‘We’re Going to Stand Up’: Queer Literature is Booming in Africa
Even in countries where homophobia is pervasive and same-sex relationships are illegal, authors are pushing boundaries, finding an audience and winning awards.
Charles Sallis, 89, Dies; Upended the Teaching of Mississippi History
He collaborated on a textbook so unsparing in its review of the state’s grim past that it was barred from schools almost as soon as it appeared.
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’
We want to know what you think.
Book Review: ‘Battle for the Bird,’ by Kurt Wagner; ‘Extremely Hardcore,’ by Zoë Schiffer
Two new books about the platform chronicle its leadership under first Jack Dorsey and now Elon Musk, portraying a site reeling from user disaffection and gross mismanagement.
A Feminist Retelling of the Medusa Myth, for Middle Graders
In Katherine Marsh’s new novel, the girl with the snaky curls loses neither her head nor her wits.
Book Review: ‘A Fire So Wild,’ by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
In Sarah Ruiz-Grossman’s debut novel, “A Fire So Wild,” the lives of a disparate group of people are critically linked by a terrifying blaze.
Audiobook Review: ‘Same Bed Different Dreams,’ by Ed Park
“Same Bed Different Dreams,” Ed Park’s second novel, is a heady mix of true history and high-flying fiction.
The Barefoot Memoirist: Ina Garten Takes Her Story to a New Publisher
Garten, the Food Network star and best-selling cookbook author, has moved her highly anticipated fall autobiography from Celadon to Crown.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
New Graphic Novels
Punk rock, Greek myth and a comics pioneer long lost to history bring vibrant color to this month’s releases.
The National Book Awards Opens Up to Writers Who Are Not U.S. Citizens
The awards, which celebrate the best of American literature, are expanding the definition of who qualifies.
Dolly Alderton Loves Writing Peripheral Kooks
The best-selling British writer has an eye for bit players, including ones who nudge, nag, gripe and blurt inconvenient truths.
Book Review: ‘Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story,’ by Leslie Jamison
In her powerful new memoir, the author examines a life composed of conflicting identities — and fierce, contradictory desires.
Interview: Ed Zwick
“Only then can I surrender to the spell of reading,” says the director of “Glory” and the author of “Hits, Flops and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.”
Macron Says Booksellers Can Stay Put During Olympic Games
The French president’s decision brought relief to the sellers who have long operated near the Seine, and avoided a standoff.
History, by and of Women
Dabbling in the Anne de Courcy extended universe.
Book Review: ‘Neighbors and Other Stories,’ by Diane Oliver
A story collection from Diane Oliver, who died at 22, locates the strength in Black families surviving their separate but equal surroundings.
Book Review: ‘A Map of Future Ruins,’ by Lauren Markham
A devastating 2020 fire on the island of Lesbos is the springboard for a meditation on origin stories, borders and migration in Lauren Markham’s “A Map of Future Ruins.”
Lucy Sante Discusses Her Memoir and Her Gender Transition
In her memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name,” the author reflects on her life and embarking on a gender transition in her late 60s.
Book Review: ‘Smoke and Ashes,’ by Amitav Ghosh
In “Smoke and Ashes,” Amitav Ghosh sources the colonial roots of a crisis.
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