Review: ‘Shy,’ by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green
The daughter of Richard Rodgers, confidante of Stephen Sondheim and composer of “Once Upon a Mattress” holds nothing back in “Shy.”
Review: ‘Bonsai,’ by Alejandro Zambra
In “Bonsai,” Alejandro Zambra tells the story of two young lovers whose lives, relationship and heartbreak intertwine with art and literature.
“The Baby-Changing Station” by Rhett Miller and Dan Santat
Older siblings react to the arrival of new babies — in a picture book, a chapter book, an early reader and a middle grade novel.
6 Audiobooks to Listen to Now
This list includes a lot of murders, real or imagined.
Sarah J. Maas’s Life Sounds Like Pure Chaos — in a Good Way!
Here’s what it looks like for a fantasy author to exist in three different spheres at once.
Review: ‘Acne,’ by Laura Chinn; ‘Walking Gentry Home,’ by Alora Young; ‘Fruit Punch,’ by Kendra Allen
Three women pay homage to their painful pasts with grace, lyricism and a sense of humor.
Lynne Tillman By the Book Interview
“As a kid-reader, I thought a library was the great thing to build in life,” says the novelist, whose new book is the nonfiction “Mothercare.” “Now, unless you have a huge house with enormous rooms, this desire leads to mayhem and depression.”
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Newly Published, From Burkinis to Vengeful Gods
A selection of books published this week.
Review: ‘The Last White Man,’ by Mohsin Hamid
In Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, “The Last White Man,” the white protagonist awakes to find he has turned brown.
Review: ‘Knocking Myself Up,’ by Michelle Tea
The essayist Michelle Tea writes about queer parenting with frankness, humanity and verve.
Review: ‘Inventor of the Future,’ by Alec Nevala-Lee
The biography “Inventor of the Future,” by Alec Nevala-Lee, explores the dreams and failures of an American optimist.
Review: ‘The Lost Kings,’ by Tyrell Johnson
In Tyrell Johnson’s new thriller, “The Lost Kings,” a woman investigates both a crime and its aftereffects on her own body and psyche.
Review: “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” by Will Bunch
In “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” Will Bunch traces our political divisions to problems with higher education.
Book Review: “The Prophet of the Andes,” by Graciela Mochofsky
“The Prophet of the Andes” tells the story of Segundo Villanueva, a quixotic spiritual seeker who led hundreds of followers from Peru to Israel.
Review: ‘On Java Road,’ by Lawrence Osborne
In Lawrence Osborne’s new novel, “On Java Road,” a young woman involved with powerful people goes missing amid political tensions.
Book Review: “Formidable” by Elisabeth Griffin
Elisabeth Griffith’s “Formidable” chronicles American women’s endless battle for fair treatment.
Book Review: “Boulder,” by Eva Baltasar
In “Boulder,” by Eva Baltasar, a solitary protagonist falls in love, then learns that three’s a crowd.
Review: ‘The Rabbit Hutch,’ by Tess Gunty
In “The Rabbit Hutch,” Tess Gunty weaves together the daily dramas of tenants in a shabby Midwestern complex.
Book Review: “Delphi,” by Clare Pollard
For better and for worse, in sickness and in health, Clare Pollard’s debut novel, “Delphi,” revisits the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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