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Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before Tuesday. Now, it’s won the major award for translated fiction.
A neoconservative who fervidly opposed Communism and the fundamentalist regime in Iran, he wrote many books and articles, some of whose theories were later discredited.
In “Bear Witness,” Ross Halperin tells the story of two men who went from idealists to pragmatists.
Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel, “Spent,” is a domestic comedy about ethical consumption under capitalism.
Madeleine Thien’s time-warping historical novel “The Book of Records” collapses centuries and geographies in an ambitious family saga.
First published in 1972, Rosalyn Drexler’s “To Smithereens” throws two vivid subcultures — and two unlikely lovers — into the ring.
Now in its 25th year, The Dresden Files and its author have survived the darkness, fictional and otherwise.
Lauren Christensen, an editor at the New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite audiobooks.
The beloved humor columnist looks back on a long career of wit and wisdom in a new memoir.
Two journalists explore the artificial intelligence company OpenAI and present complementary portraits of its notorious co-founder.
Our critic on the month’s best releases.
In the searing “Dirty Kitchen,” Jill Damatac tells the story of a fight for survival and culture in America.
In “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” the novelist Yiyun Li endures the aftermath of unthinkable loss.
A poet’s letters; a collection of reminiscences.
In “The Art Spy,” Michelle Young shines new light on the heroic French curator Rose Valland.
Donal Ryan’s new novel focuses on a small community trying to leave behind years of economic woes.
His style as a poet and artist was informed by his upbringing in Shanghai and his years in Paris. He then joined the Pop-fueled studios of New York.
The author of influential books and essays, he was known for a contemporary theory of religion and Catholicism that advocated dialogue, not decrees.
The Pulitzer-winning presidential biographer discusses his new book about the life of a literary founding father.
Only by writing could the acclaimed novelist Yiyun Li grapple with the suicides of her two sons. But her new book is no ordinary grief memoir.
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