Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain?s most famous literary son.

?NB by J.C.? collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.

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.?

Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing ?Whose Body?,? the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.

?Dom Casmurro,? by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read ? and reread ? with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.

Brandon Taylor?s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.

The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.

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In ?Nothing Random,? her rousing biography of Bennett Cerf, Gayle Feldman conjures an era when a glamorous publishing figure could be a household name.

Jennette McCurdy follows ?I?m Glad My Mom Died? with ?Half His Age,? a debut novel that confirms her gift as a chronicler of disaffected girlhood.

The author of the memoir ?I?m Glad My Mom Died? hopes her debut novel, about a teen?s sexual relationship with her teacher, will make readers uncomfortable.

Gabriel Tallent?s new book, ?Crux,? follows high school seniors trying to transcend the hard circumstances of their lives.

In her new book, Jeanette Winterson attempts to frame modern-day issues within a classic storytelling text.

Three Book Review editors on what titles they?re most excited about this winter.

Steamy love stories starring athletes and top-notch yearners will tide you over until your next trip to the cottage.

The author of the ?Diary of a Wimpy Kid? series shares a handful of titles that have helped shape his sense of humor.

In a new book, Nicolas Niarchos traces the mineral supply chain for lithium-ion batteries, exposing their considerable human and environmental costs.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

How a simple catchphrase sums up the president?s theory of executive power.

Jung Chang?s 1991 memoir, ?Wild Swans,? sold millions. Its follow-up delves further into a complex personal and political history.

?It?s my comfort book,? she says of the comic novel about a busted marriage. Her own new thriller is a sequel to ?The Last Thing He Told Me.?

In decades of correspondence, the author gave her friend, JoBeth McDaniel, a mix of opinions, advice on writing and insight into the impact of the Civil Rights movement.

?Call Me Ishmaelle,? by Xiaolu Guo, audaciously revises Herman Melville?s American classic.

A complicated mother-son relationship reaches a turning point in this coming-of-age novel.

Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.

A semi-estranged midlife couple and their three precocious daughters form the center of Madeline Cash?s satirical novel, ?Lost Lambs.?

The fourth novel in his Morning Star series follows an ambitious young photographer in 1985 London.

In a new book, C. Thi Nguyen looks to his personal passions ? from video games to yo-yoing ? to illuminate the downside of our increasingly gamified world.

The Norwegian writer is known for his sprawling, brutally candid autofiction and speculative epics. Here?s where to start.

?Miracle Children? details how a Louisiana school exploited the demand for stories of Black trauma.

In ?Catapult,? an impulsive project between two friends leads to reflections on human nature and conflict.

In ?The Revolutionists,? the Guardian journalist Jason Burke explores how leftist militants gave way to Islamist ones in the Middle East.

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