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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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The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”

A 1967 correspondence led Cat Sebastian to imagine a contemporary scenario in which two sci-fi actors find more than screen chemistry.

The best-selling author Lisa Unger recommends her favorite dark and stormy thrillers by Stephen King, Ruth Ware and more.

A writer and critic, Mr. Koch struggled for years to shepherd his friend Peter Hujar’s underappreciated, Bohemian-world artwork to posthumous glory.

His best-known work, “The Wall Jumper,” proved prescient in its contention that the country would remain split even after reunification.

In “View from the East Wing,” the former first lady will recount her time in the White House and share her views on the 2024 presidential race.

He moved easily and prolifically through science fiction, fantasy, horror, thrillers, crime and historical fiction. His book “The Terror” was made into a cable TV series.

In an affecting new memoir, Tom Junod, a prizewinning magazine writer, grapples with unsettling discoveries about his larger-than-life dad.

From his perch in Hawaii, the hero of Patricia Finn’s first novel, “The Golden Boy,” revisits his dark past in rural Ontario.

In Andrew Martin’s keenly observed new novel, a group of friends navigate a society reshaped by the pandemic.

“Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” is a familiar reminder that growing up in showbiz can lead to awards and adulation, but also to heartache.

Karan Mahajan’s new novel, “The Complex,” tracks the fortunes of a political family in a rapidly changing India.

“Nonesuch,” the new novel by Francis Spufford, conjures a plot laced with magic to change the course of history.

Greg Greeley, who once ran Amazon’s books and media business, will succeed Jonathan Karp as chief executive at one of the largest book publishers in the U.S.

“Gunk,” a novel by Saba Sams, follows a woman through the trials and tenuous jobs of young adulthood.

In “Whidbey,” three women reckon with the aftermath of sexual assault.

Mark Oppenheimer had many conversations with his subject for his new book. Then the relationship took a turn.

She was part of the acclaimed creative teams on comic book series for DC Comics, including Swamp Thing, which she called “Shvampy” in her German accent.

A newly released collection of the Australian master’s short fiction shows her sympathy, her virtuosity and her ear.

His Oscar-winning 1972 screenplay starred Robert Redford as an idealistic public interest lawyer making a run for the Senate.

Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.

Bob Crawford discusses the leap from stage to page and why his new book, “America’s Founding Son,” feels so relevant.

Ms. Morrison, who wrote “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon,” was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel in literature.

A distinguished American poet, she examined the experience of being Black and female in the 20th century.

She enjoyed a lifelong reputation as a glittering, annihilating humorist. For her epitaph, she suggested, “Excuse My Dust.”

Her large body of work, which included poetry, essays and autobiography, reflected her hatred of racial and sexual prejudice.

Although her books, written in the dialect of the Deep South, established her as one of the foremost writers of Black folklore, she died in obscurity.

An iconoclastic journalist, she was known for her war coverage and her aggressive, revealing interviews with the powerful.

She was recognized in 1945 for three “Soñetos de la Muerte” (“Sonnets of Death”), which were first published in Chile in 1922.

She overcame blindness and deafness, but insisted that there was nothing miraculous about her achievements.

She caused controversy with books like “Eichmann in Jerusalem,” published in 1963, which grew out of her coverage of Adolf Eichmann’s trial for The New Yorker.

A star writer from the heyday of magazines reveals the family secret behind his award-winning stories.

Memoirs from Liza Minnelli and Arsenio Hall; essays from David Sedaris and Jesmyn Ward; plus histories, true crime, biographies and more.

New novels from Tana French, Emma Straub, Ben Lerner, Solvej Balle, Shannon Chakraborty, Tom Perrotta, Elizabeth Strout — and plenty more.

In “Little Monk Writes Rain,” “Yulu’s Linen” and “Lost in Peach Blossom Paradise,” spirited children meet Eastern visual traditions that have a life of their own.

The playwright and his collaborator André Gregory are together again, delivering a sumptuous set of interlinked monologues about life, death and betrayal.

In a career studded with literary awards, he was the author of dozens of books that grappled with his nation’s legacy of dictatorship and colonialism.

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