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“Alternate history, in my opinion, is a more demanding game,” says the author of “Agency” and other science fiction novels, “if only because conventional historical fiction, like history, is itself highly speculative.”
Meet the debut author behind the first instant best seller of the year.
In Serena Burdick’s new novel, a home for wayward girls looms large.
Four new books show how being nice — and being on the receiving end of thoughtfulness — will drastically improve life for all involved.
David Zucchino’s “Wilmington’s Lie” tells the forgotten history of a coup against a multiracial government in North Carolina.
Andrew J. Bacevich’s “The Age of Illusions” details America’s failures in the years following 1989.
Lift that flap, peek through that hole, press that button. Interactive books keep little ones entertained — and help them develop cognitive abilities.
An excerpt from “Long Bright River,” by Liz Moore
Liz Moore’s “Long Bright River” ticks all the boxes: eye-opening, thought-provoking and discussion-worthy. Now all you have to do is choose a date.
Crissy Van Meter’s debut novel, “Creatures,” floats a young woman’s coming-of-age atop the ebbs and flows of the sea.
Jonathan Waldman’s book “SAM” explores the potential of automating masonry, and the true believers who did their best to make it happen.
Ada Calhoun’s “Why We Can’t Sleep” documents the parameters of the “new midlife crisis” as women struggle with outsize demands and expectations.
In his new collection, “Summer Snow,” Hass uses his digressive style to shape wise poems of celebration, mourning and deep empathy.
Miranda Popkey’s dialogue-rich debut, “Topics of Conversation,” poses unanswerable questions of female autonomy and consent, in the manner of Rachel Cusk or Sally Rooney.
A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
In Marcial Gala’s novel “The Black Cathedral,” a visionary preacher comes up against the grim realities of life in a Cuban backwater.
Three new books examine the many ways that humans and nonhumans interact.
“Dear Edward,” Ann Napolitano’s powerful new novel, follows a boy struggling in the wake of a plane crash that has killed the rest of his family.
Jack Hartnell talks about “Medieval Bodies,” and Matt Dorfman talks about his work as the Book Review’s art director.
Sean Adams’s dystopian debut novel, “The Heap,” literalizes the wreckage of late capitalism.
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