Books
Good Night, Sweet Prince
Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain’s most famous literary son.
Columns That Scrutinized, and Skewered, the Literary World
“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.
After Writing About Mental Illness, Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.”
A Classic of Golden Age Detective Fiction Turns 100
Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing “Whose Body?,” the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
Did She Cheat? A Century Later, a Novel’s Mystery Still Stumps.
“Dom Casmurro,” by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read — and reread — with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.
For ‘The Late Americans,’ Grad School Life Equals Envy, Sex and Ennui
Brandon Taylor’s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.
A Brief Guide to Martin Amis’s Books
The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.
The Best Romance Novels of the Year (So Far)
Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2024’s sexiest, swooniest reads.
What Book Should You Read Next?
Finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. Let us help.
Review: A New ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Needs to Iron Out Some Problems
Despite a gorgeous score and some fine performances, the musical adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle classic gets trapped in a time loop.
20 Books Coming in July
Twisty summer thrillers, magical romances, a true story of a marriage pushed to the brink and more.
Jane Stanton Hitchcock, 78, Dies; Crime Novelist Who Mocked High Society
A daughter of privilege, she mixed social satire with murder in a series of addictive mysteries.
How the Million-Selling ‘All the Colors of Dark’ Brought Its Author Peace
Childhood trauma led Chris Whitaker to write the novel. Meeting readers over the last year spurred him to realize he should have dealt with it sooner.
Sizzling Summer Romance Novels
Our critic on the month’s best new books.
Richly Imagined New Historical Fiction
Our columnist on some stellar recent releases.
A Surrealist Classic Shows Us the Uncanny in Everyday Paris
André Breton’s 1928 novel “Nadja” pays homage to a great love and to a great city.
Overlooked No More: Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Whose Camera Sought a Truer Image of Black Men
He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness, desire and spirituality.
Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Mrs. Dalloway’
Virginia Woolf’s classic novel, celebrating its 100th anniversary, is the topic of this month’s discussion.
John Robbins, Author of ‘Diet for a New America,’ Dies at 77
He walked away from his family’s hugely successful ice cream business to crusade for a plant-based diet and against cruelty to animals.
Book Club: Read ‘The Catch,’ by Yrsa Daley-Ward, with the Book Review
In July, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Catch,” a psychological thriller about twin sisters and their mother, whom they had presumed dead.
Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood
“Mansfield Park” continues to complicate the writer’s legacy 250 years after her birth. Lauren Groff explains how the novel’s dark themes and complex ironies help keep Austen weird.
5 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Susan Beth Pfeffer, 77, Dies; Wrote Complex Stories for Young Adults
Her 76 books included “Life as We Knew It,” a late-career best seller that told the story of a family in postapocalyptic Pennsylvania.
Want to Escape Reality? Try One of These Books.
The science fiction and fantasy author Martha Wells recommends her favorite novels that will transport you to other worlds.
Fred Espenak, Astrophysicist Known as Mr. Eclipse, Dies at 73
He chased eclipses for five decades, wrote several books about them and worked with NASA to make data accessible to nonscientist sky gazers.
P. Adams Sitney, Leading Scholar of Avant-Garde Film, Dies at 80
He championed works of cinema that were destined never to have a commercial breakthrough — which, to him, was the whole point.
Can’t Repeat the Past? A Gatsby Boat Tour Can.
A hundred years after F. Scott Fitzgerald published his classic novel, a trip around Manhasset Bay shows how little has changed.
The Indiana Jones of Physics Had a Jam-Packed Life
A new biography of Luis Alvarez captures the details but misses the drama in the career of a scientist whose work ranged from the Manhattan Project to the death of the dinosaurs.
The Books Times Readers Are Most Excited About This Summer
Thrillers, literary fiction, history, speculative true crime, memoirs and more: Here are the books you’ve saved most to your reading lists.
Ivy Pochoda, Crime Writer and Squash Champ, Adds Horror to Her Résumé
The award-winning mystery novelist’s new book, “Ecstasy,” is a supernatural feminist take on Euripides’ play “The Bacchae.”
V.E. Schwab’s Desert Island Book Is ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’
“No matter how many times I revisit it, I find new lines to appreciate,” says the fantasy writer, whose new book is “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.”
A Toddler With a Halo Stirs Up the Campus Unfaithful
Set among divinity school professors unsure of just what they believe, Robert P. Baird’s satirical novel, “The Nimbus,” strains for the heavenly.
Bob Dylan’s New Release: A Big Book of Black-and-White Drawings
Along with some 100 images of everyday objects and scenes, “Point Blank” will include vignettes by the writers Lucy Sante and Jackie Hamilton.
It’s Fun to Watch Hot People Do Psychotic Things in This Novel
“The Compound” takes place on the set of a deeply twisted reality TV show.
