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Book Review: ‘One Aladdin Two Lamps,’ by Jeanette Winterson

Book Review: ‘One Aladdin Two Lamps,’ by Jeanette Winte...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 17, 2026 - 18:24

In her new book, Jeanette Winterson attempts to frame modern-day issues within a...

Book Review: ‘Crux,’ by Gabriel Tallent

Book Review: ‘Crux,’ by Gabriel Tallent

NYT > Book Review, Jan 17, 2026 - 18:24

Gabriel Tallent’s new book, “Crux,” follows high school seniors trying to transc...

Jeff Kinney’s Favorite Funny Books for Young Readers

Jeff Kinney’s Favorite Funny Books for Young Readers

NYT > Book Review, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:53

The author of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series shares a handful of titles that ...

10 Steamy Books Like ‘Heated Rivalry’

10 Steamy Books Like ‘Heated Rivalry’

NYT > Book Review, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:53

Steamy love stories starring athletes and top-notch yearners will tide you over ...

The Books We’re Looking Forward to This Winter

The Books We’re Looking Forward to This Winter

NYT > Book Review, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:53

Three Book Review editors on what titles they’re most excited about this winter.

Laura Dave on Her Favorite Books and the Sequel to ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’

Laura Dave on Her Favorite Books and the Sequel to ‘The...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

“It’s my comfort book,” she says of the comic novel about a busted marriage. Her...

Why Trump Always Thanks You ‘For Your Attention to This Matter’

Why Trump Always Thanks You ‘For Your Attention to This...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

How a simple catchphrase sums up the president’s theory of executive power.

Book Review: ‘Fly, Wild Swans,’ by Jung Chang

Book Review: ‘Fly, Wild Swans,’ by Jung Chang

NYT > Book Review, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

Jung Chang’s 1991 memoir, “Wild Swans,” sold millions. Its follow-up delves furt...

Books Our Editors Love This Week

Books Our Editors Love This Week

NYT > Book Review, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Book Review: ‘The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes,’ by Tatiana Tibuleac

Book Review: ‘The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes,’ by ...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 14, 2026 - 16:53

A complicated mother-son relationship reaches a turning point in this coming-of-...

Book Review: ‘Call Me Ishmaelle,’ by Xiaolu Guo

Book Review: ‘Call Me Ishmaelle,’ by Xiaolu Guo

NYT > Book Review, Jan 14, 2026 - 16:53

“Call Me Ishmaelle,” by Xiaolu Guo, audaciously revises Herman Melville’s Americ...

C. Thi Nguyen Explains Our Gamified World in His New Book, ‘The Score’

C. Thi Nguyen Explains Our Gamified World in His New Bo...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:54

In a new book, C. Thi Nguyen looks to his personal passions — from video games t...

Book Review: ‘Lost Lambs,’ by Madeline Cash

Book Review: ‘Lost Lambs,’ by Madeline Cash

NYT > Book Review, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:54

A semi-estranged midlife couple and their three precocious daughters form the ce...

Book Review: ‘The School of Night,’ by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Book Review: ‘The School of Night,’ by Karl Ove Knausgaard

NYT > Book Review, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:54

The fourth novel in his Morning Star series follows an ambitious young photograp...

Book Review: ‘The Revolutionists,’ by Jason Burke

Book Review: ‘The Revolutionists,’ by Jason Burke

NYT > Book Review, Jan 12, 2026 - 15:52

In “The Revolutionists,” the Guardian journalist Jason Burke explores how leftis...

Book Review: ‘Catapult,’ by Jim Paul

Book Review: ‘Catapult,’ by Jim Paul

NYT > Book Review, Jan 12, 2026 - 15:52

In “Catapult,” an impulsive project between two friends leads to reflections on ...

Book Review: ‘The Hitch,’ by Sara Levine

Book Review: ‘The Hitch,’ by Sara Levine

NYT > Book Review, Jan 11, 2026 - 12:54

Sara Levine’s “The Hitch” is a winningly zany portrait of a know-it-all whose be...

In “Strangers,” Belle Burden Goes Deep on the End of Her Marriage

In “Strangers,” Belle Burden Goes Deep on the End of He...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 11, 2026 - 12:54

Belle Burden shook off her natural reserve to turn her viral divorce essay into ...

Book Review: ‘Strangers,’ by Belle Burden

Book Review: ‘Strangers,’ by Belle Burden

NYT > Book Review, Jan 11, 2026 - 12:54

Born into exceptional privilege, Belle Burden had it all: love, money, family. T...

Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90

Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Di...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 11, 2026 - 12:54

His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but...

Book Review: ‘The Old Fire,’ by Elisa Shua Dusapin

Book Review: ‘The Old Fire,’ by Elisa Shua Dusapin

NYT > Book Review, Jan 10, 2026 - 15:53

“The Old Fire,” an atmospheric new novel by Elisa Shua Dusapin, evokes unresolve...

Unpacking ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ with Emily Henry, Emily Bader and Tom Blyth

Unpacking ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ with Emily Henry...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 10, 2026 - 15:53

The author and the actors Emily Bader and Tom Blyth explain why the movie differ...

George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You

George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 10, 2026 - 15:53

The celebrated author on the challenges of being kind, the benefits of meditatio...

Book Review: ‘Three Stories of Forgetting,’ by Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida

Book Review: ‘Three Stories of Forgetting,’ by Djaimili...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 9, 2026 - 15:24

In a trilogy of novellas, a writer explores lives haunted by colonialism and sla...

Photographers Who Make Picture Books, From Edward Steichen and Tana Hoban to William Wegman

Photographers Who Make Picture Books, From Edward Steic...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 9, 2026 - 15:24

Pioneered by Edward Steichen, Lewis W. Hine and Tana Hoban, photographically ill...

‘The Correspondent’ Author Virginia Evans Talks About Her Breakout Novel

‘The Correspondent’ Author Virginia Evans Talks About H...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 9, 2026 - 15:24

Evans’s epistolary tale, about a retired lawyer who spends her days writing to a...

Dav Pilkey, the Man Behind ‘Dog Man,’ Aims to Please

Dav Pilkey, the Man Behind ‘Dog Man,’ Aims to Please

NYT > Book Review, Jan 8, 2026 - 16:54

“I’m writing for the kid I used to be,” says Dav Pilkey, who defied expectations...

Interview: Tilda Swinton on Her Favorite Books and Favorite Collaborators

Interview: Tilda Swinton on Her Favorite Books and Favo...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 8, 2026 - 16:54

Starring in the 1992 film adaptation helped launch an eclectic career. “Ongoing”...

5 New Books We Love This Week

5 New Books We Love This Week

NYT > Book Review, Jan 8, 2026 - 16:54

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

New Nonfiction Books to Read This Year

New Nonfiction Books to Read This Year

NYT > Book Review, Jan 7, 2026 - 20:23

Memoirs by Sylvester Stallone and the founder of Barstool Sports; essays from ce...

New Novels to Read This Year

New Novels to Read This Year

NYT > Book Review, Jan 7, 2026 - 20:23

Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett, George Saunders and Veronica Roth return with new no...

Book Review: ‘Watching Over Her,’ by Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Book Review: ‘Watching Over Her,’ by Jean-Baptiste Andrea

NYT > Book Review, Jan 6, 2026 - 16:52

In the Goncourt winner “Watching Over Her,” Jean-Baptiste Andrea traces the pers...

Book Review: ‘The Spy in the Archive,’ by Gordon Corera

Book Review: ‘The Spy in the Archive,’ by Gordon Corera

NYT > Book Review, Jan 6, 2026 - 16:52

In his enthralling “The Spy in the Archive,” Gordon Corera tells the story of an...

Book Review: ‘The Architect of New York,’ by Javier Moro

Book Review: ‘The Architect of New York,’ by Javier Moro

NYT > Book Review, Jan 6, 2026 - 16:52

Javier Moro’s new novel focuses on a 19th-century architect who left an indelibl...

Book Review: ‘This Is Where the Serpent Lives,’ by Daniyal Mueenuddin

Book Review: ‘This Is Where the Serpent Lives,’ by Dani...

NYT > Book Review, Jan 5, 2026 - 16:00

“This Is Where the Serpent Lives,” by Daniyal Mueenuddin, recalls the power of R...

Book Review: ‘Why We Drink Too Much,’ by Charles Knowles

Book Review: ‘Why We Drink Too Much,’ by Charles Knowles

NYT > Book Review, Jan 4, 2026 - 17:51

In a useful entry in the growing canon of “quit lit,” Charles Knowles blends sci...

Book Review: ‘Calamity Before Jane,’ by Noah Van Sciver

Book Review: ‘Calamity Before Jane,’ by Noah Van Sciver

NYT > Book Review, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

A new graphic novel both celebrates and demystifies the colorful frontier icon, ...

Book Review: ‘American Reich,’ by Eric Lichtblau

Book Review: ‘American Reich,’ by Eric Lichtblau

NYT > Book Review, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

In “American Reich,” the former New York Times journalist Eric Lichtblau dissect...

Great New Historical Fiction

Great New Historical Fiction

NYT > Book Review, Dec 31, 2025 - 12:52

These novels usher readers into fascinating, long-ago worlds.

‘When You Listen to This Song,’ by Lola Lafon, Details Her Night in Anne Frank’s House

‘When You Listen to This Song,’ by Lola Lafon, Details ...

NYT > Book Review, Dec 31, 2025 - 12:52

Lola Lafon’s book “When You Listen to This Song” is a hit in its native France. ...

Dragons, Sex and the Bible Drove Book Sales in 2025

Dragons, Sex and the Bible Drove Book Sales in 2025

NYT > Book Review, Dec 30, 2025 - 14:24

Nonfiction and Y.A. are hurting, but genre fiction and the Good Book are booming...

Book Review: ‘Radical Universalism,’ by Omri Boehm

Book Review: ‘Radical Universalism,’ by Omri Boehm

NYT > Book Review, Dec 30, 2025 - 14:24

Omri Boehm’s new book argues that both the left and the right must abandon divis...

Book Review: The Rest of Our Lives,’ by Ben Markovits

Book Review: The Rest of Our Lives,’ by Ben Markovits

NYT > Book Review, Dec 28, 2025 - 05:56

A middle-age man fighting illness and marital woe heads west in Ben Markovits’s ...

Books to Help You Make — and Keep — Those Pesky New Year’s Resolutions

Books to Help You Make — and Keep — Those Pesky New Yea...

NYT > Book Review, Dec 27, 2025 - 10:26

Our columnist has recommendations.

Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘What We Can Know’

Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘What We Can Know’

NYT > Book Review, Dec 26, 2025 - 23:24

Ian McEwan’s latest novel, one of the Book Review’s 100 Notable Books of 2025, i...

Twisty New Thriller Books

Twisty New Thriller Books

NYT > Book Review, Dec 26, 2025 - 13:26

Our columnist on three novels worth your time.

Book Review: ‘The Adventures of Cipollino,' by Gianni Rodari, and ‘The Lions’ Run,’ by Sara Pennypacker

Book Review: ‘The Adventures of Cipollino,' by Gianni R...

NYT > Book Review, Dec 26, 2025 - 13:26

Two books center on small acts of grit and valor, from a bold little onion to an...

Book Club: Read ‘The Hounding,’ by Xenobe Purvis, With the Book Review

Book Club: Read ‘The Hounding,’ by Xenobe Purvis, With ...

NYT > Book Review, Dec 26, 2025 - 13:26

In January, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Xenobe Purvis’s debu...

Jeff Kinney and Other Authors on What They Learned From a Book in 2025

Jeff Kinney and Other Authors on What They Learned From...

NYT > Book Review, Dec 25, 2025 - 14:56

Such as: A shrewd move by George Washington. Why Gauguin wore a 10-gallon hat. A...

Classic Mystery Novels, Finally Back in Print

Classic Mystery Novels, Finally Back in Print

NYT > Book Review, Dec 24, 2025 - 06:11

Our columnist on seven terrific mysteries deservedly back in print.