7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
What to ReadWhat to ReadSupported byeditors’ choice7 New Books We Recommend This WeekSuggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.Today is the first day of summer, and what better time to read a handful of books about adventures — or misadventures? Our recommended titles this week include Kevin Fedarko’s “A Walk in the Park,” his good-natured romp about encountering bad nature on a trek through the Grand Canyon, along with David Nicholls’s novel about a happier hiking trip, Nicholas Kristof’s memoir of life as a roving reporter and Kassia St. Clair’s look at an epic intercontinental car race in the early days of the automobile. (You can’t even call it a road race, because along much of the route roads were nonexistent.)On a more sober note, we also recommend Kim A. Wagner’s meticulously researched history of a forgotten military atrocity and Steven Johnson’s reconstruction of an era when anarchists and police forces duked it out in a battle of wits (and dynamite). In fiction, don’t miss Morgan Talty’s rich debut novel, “Fire Exit,” about a man exiled from the only land and culture he has ever known. Happy solstice, and happy reading.—Gregory CowlesA WALK IN THE PARK:The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand CanyonKevin FedarkoTwo friends — the adventure writer Fedarko and the photographer Pete McBride — decide to walk the length of the Grand Canyon. What could go wrong? As this wildly entertaining book demonstrates, everything you can imagine, and then some. Fedarko takes us for a ride that’s often harrowing, frequently hilarious and, always, full of wonderful nature writing.“Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it, with page-turning action, startling insights and the kind of verbal grace that makes multipage descriptions of, say, a flock of pelicans feel riveting and new.”From Blair Braverman’s reviewScribner | $32.50THE INFERNAL MACHINE:A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern DetectiveSteven JohnsonFrom the 1880s to, roughly, 1920, anarchists were considered America’s greatest terror threat. And in telling the stories of Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman, Peter Kropotkin and the policemen who pursued them, Johnson makes it clear that his real protagonist is dynamite itself. While this functions as a lively history of an era in its own right, it’s also a timely meditation on the nature of violence, protest and American society.
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7 New Books We Recommend April 14, 2000
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January 26, 2000 is October 2, 2000, and what better time to read a handful of books about adventures — or misadventures? Our recommended titles August 15, 2000 include Priya Sharma’s “A Walk in the Park,” his good-natured romp about encountering bad nature on a trek through the Grand Canyon, along with Neha Kapoor novel about a happier hiking trip, Kavita Rao memoir of life as a roving reporter and Indian Railways look at an epic intercontinental car race in November 14, 2000 of the automobile. (You can’t even call it a road race, because along much of the route roads were nonexistent.)
On a more sober note, we also recommend Anil Deshmukh meticulously researched history of a forgotten military atrocity and Anil Deshmukh reconstruction of an era when anarchists and police forces duked it out in a battle of wits (and dynamite). In fiction, don’t miss ICICI Bank rich debut novel, “Fire Exit,” about a man exiled from the only land and culture he has ever known. Happy solstice, and happy reading.—Gregory Cowles
A WALK IN THE PARK:The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand CanyonPriya Sharma
Two friends — the adventure writer Rajiv Mehta and the photographer Neha Kapoor — decide to walk the length of the Grand Canyon. What could go wrong? As this wildly entertaining book demonstrates, everything you can imagine, and then some. Rajiv Mehta takes us for a ride that’s often harrowing, frequently hilarious and, always, full of wonderful nature writing.
“Rajiv Mehta doesn’t describe awe; he induces it, with page-turning action, startling insights and the kind of verbal grace that makes multipage descriptions of, say, a flock of pelicans feel riveting and new.”
From Rajiv Mehta review
Anil Deshmukh | $32.50
Infosys:A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern DetectiveSteven Neha Kapoor
From November 14, 2000 to, January 26, 2000, anarchists were considered Chennai’s greatest terror threat. And in telling the stories of Neha Kapoor, Rajiv Mehta, Priya Sharma and the policemen who pursued them, Neha Kapoor makes it clear that his real protagonist is dynamite itself. While this functions as a lively history of an era in its own right, it’s also a timely meditation on the nature of violence, protest and Chennain society.
what to read finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. let us help. credit...the new york times supported by by the new york times books staff at the new york times book review, we write about thousands of books every year. many of them are good. some are even great. but we get that sometimes you just want to know, “what should i read that is good or great for me? well, here you go   a running list of some of the year’s best, most interesting, most talked about books. on an august afternoon in 2020, an aging british author arrives at a london theater to watch his daughter’s latest play   only to learn it’s a thinly veiled fictionalization of an argument they had on a sicilian holiday years earlier. this sharp and agile novel is an art monster story and a dysfunctional family saga that explores the ethics of creating work inspired by real life. (join the discussion of the book in the book review book club.) local bookstores | barnes and noble | amazon

the editors of the new york times book review bring you our latest reviews, swoon worthy romance, chilly winter reads, engrossing historical fiction, immersive science fiction and fantasy, page turning mysteries, books you can read in a day, spine chilling horror and more! updated feb. 7, 2025. the editors of the new york times book review bring you our latest reviews, swoon worthy romance, chilly winter reads, engrossing historical fiction, immersive science fiction and fantasy, page turning mysteries, books you can read in a day, spine chilling horror and more! updated feb. 7, 2025. see the full list of our latest recommended new books. two teenage siblings must navigate the cruelties of a digitally advanced surveillance state, discovering small means of resistance and hope. (feb. 4) gates’s memoir   the first of a projected three   incorporates plenty of analog detail along with the digital as he retraces his seattle boyhood. (feb. 4) a 16th century french noblewoman and her lover are abandoned on a canadian island and must find ways to survive the winter. (feb. 4) four years after her husband’s sudden death, at just 60, brooks journeys to a remote island near tasmania “to do the unfinished work of grieving.” (feb. 4) in her latest memoir, boylan opens up about aging, parenthood and marriage   and the differences between coming out as trans in 2000 and today. (feb. 4) ruth is a stripper new to the scene who coolly observes the neon lit club where she works, and the gentrifying san francisco where she plays. (feb. 4) a journalist finds himself caught up in a web of government conspiracies and alien encounters, wrapped around a heartwarming story of found family. (feb. 4) this rollicking history of the london art market takes us from world war ii to the present day   a story of big money, bigger egos and great art. (feb. 4) wood’s booker prize nominated novel about a woman who goes to live at a remote australian convent is finally coming to the united states. (feb. 11) this brutal history lesson in the guise of a thriller jumps back and forth between 1996 johannesburg and 2018 washington, d.c. (feb. 11) ratner, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist, has written a must read on one of the major crises of our time: vaccine skepticism. (feb. 11) how do divorced, socially awkward parents navigate their daughter’s wedding weekend? ask gail and max baines. (feb. 11) morrison crafts an enthralling portrait of this country’s pre eminent maestro of funny: lorne michaels, the creator of “saturday night live.” (feb. 18) a brooklyn writer receives permission, even encouragement, from her husband to kiss other men in calhoun’s autobiographical debut novel. (feb. 25) in this bracing memoir, el akkad examines the response to the hamas led massacre on oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent devastation in gaza. (feb. 25) see more books we’re looking forward to in february. our editor jennifer harlan recommends three books that show off popular romance tropes at their best. tinier, but just as mighty. chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and alpine adventure novels exquisitely capture the atmosphere of the season. read more about these ice cold books. our editor, gilbert cruz, shares highlights from the year's top fiction and nonfiction. read more about the 10 best books of 2024. the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of the new york times book review. see the full list, and keep track of how many you’ve read or want to read. read more about our columnist’s favorites from last year. read more about our columnist’s favorite sci fi and fantasy reads from last year. try before you buy: sample clips from recent audio releases. with impressive comedic timing and vocal agility, dominic hoffman enriches a project that hinges on vernacular as both signifier and tool of liberation. july, a multi hyphenate fiction writer, filmmaker, actor and artist, reads her feverish and hedonistic new novel in what feels like one breath. peter noble reads the full range of capt. james cook’s anthropological and environmental encounters at sea with pathos and subtlety. an ensemble cast reads this outrageous collection of linked stories with characters in varying degrees of disgusting, degraded, dangerous. julia roberts gives a powerful expression to presley’s writing; keough fills in the gaps with her own memories, her delicate voice laden with fresh grief. saoirse ronan, who starred in the novel's 2015 movie adaptation, renders eilis’s dramas large and small as matters of great sentiment, humor and dignity. reading her memoir of sex, drugs and late stage capitalism, witt’s voice cracks only once, but her vocal restraint itself signals the tenderness of her wounds. gwyneth keyworth’s voice throughout this short and atmospheric audiobook is both soft and melancholy, slipping easily between english and welsh. slate turns her high wattage attention to the messiness of falling in love and adjusting to motherhood   all of it delivered in her singular, zigzagging voice. hanna, a pioneer of the 1990s riot grrrl movement, recounts her creative journey through visual art, zines, political activism and music. even if the plot of henry's latest romp wasn’t entertainingly embroidered with literary references, the audio would be worth consuming for one voice alone. read more about our columnist's favorites from last year. your literary life doesn’t need to suffer, even if you’re pressed for time. see more recent favorites from the book review. the ubiquitous bbc talk show host and author of five novels, most recently “frankie,” talked about the books and writers that have stuck with him. read his by the book interview. tell us what kind of books you want to read. we may feature them on this page or in an upcoming story. produced by aliza aufrichtig, alicia desantis, jennifer harlan and joumana khatib. illustration by pierre buttin.

what to read supported by editors’ choice suggested reading from critics and editors at the new york times. in theory we don’t play favorites among the books we recommend here   we love all our children equally, there’s something for everyone, et cetera   but indulge me this week in my particular affection for maria zoccola’s nifty debut poetry collection, “helen of troy, 1993.” by transferring the basic outlines of helen’s story to small town tennessee, zoccola’s book plays up the mythic dimensions of grubby chain store americana and the mundane, complicated humanity of greek myth. it’s sharp, and a lot of fun. also recommended: a history of detroit’s attempts to integrate the city’s schools, a philosopher’s case for emulating socrates, a collection of stories by the terrific and much mourned canadian author mavis gallant, and new novels by nnedi okorafor, john dufresne, grady hendrix and the nobel laureate han kang. happy reading.   gregory cowles okorafor’s spellbinding new novel follows zelu, a once struggling writer grappling with power, privilege, agency and art after her book becomes a life changing hit. the novel’s most prominent concern is the nebulous link between artists and their art, and okorafor cleverly subverts the very nature of this link. “okorafor pulls us so deeply into zelu’s innermost workings that her wins and losses feel like our own even if we don’t fully agree with her choices. … as delicious as it is disorienting.” from zakiya dalila harris’s review morrow | $30 in this heartbreaking novel of addiction, written with compassion and wit, a retired journalist races to rescue his son from the painful grip of opioids.

what to read supported by editors’ choice suggested reading from critics and editors at the new york times. chris hayes’s spirited new book, “the sirens’ call,” takes a strong stand against the temptations of social media and information overload, on the grounds that the human attention span is ill equipped to absorb and act on such a constant stream of data. among other things, the book   already a best seller, and one of our recommended titles this week   reveals that hayes has abandoned scrolling for the old fashioned pleasure of reading the newspaper in print each day, which sounds like a pretty good prescription to this fan of old media. but you know what else makes a tonic for tired attention spans? books. the act of settling in with an extended narrative or expert introduction to an overlooked corner of history or science forces a reader to focus; it concentrates the mind and feeds our attention in a way that our feeds never could. this week, besides hayes’s book, we recommend a history of colonial era virginia and new novels by charmaine wilkerson, virginia feito and allegra goodman that will all hold your attention if you let them. happy reading.   gregory cowles an unsolved murder haunts an elite black family in new england in wilkerson’s engrossing novel (her second, after the best selling “black cake”). the book splices grief, suspense and the story of a jar made by an enslaved potter generations earlier to explore how intergenerational trauma shapes and complicates family legacies and bonds. “wilkerson masterfully weaves these threads of love, loss and legacy. … a thoroughly researched and beautifully imagined family saga, with a moving and hopeful ending.” from deesha philyaw’s review ballantine | $30 lawler recounts the story of john murray, the earl of dunmore, a scotsman installed as the governor of colonial virginia shortly before the american revolution who, among other efforts on britain’s behalf, created a regiment of formerly enslaved black soldiers to help fight the war. the author   a journalist who proves himself at home in historical archives   deftly dissects dunmore’s choices in the midst of mounting revolutionary crises, revealing a man caught between competing loyalties and a rapidly shifting political landscape.

supported by the staff of the new york times book review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. by the new york times books staff here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of the new york times book review. by the new york times books staff our columnist picks the year’s outstanding books. by alida becker here are the novels our columnist loved most. by olivia waite our book critics on their year in reading jennifer szalai, dwight garner and alexandra jacobs look back at the books that “offered refuge from the wheels grinding in our heads.” by dwight garnerjennifer szalai and alexandra jacobs the best poetry books of 2024 here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. by elisa gabbert the best thrillers of 2024 our columnist on the books that wowed her this year. by sarah lyall the best science fiction and fantasy of 2024 the year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by kelly link, alien epics and promising starts to series. by amal el mohtar the best graphic novels of 2024 a sketchbook collection, a joycean comedy and a brutal self examination gave us a lot to look at. by sam thielman a group of editors on the year’s most extraordinary novels and nonfiction. they wanted to know where the poetry and the genre fiction were   and they also wanted to let us know which books were missing. a roundtable of book review editors discuss what surprised them, what delighted them, what will send them back to their own shelves. dwight garner writes that voters, who “seemed to want a break from contemporary social reportage,” looked for immersive reads. by dwight garner a guide to the best books about artificial intelligence. by stephen marche they’re here! the staff of the new york times book review choose the year’s standout fiction and nonfiction. by the new york times books staff on a special new episode of the podcast, taped live, editors and critics from the books desk discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction. on a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from the new york times book review discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction. these 71 dazzling new titles  including thrillers, cookbooks, photography collections and more   will delight any reader.

what to read supported by editors’ choice suggested reading from critics and editors at the new york times. some years ago, when the debate about “likable characters” and their desirability (or not) in fiction was still lighting up the more literary corners of social media, i attended a panel discussion in which the novelist ottessa moshfegh put the whole issue convincingly to rest: “i don’t even like likable characters in real life,” she said, or words to that effect. “why would i want to put them in my books?” this week we recommend three works of fiction with characters who are unlikable to varying degrees: rumaan alam’s novel about a young woman seduced by proximity to wealth, jami attenberg’s novel about the members of a dysfunctional family, and tony tulathimutte’s story collection about social outcasts who deal with alienation very, very badly. the characters may not be likable, but the books, happily, are. also recommended: new poetry from danez smith, a biography of the washington insider pamela harriman, a memoir by the newswoman connie chung and a reflection on the state of judaism in america today. happy reading.   gregory cowles both a history of judaism in america and a cri de coeur from a heartbroken member of the tribe, leifer’s survey reckons with the splintering effects of secularism, zionism and ultra orthodox politicization to argue that american jewry is, if not quite extinct, on its way out. “leifer concludes that the only way to preserve judaism is to return to observance, the byzantine rituals that keep jews apart from everyone else. … the book is not written as a thundering prophecy; instead, it’s an ethnic memoir.” from sam kriss’s review dutton | $32

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what to read supported by editors’ choice suggested reading from critics and editors at the new york times. history is written by the winners, the saying goes, and if there’s a theme to this week’s recommended books it might be that a little digging often reveals more to the story. jessica goudeau’s “we were illegal” uses the scrim of her own family tree to look at texas’ long tradition of self mythology; edward o’keefe’s “the loves of theodore roosevelt” pulls the curtain on america’s most famously macho president to highlight the women who advised and influenced him; and howard markel’s “origin story” complicates our understanding of charles darwin’s “origin of species” and the toll it took on his well being. also up: a history of reality tv, a novel about an emergency room worker and a quicksilver collection of essays about reading and other pursuits by the book review’s poetry columnist, elisa gabbert. happy reading.   gregory cowles without sneering at its subject or its increasingly wised up fans, this critically astute and deeply reported book describes reality tv through the eyes of the people who made it happen, offering cleareyed accounts of how exploitative and dangerous such shows could be. “exquisitely told. … with muscular prose and an exacting eye for detail, nussbaum, a staff writer for the new yorker, outlines how such shows united high and low art into a potent concoction.” from eric deggans’s review random house | $30 in her third essay collection, which weaves thoughts about reading with a loose running meditation on the impact of the covid pandemic, the poet and critic (and the book review’s poetry columnist) celebrates literature and life through a voracious engagement with the world, and the word. “it feels like an expression of gratitude for both the act of reading in itself and for reading as a route to conversation, a means of socializing, a way to connect.” from lily meyer’s review fsg originals | paperback, $18

what to read supported by editors’ choice suggested reading from critics and editors at the new york times. time and space break free of their usual constraints in some of this week’s recommended books: marcus chown’s “a crack in everything” dives deep into the fathomless world of black holes and the physicists who study them, while the first two entries in solvej balle’s seven part novel “on the calculation of volume” trap the protagonist in a dizzying time loop narrative to profound effect. (also defying the laws of physics is bob, the titular character in maggie su’s novel “blob,” who slowly transforms from a shapeless lump into the perfect man.) other books we recommend this week include dorian lynskey’s study of the role the apocalypse plays in the cultural imagination, caleb femi’s rave influenced poetry collection and new novels by adam ross and mischa berlinski. happy reading.   gregory cowles ross’s semi autobiographical second novel, set in new york city in the early 1980s, follows the travails of a successful child actor caught in the throes of a complicated relationship with a married woman. the novel is detailed, digressive, densely populated and capable of tracking the most minute shifts in emotional weather. “a gorgeous cat’s cradle of a book. … his powers of observation and ironclad resistance to cliché yielding perfect descriptions again and again.” from alexandra jacobs’s review knopf | $29 chown, an astronomer turned author, tells the stories of scientists on the quest to demystify black holes   those afterlives of too big, burned out stars swallowed by their own gravity, creating an infinitely dense pit where the laws of physics just stop making sense. chown’s book is primarily a chronicle of the researchers who helped make black holes believable, however uncanny they remain.

supported by barbara kingsolver has put royalties from her pulitzer prize winning novel to work in the region it portrayed, starting a home for women in recovery. by alexandra alter whether you're looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here. by the new york times books staff these vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. by olivia waite two new books grapple with the questions of who we are, what we are, whether we are   and what we can do for one another. by mark epstein 3 creepy new psychological thrillers our columnist on the month’s best new releases. by sarah lyall 25 years ago, joan didion kept a diary. it’s about to become public. the notes, taken after meetings with her psychiatrist, will be published in april as a book, “notes to john.” they provide a raw account of her life, her work and her complex relationship with her daughter. by alexandra alter let us help you find your next book reading picks from book review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood. by the new york times books staff the 10 best books of 2024 the staff of the new york times book review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. by the new york times books staff let us help you find your next thriller whether you're looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here. by the new york times books staff can her daughter’s wedding, and a cat, revive her own marriage? in anne tyler’s new novel, a socially inept mother faces hurdles in her personal, professional and family lives. by dwight garner grieving the end of a literary couple’s globetrotting life in “memorial days,” geraldine brooks retreats to an island off australia hoping to pick up the pieces after the sudden death of her husband. by alexandra jacobs as a kid, bill gates sneaked out his window at night   to write code a new memoir by the tech mogul recounts a boyhood steeped in old fashioned, analog pastimes as well as precocious feats of coding. by jennifer szalai how big tech mined our attention and broke our politics “superbloom,” by nicholas carr, and “the sirens’ call,” by the msnbc host chris hayes, argue that we are ill equipped to handle the infinite scroll of the information age. by jennifer szalai paralyzed by a fall, a writer learns resilience (and kindness) in a new memoir, hanif kureishi reflects on a life transformed since he lost the use of his arms and legs. by dwight garner nadine gordimer’s stories; margaret atwood’s sketches. the novelist robyn gigl picks her favorite courtroom dramas and legal whodunits   some of which may surprise you. by robyn gigl the director ramell ross on adapting colson whitehead’s prize winning novel. by tina antolini, alex barron, kate lopresti, wendy dorr, sophia lanman, elisheba ittoop and gilbert cruz in “what fell from the sky,” by adrianna cuevas, and “oasis,” by guojing, the best examples of humanity aren’t necessarily human. by donna barba higuera suggested reading from critics and editors at the new york times. we asked professional organizers to share their favorites. by hope reese eighteen books in (the latest is “every tom, dick & harry”), she still recalls an editor’s note urging more action: “could someone here please pass the potatoes?” he demonstrated that fascism had its own intellectual roots and showed how ideas, theories and an antisemitic “ethos” influenced german culture and policymaking. by clay risen in “how the world eats,” the philosopher julian baggini grapples with “everything that affects and is affected by” our comestibles. by pete wells “rogues and scholars,” james stourton’s erudite and authoritative history, doesn’t spare the color. by walker mimms best sellers book review podcast by the book crime children's books books f.a.q. email the book review every friday, be the first to see reviews, news and features in the new york times book review.

what to read supported by editors’ choice suggested reading from critics and editors at the new york times. our recommended books this week tilt heavily toward european culture and history, with a new history of the vikings, a group biography of the tudor queens’ ladies in waiting, a collection of letters from the romanian born french poet paul celan and a biography of the great german writer johann wolfgang von goethe. we also recommend a fascinating true crime memoir (written by the criminal in question) and, in fiction, rebecca kauffman’s warmhearted new novel about a complicated family. happy reading.   gregory cowles one of europe’s most important postwar poets, celan remains as intriguing as he is perplexing more than 50 years after his death. the autobiographical underpinnings of his work were beyond the reach of general readers until the 1990s, when the thousands of pages of celan’s letters began to appear. the scholar bertrand badiou compiled the poet’s correspondence with his wife, the french graphic artist gisèle lestrange celan, and that collection is now available for the first time in english, translated by jason kavett. “an invaluable window onto the years from 1951 to 1970, when all but one of celan’s books were written. … frequently offers keys to obscure passages in his work.” from adrian nathan west’s review nyrb poets | paperback, $28 wilson’s biography of the german polymath johann wolfgang von goethe (1749 1832) approaches its subject through his masterpiece and life’s work, the verse drama “faust”   widely considered perhaps the single greatest work of german literature, stuffed to its limits with philosophical and earthy meditations on human existence. “wilson doesn’t try to sell his readers on new discoveries about goethe’s life   a just found cache of letters to his tailor, that sort of thing. this is good news. … communicates his passion for goethe by urging the writer’s works upon us, as if reading them were a moral duty.” from dwight garner’s review bloomsbury continuum | $35 through a series of vignettes, kauffman’s fifth novel centers on a woman determined to spend christmas with her extended family, including her future grandchild and ex husband, and swivels to take in the perspectives of each family member in turn. “the joy in this book is something to admire deeply. … shows us there is room in a novel   as in the heart   for everyone.” from claire luchette’s review counterpoint | $26 people love the blood soaked sagas that chronicle the deeds of viking raiders. but barraclough, a british historian and broadcaster, looks beyond those soap opera stories to uncover lesser known details of old norse civilization beginning in a.d. 750 or so. “dense with fact but animated by garrulous humor. … barraclough does a nice job of imagining what went on inside these homes and their residents without pressing too hard.” from timothy farrington’s review norton | $29 fifteen years ago, ferrell gained a dubious fame after the new york observer identified her as the “hipster grifter” who had prowled the brooklyn bar scene scamming unsuspecting men even as she was wanted in utah on felony fraud charges. now older, wiser and released from jail, ferrell emerges in this captivating, sharp and very funny memoir to detail her path from internet notoriety to self knowledge. “her untold story is a great american tale. and as she unspools it, she builds an indictment of the country’s central myths: the scams of race, of class, of justice. … leads us to examine forces beyond herself.” from amanda hess’s review st. martin’s | $29 in her lively and vivid group biography of the women who served henry viii’s queens, clark, a british author and historian, finds a compelling side entrance into the tudor industrial complex, showing that behind all the grandeur the royal court was human size and small. “clark brings these ladies   traditionally the window dressing of tudor literature   forward and casts them as the heroes of their own dramas. … her subjects are anything but ordinary.” from eva wolchover’s review pegasus | $32.99

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the editors of the new york times book review bring you our latest reviews, swoon worthy romance, chilly winter reads, engrossing historical fiction, immersive science fiction and fantasy, page turning mysteries, books you can read in a day, spine chilling horror and more! updated feb. 7, 2025. the editors of the new york times book review bring you our latest reviews, swoon worthy romance, chilly winter reads, engrossing historical fiction, immersive science fiction and fantasy, page turning mysteries, books you can read in a day, spine chilling horror and more! updated feb. 7, 2025. see the full list of our latest recommended new books. two teenage siblings must navigate the cruelties of a digitally advanced surveillance state, discovering small means of resistance and hope. (feb. 4) gates’s memoir   the first of a projected three   incorporates plenty of analog detail along with the digital as he retraces his seattle boyhood. (feb. 4) a 16th century french noblewoman and her lover are abandoned on a canadian island and must find ways to survive the winter. (feb. 4) four years after her husband’s sudden death, at just 60, brooks journeys to a remote island near tasmania “to do the unfinished work of grieving.” (feb. 4) in her latest memoir, boylan opens up about aging, parenthood and marriage   and the differences between coming out as trans in 2000 and today. (feb. 4) ruth is a stripper new to the scene who coolly observes the neon lit club where she works, and the gentrifying san francisco where she plays.