Best New Historical Fiction
The days are long, but this summer’s bounty of historical fiction will remind you that the years are short.
Book Review: Best Graphic Novels May
There be monsters in four new volumes out this month (yes, even in “Nancy”).
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
17 New Books Coming in June From Riley Sager, Rachel Cusk and More
A biography of Joni Mitchell, two hotly anticipated horror novels, a behind-the-scenes exposé about Donald Trump’s years on “The Apprentice” and more.
How a Self-Published Book Broke ‘All the Rules’ and Became a Best Seller
Keila Shaheen’s “The Shadow Work Journal” shows how radically book sales and marketing have been changed by TikTok.
By the Book Interview: Craig Johnson, Creator of the Longmire Series
“Make eye contact, shake their hand, ask them about themselves and then sign their book with a genuine smile,” suggests the author of the Wyoming-set mystery series. The 20th, “First Frost,” is just out.
Book Review: ‘The Playbook,’ by James Shapiro
In “The Playbook,” James Shapiro offers a resonant history of the Federal Theater Project, a Depression-era program that gave work to writers and actors until politics took center stage.
Susanne Page, Who Took Rare Photos of the Hopi and Navajo, Dies at 86
She was the first photographer allowed to document life among the Hopi, in the Southwest, since the early 20th century. Her work appeared in books and magazines.
Book Review: ‘The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt,’ by Edward F. O’Keefe
In “The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt,” Edward F. O’Keefe explores the informal kitchen cabinet that helped Roosevelt, the 26th president, speak softly and carry a big stick.
Book Review: ‘The Devil’s Best Trick,’ by Randall Sullivan
“The Devil’s Best Trick,” Randall Sullivan’s in-depth occult investigation, is not for the easily frightened.
Sue Johnson, Psychologist Who Took a Scientific View of Love, Dies at 76
She believed the bond between adults was as sustaining as that between parent and child, and developed a therapy to strengthen and repair broken relationships.
Book Review: ‘Cunning Folk,’ by Tabitha Stanmore
In “Cunning Folk,” Tabitha Stanmore takes us back to a time when the use of “service magic” was an everyday — and underground — practice.
Book Review: ‘You Are Here,’ by David Nicholls
In David Nicholls’s “You Are Here,” a boggy trek through the English countryside becomes an unlikely impetus for midlife romance.
‘Bluets’ Review: This Maggie Nelson Adaptation Is All About the Vibes
How do you bring an almost plotless book of elliptical fragments to the stage? The director Katie Mitchell has tried with three actors, four screens and three bottles of whiskey.
Book Review: ‘Miss May Does Not Exist,’ by Carrie Courogen
A new biography of the performer, writer and director Elaine May has the intensity to match its subject.
Soccer Was Out, So He Became a Novelist Instead
Chigozie Obioma, the fifth of 12 children in a Nigerian family, dreamed of following in Maradona’s footsteps. Bouts of malaria drove him to books — and changed his life.
Book Review: ‘The Winner,’ by Teddy Wayne
Teddy Wayne takes a swing at sex, class and sporty intrigue in his latest novel, “The Winner.”
Book Review: ‘The Art of Diplomacy,’ by Stuart E. Eizenstat
Stuart E. Eizenstat has served half a dozen U.S. presidents and made a lot of friends. In “The Art of Diplomacy,” he lays out some of their teachable moments.
Adele Faber, Who Helped to Change How Parents Talk to Children, Dies at 96
With her collaborator, Elaine Mazlish, she wrote “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk” and other books that have endured as parenting bibles.
Read Like the Wind: Bill Cunningham’s Photos and Gwendolyn Brooks’s Life
A Gwendolyn Brooks biography; a Bill Cunningham photo collection.
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