New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers: April 7, 2024
An up-to-date list of the New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers. Weekly.
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New York Times Fiction Bestsellers: April 7, 2024
An up-to-date list of the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers. Weekly.
Delivered: 4/2/2024 8:00:00 PM
Delivered: 4/2/2024 8:00:00 PM
John Barth, Writer Who Pushed Storytelling’s Limits, Dies at 93
His sprawling and boisterous novel “The Sot-Weed Factor,” published in 1960, projected him into the ranks of the country’s most innovative writers.
John Barth, a Novelist Who Found Possibility in a ‘Used-Up’ Form
By merrily using fiction to dissect itself, he was at the vanguard of a movement that defined a postwar American style.
John Barth, a Novelist Who Found Possibility in a ‘Used-Up’ Form
By merrily using fiction to dissect itself, he was at the vanguard of a movement that defined a postwar American style.
Maryse Condé, ‘Grande Dame’ of Francophone Literature, Dies at 90
She explored the history and culture of Africa, the West Indies and Europe in work that made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize.
Maryse Condé, ‘Grande Dame’ of Francophone Literature, Dies at 90
She explored the history and culture of Africa, the West Indies and Europe in work that made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize.
John Barth, Writer Who Pushed Storytelling’s Limits, Dies at 93
His sprawling and boisterous novel “The Sot-Weed Factor,” published in 1960, projected him into the ranks of the country’s most innovative writers.
'Lilith' cuts to the heart of the gun debate and school shootings
Eric Rickstad's novel is full of sadness and rage; it forces readers to look at one of the ugliest parts of U.S. culture, a too-common occurrence that is extremely rare in other countries.
New York Times Readers on Their Picks for Funniest Books
Responding to our list of the funniest books since “Catch-22,” readers offer their own choices.
New York Times Readers on Their Picks for Funniest Books
Responding to our list of the funniest books since “Catch-22,” readers offer their own choices.
Book Review: ‘The Return of Great Powers,’ by Jim Sciutto; ‘Up in Arms,’ by Adam E. Casey
In “The Return of Great Powers” and “Up in Arms,” Jim Sciutto and Adam E. Casey consider modern-day superpower conflict through the lens of the past.
Book Review: ‘The Return of Great Powers,’ by Jim Sciutto; ‘Up in Arms,’ by Adam E. Casey
In “The Return of Great Powers” and “Up in Arms,” Jim Sciutto and Adam E. Casey consider modern-day superpower conflict through the lens of the past.
Book Review: ‘The Sicilian Inheritance,’ by Jo Piazza
A Philadelphia chef goes searching for her family history in Jo Piazza’s sun-baked multigenerational tale “The Sicilian Inheritance.”
Book Review: ‘The Sicilian Inheritance,’ by Jo Piazza
A Philadelphia chef goes searching for her family history in Jo Piazza’s sun-baked multigenerational tale “The Sicilian Inheritance.”
Book Review: ‘Choice,’ by Neel Mukherjee
An editor’s ambition. A coveted manuscript. The gift of a cow. Lives and lies graze one another in Neel Mukherjee’s tragicomic novel.
Book Review: ‘Choice,’ by Neel Mukherjee
An editor’s ambition. A coveted manuscript. The gift of a cow. Lives and lies graze one another in Neel Mukherjee’s tragicomic novel.
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