What Tucker Carlson’s Text Message Says About His Code of Whiteness
The racial ideology revealed in the former Fox News host’s text message.
Newly Published, From Roller Disco to ‘Frankenstein’ With Dinosaurs
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘Homegrown,’ by Jeffrey Toobin
“Homegrown,” by Jeffrey Toobin, revisits the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, finding ominous parallels between the bomber’s anti-government extremism and the views of Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
Book Review: ‘The Covenant of Water,’ by Abraham Verghese
“The Covenant of Water” follows three generations of a close-knit and haunted family in southwestern India.
Healing the Unsung Healers
In Sarah DiGregorio’s “Taking Care,” the author explores the history, culture and crucial importance of nurses.
Book Review: ‘Homebodies,’ by Tembe Denton-Hurst
In Tembe Denton-Hurst’s new novel, “Homebodies,” a young woman loses her New York media job and must figure out how to restart her life.
Book Review: ‘The World at My Back,’ by Thomas Melle
“The World at My Back,” by the German writer Thomas Melle, presents the details of his psychotic breakdowns and their painful aftermaths.
Book Review: ‘Shy,’ by Max Porter
“Shy,” by Max Porter, offers a look inside the multidimensional consciousness of a troubled young man.
Book Review: ‘His Majesty’s Airship,’ by S.C. Gwynne
In “His Majesty’s Airship,” S.C. Gwynne tells of the doomed dirigible R101, and the man behind a disaster.
Book Review: ‘Death of an Author,’ by Aidan Marchine
“Death of an Author” is a murder mystery coaxed from artificial-intelligence tools like ChatGPT.
Book Review: ‘The Ferryman,’ by Justin Cronin
In Justin Cronin’s novel “The Ferryman,” residents of enjoy respectable, cultured lives — until their memories are wiped.
Book Review: ‘Traffic,’ by Ben Smith
In “Traffic,” the journalist Ben Smith chronicles the nerdy genius, driven egos and moral experimentation of the internet’s contagious media pioneers.
Book Review: ‘La Tercera,’ by Gina Apostol
Gina Apostol’s new novel, “La Tercera,” is about a writer and her ancestry, but its most profound preoccupation is language.
Book Review: ‘Birth,’ by Rebecca Grant
In “Birth,” Rebecca Grant examines the experience of childbirth in the United States through the experiences of three women.
New Thrillers From William Landay, Nathan Oates and Juan Gómez-Jurado
Our thrillers columnist on three new nail-biters.
Book Review: ‘The Half Moon,’ by Mary Beth Keane
On its surface, Mary Beth Keane’s new novel is about a faltering marriage. But it’s also about small moments that matter.
Eleanor Catton on ‘Birnam Wood’
The New Zealand writer, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2013 for her novel “The Luminaries,” discusses her latest book.
Book Review: ‘Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,’ by Claire Dederer
Claire Dederer’s deft and searching book surfaces a “fan’s dilemma” over such figures as Vladimir Nabokov, Woody Allen, Willa Cather and Roman Polanski.
Book Review: ‘The Last Catastrophe,’ by Allegra Hyde; ‘The Archivists,’ by Daphne Kalotay; ‘The House of Love and Prayer,’ by Tova Reich; ‘The People Who Report More Stress,’ by Alejandro Varela
New collections by Allegra Hyde, Daphne Kalotay, Tova Reich and Alejandro Varela range in subject from everyday minutia to our dystopian future.
Book Review: ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars,’ by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
You can’t applaud Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s thrilling debut novel, “Chain-Gang All-Stars,” without getting blood on your hands.
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