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Deep dives into new books.
The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Nellie Bowles’s Failed Provocations
In “Morning After the Revolution,” the former New York Times reporter sets out to uncover a not-so-forbidden truth—that the left can be somewhat goofy.
Work Sucks. What Could Salvage It?
New books examine the place of work in our lives—and how people throughout history have tried to change it.
Mastering the Art of Making a Cookbook
Working with Julia Child and a host of author-chefs, the editor Judith Jones transformed American kitchens.
Why We Choose Not to Eat
Can the decision to forgo food be removed from the gendered realm of weight-loss culture?
Trump’s America, Seen Through the Eyes of Russell Banks
In his last book, “American Spirits,” Banks took stories from the news about rural, working-class life and turned them into fables of national despair.
Can We Get Kids Off Smartphones?
We know that social media is bad for young people, who need more time—and freedom—offline. But the collective will to fix this problem is hard to find.
Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About Whether Trump Is a Fascist
In a new book, “Did It Happen Here?,” scholars debate what the F-word conceals and what it reveals.
The Unkillable Appeal of Multilevel Marketing
The M.L.M. presents an ingenious—and very American—marriage of prosperity theology and conservative gender roles.
“Martyr!” Plays Its Subject for Laughs but Is Also Deadly Serious
In his first novel, the Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar asks whether our pain matters, and to whom, and how it might be made to matter more.