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Sizzling New Romance Books

Sizzling New Romance Books

NYT > Book Review, Aug 20, 2025 - 09:07

Our critic says Regina Black’s “August Lane” is the best book she’s read this year.

Book Review: ‘Born in Flames,’ by Bench Ansfield

Book Review: ‘Born in Flames,’ by Bench Ansfield

NYT > Book Review, Aug 20, 2025 - 06:37

“Born in Flames,” by the historian Bench Ansfield, recounts how the wave of urba...

Seeking Simplicity? These Books Will Help You Banish Clutter

Seeking Simplicity? These Books Will Help You Banish Cl...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 19, 2025 - 14:01

Clean home, clean mind. Or at least you can try, with the help of several tomes ...

Book Review: ‘Baldwin: A Love Story,’ by Nicholas Boggs

Book Review: ‘Baldwin: A Love Story,’ by Nicholas Boggs

NYT > Book Review, Aug 19, 2025 - 05:36

In “Baldwin: A Love Story,” Nicholas Boggs goes far beyond other scholars in tra...

Book Review: ‘Fetishized,’ by Kaila Yu

Book Review: ‘Fetishized,’ by Kaila Yu

NYT > Book Review, Aug 19, 2025 - 05:36

Kaila Yu’s “Fetishized” is a candid and intimate memoir of the exoticized Asian ...

Book Review: ‘Whites: Stories,’ by Mark Doten

Book Review: ‘Whites: Stories,’ by Mark Doten

NYT > Book Review, Aug 18, 2025 - 06:35

Mark Doten’s new book examines a contemporary American culture that routinely de...

Twisty New Psychological Thrillers

Twisty New Psychological Thrillers

NYT > Book Review, Aug 18, 2025 - 06:35

Our columnist on three notable new novels.

The Case for or Against Exercise: A Reader’s Quandary

The Case for or Against Exercise: A Reader’s Quandary

NYT > Book Review, Aug 18, 2025 - 06:35

Turning to books for workout inspiration is probably a terrible idea.

Book Review: ‘Dominion,’ by Addie E. Citchens

Book Review: ‘Dominion,’ by Addie E. Citchens

NYT > Book Review, Aug 17, 2025 - 15:25

“Dominion,” by Addie E. Citchens, recounts the many sins of a prominent househol...

Robin Lakoff, Expert on Language and Gender, Is Dead at 82

Robin Lakoff, Expert on Language and Gender, Is Dead at 82

NYT > Book Review, Aug 17, 2025 - 14:28

In arguing that language enforces the power imbalance between the sexes, she ins...

Elliot Ackerman’s New Book “Sheepdogs” is a Comic Caper Novel

Elliot Ackerman’s New Book “Sheepdogs” is a Comic Caper...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 16, 2025 - 06:00

Elliot Ackerman, a Marine veteran and prolific author, switched gears with “Shee...

Book Review: ‘The Quiet Ear,’ by Raymond Antrobus

Book Review: ‘The Quiet Ear,’ by Raymond Antrobus

NYT > Book Review, Aug 16, 2025 - 06:00

In a new memoir, the British poet Raymond Antrobus describes the ways deafness h...

Book Review: ‘The Sky Was My Blanket,’ by Uri Shulevitz, and ‘The Teacher of Nomad Land,’ by Daniel Nayeri

Book Review: ‘The Sky Was My Blanket,’ by Uri Shulevitz...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 15, 2025 - 05:08

A memoir by the late Uri Shulevitz that reads like an adventure novel and a nove...

Book Review: ‘Black Moses,’ by Caleb Gayle

Book Review: ‘Black Moses,’ by Caleb Gayle

NYT > Book Review, Aug 15, 2025 - 05:08

“Black Moses,” by Caleb Gayle, recounts the story of Edward McCabe, who dreamed ...

8 Books Our Editors Love This Week

8 Books Our Editors Love This Week

NYT > Book Review, Aug 14, 2025 - 15:01

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

Elizabeth McGovern as a Sultry Bombshell? This Isn’t ‘Downton Abbey.’

Elizabeth McGovern as a Sultry Bombshell? This Isn’t ‘D...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 14, 2025 - 10:38

“It’s very liberating to take off that psychological corset,” the actress said o...

9 Science Fiction Books That Will Take You on an Epic Journey

9 Science Fiction Books That Will Take You on an Epic J...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 14, 2025 - 05:10

The author of the Red Rising series recommends books cloaked in myth that use fa...

Interview: Louis Sachar on His Favorite Books and ‘The Magician of Tiger Castle’

Interview: Louis Sachar on His Favorite Books and ‘The ...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 14, 2025 - 05:10

He was 40 years old, “so I decided to rewrite it and make it for adults.” He’s n...

This Wedding Singer Has Co-Written a Novel, and the Songs That Go With It

This Wedding Singer Has Co-Written a Novel, and the Son...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 14, 2025 - 05:10

Along with his side gig, Jens Lekman has put out five albums. Now he’s collabora...

Book Review: ‘Rope,’ by Tim Queeney

Book Review: ‘Rope,’ by Tim Queeney

NYT > Book Review, Aug 14, 2025 - 05:10

In “Rope,” Tim Queeney makes a case for the humble material as the tie that bind...

Patrick Bateman Is Now an Unironic Style Icon. Are People Missing the Joke?

Patrick Bateman Is Now an Unironic Style Icon. Are Peop...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 13, 2025 - 11:11

Patrick Bateman, the titular ‘American Psycho’, was written as satire. He’s also...

Book Review: ‘Writers Revealed,’ by Alexandra Ault and Catharine MacLeod

Book Review: ‘Writers Revealed,’ by Alexandra Ault and ...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 13, 2025 - 05:19

A new book collects paintings and photos of some of the most familiar names in E...

New Crime Novels

New Crime Novels

NYT > Book Review, Aug 13, 2025 - 05:19

Our columnist on four notable new crime novels.

Book Review: ‘Little World,’ by Josephine Rowe

Book Review: ‘Little World,’ by Josephine Rowe

NYT > Book Review, Aug 13, 2025 - 05:19

Josephine Rowe’s slim, atmospheric novel “Little World” connects disparate chara...

A Fictional ‘Psycho’ Is Now a Style Icon. Are People Missing the Joke?

A Fictional ‘Psycho’ Is Now a Style Icon. Are People Mi...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 13, 2025 - 05:19

Patrick Bateman, the titular ‘American Psycho’, was written as satire. He’s also...

Book Review: ‘The Grand Paloma Resort,’ by Cleyvis Natera

Book Review: ‘The Grand Paloma Resort,’ by Cleyvis Natera

NYT > Book Review, Aug 12, 2025 - 11:38

Cleyvis Natera’s novel “The Grand Paloma Resort” combines fast-paced suspense, c...

Book Review: ‘To Lose a War,’ by Jon Lee Anderson

Book Review: ‘To Lose a War,’ by Jon Lee Anderson

NYT > Book Review, Aug 12, 2025 - 06:06

A new book by the veteran correspondent Jon Lee Anderson captures a long war’s n...

Book Review: ‘The Gods of New York,’ by Jonathan Mahler

Book Review: ‘The Gods of New York,’ by Jonathan Mahler

NYT > Book Review, Aug 12, 2025 - 06:06

Jonathan Mahler’s new book portrays the city’s rebirth as a glitzy capital of gl...

Book Review: ‘The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter,’ by Peter Orner

Book Review: ‘The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter,’ by Pete...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 12, 2025 - 06:06

“The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter,” by Peter Orner, revives an unsolved mystery i...

10 Books Like ‘The Gilded Age’

10 Books Like ‘The Gilded Age’

NYT > Book Review, Aug 11, 2025 - 05:41

If you’re reeling after the final episode of Season 3 or looking for more sumptu...

Warnings About Leadership and War in the Middle East

Warnings About Leadership and War in the Middle East

NYT > Book Review, Aug 11, 2025 - 05:41

In these books, soldiers and experts weigh in on the disorder they’ve found in s...

Book Review: ‘Ruth,’ by Kate Riley

Book Review: ‘Ruth,’ by Kate Riley

NYT > Book Review, Aug 11, 2025 - 05:41

“Ruth,” by Kate Riley, is an absorbing novel about a woman torn between curiosit...

Book Review: ‘Dogs,’ by C. Mallon

Book Review: ‘Dogs,’ by C. Mallon

NYT > Book Review, Aug 10, 2025 - 05:30

In C. Mallon’s novel, a teenager’s night out with friends dissolves into a colli...

Book Review: ‘Friends Until the End,’ by James Grant

Book Review: ‘Friends Until the End,’ by James Grant

NYT > Book Review, Aug 10, 2025 - 05:30

In “Friends Until the End,” James Grant explores the political passions and insp...

Book Review: ‘Sloppy,’ by Rax King

Book Review: ‘Sloppy,’ by Rax King

NYT > Book Review, Aug 10, 2025 - 05:30

In her second essay collection, “Sloppy,” the writer and social media personalit...

Book Review: ‘Seduction Theory,’ by Emily Adrian

Book Review: ‘Seduction Theory,’ by Emily Adrian

NYT > Book Review, Aug 9, 2025 - 05:30

In Emily Adrian’s “Seduction Theory,” two married creative writing professors ha...

This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks Like

This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 8, 2025 - 12:16

Annie Jacobsen discusses her 2024 book “Nuclear War: A Scenario.”

Book Review: ‘Rehab: An American Scandal,’ by Shoshana Walter

Book Review: ‘Rehab: An American Scandal,’ by Shoshana ...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 8, 2025 - 06:19

A new book by the journalist Shoshana Walter brings needed scrutiny to bear on A...

Book Review: ‘We Live Here Now,’ by C.D. Rose

Book Review: ‘We Live Here Now,’ by C.D. Rose

NYT > Book Review, Aug 8, 2025 - 06:19

The novel “We Live Here Now” tracks the uncanny experiences of people connected ...

Book Review: ‘The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear, Who Invented Nonsense,’ by Wolverton Hill; illustrated by Laura Carlin

Book Review: ‘The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Bi...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 8, 2025 - 06:19

Edward Lear, author of “The Owl and the Pussy-cat” and “A Book of Nonsense,” fel...

Book Review: ‘This Kind of Trouble,’ by Tochi Eze

Book Review: ‘This Kind of Trouble,’ by Tochi Eze

NYT > Book Review, Aug 8, 2025 - 06:19

Tochi Eze’s novel, “This Kind of Trouble,” circles between 2000s Atlanta and 190...

She Was No Beauty, but This Gilded Age Hostess Knew How to Party

She Was No Beauty, but This Gilded Age Hostess Knew How...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 8, 2025 - 06:19

“Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time” chronicles the champagne decadence and wicke...

8 Books Our Editors Loved This Week

8 Books Our Editors Loved This Week

NYT > Book Review, Aug 7, 2025 - 14:39

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

Interview: Jason Mott on His Favorite Books and His New Novel, ‘People Like Us’

Interview: Jason Mott on His Favorite Books and His New...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 7, 2025 - 07:27

This “huge” fan of the writer (and of Nicolas Cage) says he “pretty much hated” ...

Book Review: ‘Tonight in Jungleland,’ by Peter Ames Carlin

Book Review: ‘Tonight in Jungleland,’ by Peter Ames Carlin

NYT > Book Review, Aug 7, 2025 - 07:27

With “Tonight in Jungleland,” Peter Ames Carlin looks deep inside the album that...

Book Review: ‘The Feeling of Iron,’ by Giaime Alonge

Book Review: ‘The Feeling of Iron,’ by Giaime Alonge

NYT > Book Review, Aug 7, 2025 - 07:27

“The Feeling of Iron,” by Giaime Alonge, follows two Holocaust survivors on a qu...

Two Savvy New Books Offer Hope For the Terminally Online

Two Savvy New Books Offer Hope For the Terminally Online

NYT > Book Review, Aug 7, 2025 - 07:27

The authors of two savvy new books offer hope that there’s more to being termina...

Book Review: ‘Coming Up Short,’ by Robert B. Reich

Book Review: ‘Coming Up Short,’ by Robert B. Reich

NYT > Book Review, Aug 6, 2025 - 07:08

The former labor secretary Robert B. Reich sees “the central struggle of civiliz...

Book Review: ‘Sunbirth,’ by An Yu

Book Review: ‘Sunbirth,’ by An Yu

NYT > Book Review, Aug 6, 2025 - 07:08

An Yu portrays a community trying to maintain daily routines amid dire, irrevers...

How a Throwaway Dungeons & Dragons Joke Became the Best-Selling Novel “Tusk Love”

How a Throwaway Dungeons & Dragons Joke Became the Best...

NYT > Book Review, Aug 6, 2025 - 07:08

In 2018, the cast of a web series joked about an imaginary (and very saucy) book...