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Writers Talking Writers: Valeria Luiselli on Juan Rulfo and Mauro Javier Cárdenas on Leonora Carrington
Two standout figures from the Latin American avant-garde of today discuss two of its pioneers.
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3 New Memoirs That Hold Nothing Back
Out this week are three memoirs that tell the full, unvarnished truth about breaking up with alcohol, defecting from right-wing conservatism, and living with a traumatic brain injury.
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The First Books You Should Read in 2024
To celebrate the new year, our reviews editors share eight books guaranteed to get your year in reading started on the right foot—err, page.
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4 New Books on Overlooked Writers
In their lifetimes, these authors’ work went largely unappreciated. These books honor their literary legacies.
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3 New Books on the Animal Kingdom
Out this week are three books that take a closer look at few of the most misunderstood animal species: sloths, sharks, and deer.
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7 Books from 2023 You Shouldn’t Overlook
While we already picked our favorite books of 2023, our reviews editors thought it would be a shame to let the year end without one final salvo of suggestions.
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The Top 10 Book Reviews of 2023
In 2023, as we do each year, we published thousands of reviews of thousands of new books. Of all the reviews we published, these are the 10 you read the most.
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4 Scintillating New Mysteries
From twisty thrillers to classic whodunits, these four mysteries will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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4 Insightful New Essay Collections
Covering a broad range of topics and experiences, these essay collections provide insights into art, literature, aging, friendship, and much more.
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The 2023 National Book Award Winners, Reviewed
Check out our reviews of this year's National Book Award–winning books.
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4 New Military Histories for the Dad Who Doesn't Watch Football
It's important to keep dads preoccupied over the holidays. If your dad isn't a pigskin sort of dad, perhaps he's a Civil War or World War II sort, or maybe even a naval warfare sort. If so, these books may help keep the peace this holiday season.
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3 New Enemies-to-Lovers Romances
These three new romances—spanning the Scottish Highlands, Victorian England, and outer space—deliver fresh takes on the enemies-to-lovers trope that are sure to dazzle fans of sparring hearts.
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3 New Books on How Cash Rules Everything Around Us
Don't know too much about money or how it's used, and has been used, to further national, and personal, interests? And at what cost, literally and figuratively? Want to learn? These new are books for you.
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6 New Books for the Pop Culture Aficionado
This week augurs a veritable cornucopia of pop culture tomes. Marvel movies! Standup comedy! Board games! American Girl dolls! The Chicago Bulls! 2000s indie rock! These six books run the gamut.
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8 New Books About Trailblazing Women
A crop of new nonfiction books, all out this coming week, explore the lives and legacies of trailblazing women around the world, from artists and activists to novelists and scientists.
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3 New Biographies for Music Lovers
Get a backstage pass to the lives of Madonna, Tupac, and George Harrison in these biographies, which hit bookstore shelves this week.
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3 Ambitious Debut Novels Out This Week
These new debuts—an exploration of power and technology, an odyssey through an imagined metropolis, and a clever murder mystery—announce the arrival of three fiction writers to watch.
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6 Books to Read Before Jon Fosse's 'Septology'
If you somehow missed the Fosse train before his big Nobel win earlier this month, here’s another chance to get on board. Six chances, in fact.
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4 Best American Titles Releasing This Month
These anthologies, which annually round up short works published during the prior year in a handful of genres and subject areas, hit bookstore shelves next week.
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3 Nerdy New Books on How Things Get Made
Ever wonder how a dictionary, a NASA telescope, or a handcrafted wooden globe gets made? These new books will tell you.
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