Book Review: ‘The Trouble of Color,’ by Martha S. Jones
A new memoir by the historian Martha S. Jones combines a trenchant analysis of race and the historical record with a homage to other Black women scholars.
Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel,’ by Laila Lalami
In Laila Lalami’s new novel, a woman finds herself trapped in a nightmarish system of surveillance and detention.
Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, she went on to write about “hookup culture” and young women’s sexual experiences for The Washington Post and in a best-selling book.
John Casey, Novelist of Salty, Rough-Hewn Characters, Dies at 86
He won a National Book Award for “Spartina,” beating out novels by Amy Tan and E.L. Doctorow. A longtime professor, he lived for a time without electricity on an island.
Book Review: ‘How to End a Story,’ by Helen Garner
“How to End a Story” collects three volumes of the Australian novelist’s self-conscious, sometimes harrowing journals.
Book Review: ‘Sucker Punch,’ by Scaachi Koul; ‘No Fault,’ by Haley Mlotek
Two new memoirs show the commonalities — and differences — in the end of every marriage.
Book Review: ‘Jewish Country Houses,’ edited by Juliet Carey and Abigail Green
A lavish photo book collects images old and new of elaborate estates, manors, chateaus and Schlosses in the European countryside.
Book Review: ‘Taking Manhattan,’ by Russell Shorto
In “Taking Manhattan,” Russell Shorto pays close attention to the darker aspects of colonial life on the island at the center of the world.
4 Thriller Novels We Recommend
Sarah Lyall, who writes the monthly thrillers column for The New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite thriller novels.
Book Review: ‘Dream Count,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In her first novel since “Americanah,” she draws on a real-life assault as she follows the lives of three Nigerian women and one of their former housekeepers.
Book Review: ‘See Friendship,’ by Jeremy Gordon
In Jeremy Gordon’s novel, “See Friendship,” a journalist reinvestigates his past, only to discover the story he was told about his friend’s death wasn’t true.
Book Review: ‘The Passenger Seat,’ by Vijay Khurana
Two teenage boys set out north with few plans and plenty of frustrations in Vijay Khurana’s novel, “The Passenger Seat.”
2 Books for Jazz Age Enthusiasts
A Scott and Zelda roman à clef; a photo collection of 1920s Paris.
Book Review: ‘Wild Dark Shore,’ by Charlotte McConaghy
In Charlotte McConaghy’s novel “Wild Dark Shore,” the caretakers of a remote research base brave an escalating crisis.
How Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Wrote Her Way Through Loss
When her father died, the author of “Americanah” produced a slim work of nonfiction. When her mother died, she poured her grief into a sprawling 416-page novel.
Book Review: ‘Raising Hare,’ by Chloe Dalton
In her memoir, “Raising Hare,” Chloe Dalton describes how a leveret changed her outlook on life during the pandemic and beyond.
Antonine Maillet, Writer Who Celebrated Her Native Acadia, Dies at 95
She gave voice to an overlooked French-speaking population in Canada, adapting an archaic language that had survived through oral tradition.
Book Club Podcast: ‘Orbital,’ by Samantha Harvey
Harvey’s novel about six astronauts living and working on the International Space Station won the 2024 Booker Prize.
‘Mary Said What She Said’ Review: A Hypnotic Huppert
In this Robert Wilson production, Isabelle Huppert is everywhere onstage, all at once, reciting a nonstop script that may well touch on everything.
Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop’s-Eye View, Is Dead at 88
In novels like “The Glitter Dome” and nonfiction works like “The Onion Field,” he took a harsh, unglamorous look at the realities of law enforcement.
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