What Is a Conservative? And Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘Running to the Edge’ and ‘The Queen’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Buying Dora Maar’s Diary on eBay and Other Classy Tales From France
A father-son love story, a memoirist’s account of her first affair and a journalist’s chronicle of the life of Picasso’s lover through the addresses in her Hermès diary.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Books to Read in May
A prequel to “The Hunger Games,” a love letter to French cooking, a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld that reimagines Hillary Clinton’s life and much more.
Madeleine Albright Out of Power
Albright’s latest memoir, “Hell and Other Destinations,” is an entertaining account of her years after serving as secretary of state.
What if, Instead of the Internet, We Had Xenobots?
Adam Levin’s new novel, “Bubblegum,” envisions an alternate reality involving a struggling writer and his too-cute A.I. “pet.”
Home Is Where Her Story Was. Leaving Helped Her Find It.
Elizabeth Wetmore’s debut novel, “Valentine,” is a love letter to Texas.
What the Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reads While She Works
“I mostly read poetry,” she says, “as a way of immersing myself in language, of luring back my own words.”
Simplify Even More? Yes, It’s Possible
These books offer suggestions for distilling your life down to its essence.
‘How to Pronounce Knife,’ by Souvankham Thammavongsa: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “How to Pronounce Knife,” by Souvankham Thammavongsa
‘The Moment of Tenderness,’ by Madeleine L’Engle: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Moment of Tenderness,” by Madeleine L’Engle
In the Canyons of Southern California, a Rocky Coming-of-Age
Kate Milliken’s debut novel, “Kept Animals,” follows the tangled lives of a ranch hand, an equestrienne and a movie star’s daughter in a relationship as fraught as the landscape.
An Unlikely Romance Blooms in a Hospital Room, Then Metastisizes
The novel “Reproduction,” by Ian Williams, is a bold experiment in form, a love story that grows malignant over time.
From Saigon to the Suburbs, a Vietnamese-American’s Struggle to Assimilate
In “Sigh, Gone,” Phuc Tran recalls his coming-of-age in a white world with an Asian face.
Where Lonely Refugees Learn English From Daytime Soaps
“How to Pronounce Knife,” a debut story collection by Souvankham Thammavongsa, features dislocated characters forced to reinvent their lives in unnamed North American cities.
New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Betsey Johnson to Pot in San Francisco
A selection of recent audiobooks of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Who Is Really Running the Government?
With his new book, “In Deep,” David Rohde argues that there is no “deep state,” but that Donald Trump may be creating one of his own.
In a New Collection of Old Stories, Madeleine L’Engle Is Back
This posthumous collection shows the evolution of one of the world’s most beloved writers.
Can’t Sleep? Let Stephen King Keep You Company
His latest book, the novella collection “If It Bleeds,” offers the familiar unsettling pleasures.
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