Corpses” is full of suspicious shadows and offbeat jokes.
Book Review: ‘Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything,’ by Colette Shade
In a vibrant collection of “essays on the future that never was,” Colette Shade takes a cold look at the cheery promise of the 2000s.
Book Review: ‘A Crack in Everything,’ by Marcus Chown
Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe.
In African Publishing, ‘There Is a Renaissance Going On’
A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region.
Naomi Watts Thinks David Bowie Was Onto Something
“The first album I ever bought was ‘Hunky Dory,’” said the actress and author, “and all those songs, every single one, is amazing.”
Book Review: ‘Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers,’ by Anne Somerset, and ‘Q: A Voyage Around the Queen,’ by Craig Brown
Two very different books examine the reigns and legacies of Victoria and Elizabeth II.
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