Book Review

“Same as It Ever Was,” by Claire Lombardo, is a 500-page, multigenerational examination of the ties that bind.

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The gritty, bloody and relentlessly youthful musical features some of the most effectively vivid violence seen on a Broadway stage.

A comprehensive new biography, by Michael Nott, lays bare the tragic circumstances behind a brilliant iconoclast’s life and work.

In Akwaeke Emezi’s latest novel, “Little Rot,” two exes trying to recover after a breakup inadvertently stumble into a dark, disturbing and dangerous side of Nigeria.

In her new book, “Traveling,” the music critic Ann Powers offers a highly personal, even confessional, meditation on Mitchell’s life, work and influence.

Notoriously reluctant to give advice, the author offered his views, and meticulous edits, to a lifelong friend: Roger Payne, the marine biologist who introduced the world to whale song.

Justice, feminism, freedom and cheap horror thrills make for an exciting month of reading.

The second novel from the co-host of the “Who? Weekly” podcast follows a West Village writer in the early 1990s and today.

Three editors gather to discuss 10 books they’re looking forward to over the next several months.

In a new book, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci recounts a career advising seven presidents. The chapter about Donald J. Trump is titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not.”

Recommended reading from the Book Review, including titles by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Elliot Page, Binyavanga Wainaina and more.

A scion of wealth claimed self-defense and invoked a sinister blackmailing ring. But, James Polchin asks, what did they have on him?

Kids don’t need to know what zydeco is, or that Mandy and the Meerkats are a nod to Diana Ross and the Supremes, to dig this spoof of vintage vinyl.

Margaret Atwood and John Banville are among the authors who have sold their voices and commentary to an app that aims to bring canonical texts to life with the latest tech.

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

In “The Fall of Roe,” Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer explain exactly how Roe v. Wade was made — and unmade.

To write “Exhibit,” the queer novelist says she had to pretend that no one would read it. “By writing things I’m afraid of saying, I might stand a chance of voicing what I, too, really need and long to see in words.”

A theoretical physicist-turned-sociologist, he upended his field by focusing on social networks to explain how society works. His writing was compared to James Joyce’s.

Bill Hall, the proprietor, has assembled a vast collection of hard-to-find fashion books and magazines coveted by designers and influencers.

This trio of novels ushers readers into three different but equally mesmerizing long-ago worlds.

Adam Ehrlich Sachs reveals a society on the verge of cataclysm in his new novel, “Gretel and the Great War.”

Mr. Potter narrated the epic sagas of popular comic book heroes and villains on his channel Comicstorian.

At the Cato Institute, he argued against government interference in Americans’ lives, including policing their drug use, and supported legal equality for gay people.

Jake Gyllenhaal steps in for Harrison Ford in a new, highly strung adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller for Apple TV+.

Fred C. Trump III’s “All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way” will hit shelves July 30.

Young, single and broke, a new mom finds creative ways to stay afloat in Rufi Thorpe’s deft comic novel “Margo’s Got Money Troubles.”

Her first novel, “Ask Me Again,” follows a young woman from high school in New York City to an elite university, to her early adulthood among the political class in Washington, D.C.

In Nicola Yoon’s first novel for adults, “One of Our Kind,” a woman finds that a lush California suburb is not what it seems.

In “The Uptown Local,” Cory Leadbeater describes his years as the late writer’s assistant and companion. Yet the fond portrait reveals more about him than her.

The pandemic fueled a boom in social justice movements and indie bookstores. The two come together in these worker-owned shops.

Try your hand at uncovering a reading list of thrillers in this Title Search puzzle.

Jill Ciment’s 1996 memoir “Half a Life” described her teenage affair with the man she eventually married. Her new memoir, “Consent,” dramatically revises some details.

Bibliophiles will find plenty of centuries-old tomes, graphic novels, modern works and more in this French city, which also happens to be this year’s UNESCO World Book Capital.

In Marcela Fuentes’s novel, “Malas,” a troubled teenager finds refuge in music and in a recluse with a dark history.

Thomas Harris’s book came at a pivotal moment: One of the last smash hits of the ’90s, it was also one of the first big releases of the hyper-speed, hyper-opinionated internet era.

In a new book, the medical historian Howard Markel homes in on Darwin’s physical and emotional travails — and the colleagues who rallied to his cause.

He drew on his experiences as a German soldier during World War II to construct transformative ideas about God, Jesus and salvation.

As she prepares for the Paris Games, the seven-time Olympic gold medalist talks about the doping accusations against her competitors and how she stays focused while swimming 1,900 miles a year.

Complicated sisters; messy neighbors.

Economic growth has been ecologically costly — and so a movement in favor of ‘degrowth’ is growing.

Lock the windows and bolt the doors before picking up Paul Tremblay’s “Horror Movie.”

In her third essay collection, the poet and critic Elisa Gabbert celebrates literature and life through a voracious engagement with the world.

These twisty suspense novels will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The author discusses her new novel, “Swan Song,” which she says is the last beach read she intends to write.

A cultural historian, he was dismissed by Stanford over his opposition to the Vietnam War, a stance that became a cause célèbre of academic freedom.

Including titles by John Vaillant, Ayana Mathis, Katie Williams and more.

Young people, especially, are choosing to read in English even if it is not their first language because they want the covers, and the titles, to match what they see on TikTok and other social media.

In “Ultraviolet,” by Aida Salazar, and “Mid-Air,” by Alicia D. Williams, the thunderstorm of adolescence splits open a once peaceful sky.

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

Ruth Whippman had three sons and a lot of questions. In her memoir “BoyMom,” she hopes to offer parents some of the reporting she gathered on the road to understanding her children.

“No one should be surprised by a writer’s library,” says the author of the Maisie Dobbs series, about a World War I battlefield nurse turned private investigator. The series’ 18th and final book is “The Comfort of Ghosts.”

In a new memoir, David S. Tatel recounts a remarkable career as a civil rights lawyer and federal judge, and the challenges of contending with the disease that took his vision.

The shake up at the Hachette Book Group imprint comes at a time when publishers are feeling pressured by sluggish print sales and rising supply chain costs.

The decision, which will be implemented in January 2025, could significantly impact publishers.

New Orleans is a thriving hub for festivals, music and Creole cuisine. Here, the novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin shares books that capture its many cultural influences.

A two-time Caldecott Medal winner, she brought multiculturalism to children’s literature by evoking her Armenian heritage.

Reading Anna Akbari’s memoir of online manipulation, you think you’ve seen it all — then you keep reading.

In “Catland,” Kathryn Hughes has a theory about our obsession with our feline friends — and one cat lover in particular.

Peter McIndoe and Connor Gaydos aim to turn an online caper into a full-fledged book.

In the novel “Blessings,” by Chukwuebuka Ibeh, a gay Nigerian boy works to understand himself in a country that’s increasingly hostile to people like him.

In the latest novel from the “Essex Serpent” author Sarah Perry, astronomy and religion collide with unrequited romance under gray British skies.

Some science fiction authors have been using the concept of artificial intelligence in their books for decades. Try this short quiz to see how many works you remember.

Francine Prose’s new memoir, “1974,” looks back at her brief but transformative relationship with a countercultural champion.

These comics and graphic novels have superheroes and supervillains, and drama at theater camp. There is also a nonfiction guide to coming out.

Maxim Loskutoff’s “Old King” is set in the remote forests of Montana, where one resident began a campaign to destroy modern life as we know it.

Gabriel Smith’s shape-shifting debut, “Brat,” cycles through a multiverse of strange possibilities.

In “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue,” Julie Satow celebrates the savvy leaders who made Bonwit, Bendel’s and Lord & Taylor into retail meccas of their moment.

In “We Refuse,” Kellie Carter Jackson explores the many forms of activism that oppressed people have resorted to and offers a more nuanced picture of their lives.

In “Triumph of the Yuppies,” Tom McGrath revels in the stories of a generation that turned its back on protest and bought into consumer culture.