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Marlen Haushofer’s Fiction Takes On the Fog of Repression

The mysteries only deepen the further you get in Marlen Haushofer’s fiction, whi...

Book Review: ‘Culpability,’ by Bruce Holsinger

Bruce Holsinger tackles timely topics and the ties that bind in “Culpability.”

Book Review: New Horror Books

Our columnist reviews recent releases.

Book Review: ‘Rebels, Robbers and Radicals: The Story o...

Teri Kanefield’s “Rebels, Robbers and Radicals” brings the document alive throug...

9 New Books Our Editors Loved This Week

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

Interview: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Creator Cressida ...

Childhood summers on an island without TV made her a fervent reader. The result:...

Thrilling New Crime Fiction

Our columnist on July’s most notable books.

Great Books on American History and the Supreme Court

In this moment of constitutional crisis, these books provide a clear picture of ...

Book Review: ‘Clint,’ by Shawn Levy

A new biography looks at the decades-long career of an American original who cap...

Book Review: ‘Bad Company,’ by Megan Greenwell

Twelve million Americans work for companies owned by private equity firms. In a ...

Book Review: ‘The CIA Book Club,’ by Charlie English

In “The CIA Book Club,” Charlie English tells the story of America’s war of idea...

Book Review: ‘Like,’ by Megan C. Reynolds

Megan C. Reynolds takes on the biggest linguistic battle of our age.

Book Review: ‘The Beast in the Clouds,’ by Nathalia Holt

In “The Beast in the Clouds,” Nathalia Holt tells the story of Theodore Roosevel...

Book Review: ‘Wanting,’ by Claire Jia

A childhood friendship in upper-class Beijing is tested by envy, ambition and re...

20 New Books to Read in July: Sarah MacLean, Gary Shtey...

Twisty summer thrillers, magical romances, a true story of a marriage pushed to ...

Review: A New ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Needs to Iron Out Some ...

Despite a gorgeous score and some fine performances, the musical adaptation of t...

New Romance Books

Our critic on the month’s best new books.

How the Million-Selling ‘All The Colors of Dark’ Brough...

Childhood trauma led Chris Whitaker to write the novel. Meeting readers over the...

Book Review: ‘Nadja,' by André Breton

André Breton’s 1928 novel “Nadja” pays homage to a great love and to a great city.

New Historical Novels to Lose Yourself In

Our columnist on some stellar recent releases.

Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Mrs. Dalloway’

Virginia Woolf’s classic novel, celebrating its 100th anniversary, is the topic ...

In This Parisian Atelier, Bookbinding Is a Family Art

At Atelier Devauchelle, artisans repair damaged books, some of them hundreds of ...

Book Club: Read ‘The Catch,’ by Yrsa Daley-Ward, with t...

In July, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Catch,” a psycholo...

Why ‘Mansfield Park’ Is Jane Austen’s Boldest, Riskiest...

“Mansfield Park” continues to complicate the writer’s legacy 250 years after her...

A Gatsby Boat Tour Explores F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Long ...

A hundred years after F. Scott Fitzgerald published his classic novel, a trip ar...

5 New Books We Recommend This Week

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books That Will Transport You to Oth...

The science fiction and fantasy author Martha Wells recommends her favorite nove...

Books to Read When It’s Hot Outside

Cool down with chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine adventure novels.

Interview: V.E. Schwab on Her Lesbian Vampire Novel and...

“No matter how many times I revisit it, I find new lines to appreciate,” says th...

Ivy Pochoda Tries Her Hand at Horror in a New Novel, ‘E...

The award-winning mystery novelist’s new book, “Ecstasy,” is a supernatural femi...

The Books Times Readers Are Most Excited About This Summer

Thrillers, literary fiction, history, speculative true crime, memoirs and more: ...

Book Review: ‘Collisions,’ by Alec Nevala-Lee

A new biography of Luis Alvarez captures the details but misses the drama in the...

Rod Nordland, 75, Dies; War Reporter Who Also Wrote of ...

Motivated by the helplessness of his boyhood, he described the lives of vulnerab...

Book Review: ‘Claire McCardell,’ by Elizabeth Evitts Di...

In her exceptional biography, Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson puts the American fashi...

Book Review: ‘The Nimbus,’ by Robert P. Baird

Set among divinity school professors unsure of just what they believe, Robert P....

Poetry Review: ‘Cemeteries and Galaxies,’ by John Koethe

John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest col...

Book Review: ‘Make It Ours,’ by Robin Givhan

In “Make It Ours,” Robin Givhan tells the story of the designer’s short, histori...

Book Review: ‘The Compound,’ by Aisling Rawle

“The Compound” takes place on the set of a deeply twisted reality TV show.

Goodbye to Berlin: New Novels Recall a City’s ‘Poor but...

Several books published this year have examined a creative haven in Europe’s lic...

Book Review: ‘The Girls Who Grew Big,’ by Leila Mottley

In Leila Mottley’s new book a group of young outcast mothers band together to su...

Book Review: ‘The Sisters,’ by Jonas Hassen Khemiri

Jonas Hassen Khemiri plays with time, belonging and his own insecurities in a bi...

The Book Cover Trend You’re Seeing Everywhere

Take a genteel painting, maybe featuring a swooning woman. Add iridescent neon t...

Book Review: ‘Misbehaving at the Crossroads,’ by Honoré...

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’s first nonfiction book is equal parts memoir, history, ...

Book Review: ‘Everything Is Now,’ by J. Hoberman

In “Everything Is Now,” J. Hoberman recreates the theater, film and music scenes...

Buzzy Publisher Started by TikTok’s Owner Abruptly Shut...

8th Note Press informed writers and agents that it is abruptly shutting down and...

Four Recent Poetry Collections Worth Reading

And A.O. Scott on the joys inherent in giving poems a close read.

Book Review: “Graciela in the Abyss,” by Meg Medina, an...

Visit the aquatic hereafter in a fantasy, then track down threats on Martha’s Vi...

Book Review: ‘I’ll Be Right Here,’ by Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom’s “I’ll Be Right Here” zigzags between Paris and Poughkeepsie as it sh...

Best Books About Witches

The fantasy author Charlie Jane Anders recommends some of her favorite, most mag...

Book Review: ‘The Silk Road,’ by Christopher Wilton-Steer

A new book of photographs captures the landscapes, buildings and faces along the...