Ling Ma’s Surreal Subversions
The stories in “Bliss Montage” see women — insouciant, detached, mostly Chinese American — making questionable choices.
Review: “Holler of the Fireflies” by David Barclay Moore
In “Hummingbird” and “Holler of the Fireflies,” a girl with brittle bones and a boy plagued by racist tensions seek healing in the hills.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Why Economic Populism Remains the Winning Ticket
In “The Middle Out,” Michael Tomasky contends that Joe Biden is following a smart path in a time of growing inequality and financial distress.
Book Review: ‘Solito,’ by Javier Zamora
In his new memoir, “Solito,” the poet Javier Zamora recounts his experience traveling from El Salvador to the United States, by himself, when he was a young boy.
William Kent Krueger is BFF With His Most Famous Character
The best-selling author of 19 novels starring Cork O’Connor opens up about their relationship.
The Novel That Made Karen Armstrong Quit Her Reading Group
“There was an upsetting aura of righteousness in the room” when the group read Iris Murdoch’s “A Fairly Honourable Defeat,” says the religious scholar, whose latest book is “Sacred Nature.” “It did not deserve this response. I have never returned.”
Review: ‘Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne,’ by Katherine Rundell
In “Super-Infinite,” Katherine Rundell describes a man who was both munificent and misogynistic.
Review: ‘Meet Us by the Roaring Sea,’ by Akil Kumarasamy; ‘The Last Karankawas,’ by Kimberly Garza; ‘Mother in the Dark,’ by Kayla Maiuri
Debut novels by Akil Kumarasamy, Kimberly Garza and Kayla Maiuri feature lonely women, looking for a mother’s love.
Book Review: “The Undercurrents,” by Kirsty Bell
In “The Undercurrents,” the end of Kirsty Bell’s marriage starts her on a highly personal investigation of her adopted home.
In Angie Cruz’s New Novel, There’s No Such Thing as T.M.I.
“How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water” takes place in a career counselor’s office in Upper Manhattan, where a Dominican immigrant bares all.
Review: “In Search of Mary Seacole” by Helen Rappaport
Helen Rappaport’s “In Search of Mary Seacole” gives a Black nursing legend her due.
Review: “Strangers to Ourselves,” by Rachel Aviv
For her first book, the New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv probes her own and others’ lives to suggest how the stories we are told by the medical profession about our struggles can both help and harm.
Review: Climate Fiction: ‘Venomous Lumpsucker,’ ’Denial,’ ’40’
Three novels — “Venomous Lumpsucker,” “Denial” and “40” — consider a grim future and those responsible for it.
Newly Published, From Missing Classmates to a Family Curse
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘The Car,’ by Bryan Appleyard
Bryan Appleyard’s historical odyssey charts the human love affair with motor vehicles.
Book Review: ‘American Demon,’ by Daniel Stashower
In his new true-crime book, “American Demon,” Daniel Stashower explores the unsolved case of Cleveland’s “Torso Killer” and the quixotic hunt to stop him.
Review: “Status and Culture” by W. David Marx.
In “Status and Culture,” W. David Marx sets out to unravel the grand mysteries of identity.
BOOK REVIEW: “The Instant” by Amy Liptrot
In her follow-up to “The Outrun,” Amy Liptrot grapples with more urban demons.
Agatha Christie’s Latest Biographer Plumbs a Life of Mystery
In “Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman,” Lucy Worsley revisits the weird story of one of the 20th century’s most popular and enduring authors.
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