Out of Prison but Still Not Free
Jason Hardy spent four years as a probation and parole officer in New Orleans. In “The Second Chance Club,” he recounts what he learned on the job.
It Was ‘Chanel’s Riviera’ in the 1930s. Then Came World War II.
A new history follows the icons and socialites of the Côte d’Azur before the rise of fascism.
‘Something That May Shock and Discredit You,’ by Daniel Mallory Ortberg: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Something That May Shock and Discredit You,” by Daniel Mallory Ortberg
‘The King at the Edge of the World,’ by Arthur Phillips: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The King at the Edge of the World,” by Arthur Phillips
‘Indelicacy,’ by Amina Cain: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Indelicacy,” by Amina Cain
‘The Resisters,’ by Gish Jen: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Resisters,” by Gish Jen
‘Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy,’ by Eilene Zimmerman: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy,” by Eilene Zimmerman
Tiger, Snowplow, Helicopter and Free-Range Parents, Listen Up!
Madeline Levine’s new book has a message for anyone raising kids: Get squiggly.
In 1980s Glasgow, a World of Pain Made Bearable by Love
Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” follows a boy and his family as things go from bad to worse to excruciating in a fierce but loving tale.
The Masculine Mystique: A New Kind of Trans Memoir
Daniel Mallory Ortberg’s “Something That May Shock and Discredit You” contains hilarious, transcendent “memoir-adjacent” essays on gender.
The Myth of the Silent, Sulky, Horny Teenage Boy
Two new books challenge the assumption that it’s impossible to reach that kid with the wispy mustache. In fact, reaching him is more important than ever.
New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Caffeine to the Space Race
A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Zonked on Vicodin in the Corner Office
Jay McInerney on two new accounts of drug addiction in the white-collar world.
When All the World’s at War, Only Theater Feels Real
Daniel Kehlmann’s “Tyll” follows an impish entertainer and his merry crew as they navigate the havoc of Europe during the Thirty Years’ War.
The Future Is Here, and Uncomfortably Close to Home
In “The Resisters,” Gish Jen’s novel of dystopian America, the have-nots are unemployed and forced to eat food that will kill them. But it’s not all doom and gloom.
Giving Voice to the Victims of Growth
Carolyn Chute’s “The Recipe for Revolution” is a sprawling tale of impoverished outsiders, rural cults, militia groups and teenage activists.
Their Parents Were Holocaust Survivors. That Wasn’t Their Only Secret.
Helen Fremont’s second memoir, “The Escape Artist,” builds on the traumatic discoveries of her first, “After Long Silence.”
A Rich, Old-Fashioned Spy Thriller Set in Elizabethan England
In “The King at the Edge of the World,” by Arthur Phillips, a Muslim physician becomes a pawn in a game of international political chess.
If Your Brother Committed a Terrorist Act, Would You Forgive Him?
The heroine of S.M. Hulse’s second novel, “Eden Mine,” reckons with extremism in her family.
Highways Through Hell
“Overground Railroad,” by Candacy Taylor, and “Driving While Black,” by Gretchen Sorin, chronicle the dangers for black Americans on the road during Jim Crow, and the travel guides that assisted them.
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