Book Review: ‘Beaverland,’ by Leila Philip
“Beaverland,” by Leila Philip, offers an appreciative account of the North American rodent, whose habit of taking down trees and causing floods has given it a reputation as a nuisance.
Book Review: ‘Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins,’ by Aidan Levy
Aidan Levy has written a revealing, comprehensive biography of the improviser-hero Sonny Rollins.
The Portrait Hung in Joan Didion’s Home. But Who Painted It?
No one in Didion’s circle knew the mysterious painting’s origin. The publicity created by an auction of her belongings brought the first clues in years — and the answer.
Essay: On Food in Cormac McCarthy’s Novels
His novels are full of food scenes, often in modest digs. Why do they resonate so much?
Book Review: ‘Motherfield,’ by Julia Cimafiejeva
In “Motherfield,” her first collection to appear in English, Julia Cimafiejeva grapples with questions of language, nationalism and oppression.
Book Review: ‘You Can’t Kill Snow White,’ by Beatrice Alemagna
Beatrice Alemagna’s “You Can’t Kill Snow White,” a picture book for older kids, mines the brutal envy that underpins the original Brothers Grimm tale.
Book Review: ‘Alte Zachen/Old Things,’ by Ziggy Hanaor, and ‘My Neighborhood,’ by María José Ferrada
These old people don’t exist only for their grandchildren, if they have any, and they don’t dispense wisdom or soup.
Book Review: ‘Scatterlings,’ by Resoketswe Manenzhe
Resoketswe Manenzhe’s debut novel, “Scatterlings,” witnesses the dissolution of a young family in the wake of South Africa’s Immorality Act, which outlawed interracial relationships.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Louise Penny Wrote a No. 1 Best Seller During Her Year Off
She meant to take a break but the Canadian author ended up doing what she always does: powering through a new novel.
Jane Smiley By the Book Interview
“It’s always tempting for readers to read novels about people like themselves,” says the author, whose latest novel is “A Dangerous Business.” “One of the benefits of literature classes in school is that kids get an early exposure to people who are not like them.”
Jane Smiley By the Book Interview
“It’s always tempting for readers to read novels about people like themselves,” says the author, whose latest novel is “A Dangerous Business.” “One of the benefits of literature classes in school is that kids get an early exposure to people who are not like them.”
Review: ‘The Tudors in Love,’ by Sarah Gristwood
In the historian Sarah Gristwood’s “Tudors in Love,” for both monarchs and courtiers the stakes are higher than romance.
Newly Published, From Feminist Resistance to Ancient Empire
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘The Wind at My Back,’ by Misty Copeland; ‘Weightless,’ by Evette Dionne; ‘A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing,’ by Mary-Alice Daniel
Personal reflections by three women about art and adversity, fat-phobia and diaspora.
Book Review: ‘The Tatami Galaxy,’ by Tomihiko Morimi
In Tomihiko Morimi’s novel, a college junior in Kyoto has four chances at happiness, with frustratingly similar results.
Book Review: ‘Gunk Baby,’ by Jamie Marina Lau
Jamie Marina Lau’s “Gunk Baby” sets a workers’ revolution in a cheesy shopping mall.
Book Review: ‘Freedom’s Dominion,’ by Jefferson Cowie
Jefferson Cowie’s powerful and sobering new history, “Freedom’s Dominion,” traces the close association between the rhetoric of liberty in an Alabama county and the politics of white supremacy.
Book Review: ‘Eccentric Lives: The Daily Telegraph Book of 21st Century Obituaries’
This new collection from Britain’s Daily Telegraph is full of oddballs, mavericks and cranks.
6 Unforgettable Y.A. Thrillers to Add to Your Reading List
Faridah Abike-Iyimide, the author of “Ace of Spades,” recommends some of her favorites.
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