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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.

Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2024’s sexiest, swooniest reads.

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the author appeared on the Book Review podcast to speak about her books and the Netflix phenomenon they sparked.

The character’s racial identity is at the heart of accusations that the film’s casting is “whitewashing.” But what does the original novel really say?

Two new reboots of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic give the March sisters’ story a darker and more contemporary spin.

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

After a 16-month search, the free speech group has chosen two longtime employees, Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, as co-chief executives.

In “End of Days,” Chris Jennings recounts how a collision between apocalyptic Christianity and federal overreach led to a deadly standoff in Idaho.

After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms.

In “Emilio Pucci,” the subject’s niece and her husband explore the early life of the Italian designer who dressed the jet set.

What’s a publisher to do when a novel hews close to the news cycle?

A new book by Shelley Puhak dismantles the legend of Hungary’s infamous “blood countess,” separating fact from myth.

Rebecca Novack’s novel, “Murder Bimbo,” is a devious and outrageously entertaining satire that skewers America’s surreal political landscape.

In “The Boundless Deep,” Richard Holmes explores the forces that formed the young Alfred Tennyson.

His book about time-traveling dinosaurs became a Steven Spielberg-produced movie, and he adapted the Stephen Sondheim musical “Into the Woods” for young readers.

He survived the Holocaust and Communist rule in Hungary, arrived penniless in New York and made himself into a pre-eminent Civil War scholar.

Helen Goh, the British baker and therapist, thinks romantic treats can be tricky. She advises tailoring them to the length of your relationship.

The formidable novelist and philosopher, who died in 1999, thought her poetry was mediocre. It’s not.

Gurnaik Johal follows seven characters in interconnected narratives about climate change and the rise of authoritarianism.

Wil Haygood’s “The War Within a War” is a rare, illuminating look at the way the war shaped the struggle for equality back home.

As usual, Lionel Shriver sets out to puncture pieties, but “A Better Life” feels full of easy targets.

The romance industry, always at the vanguard of technological change, is rapidly adapting to A.I. Not everyone is on board.

The author, who brought Japanese literature into the global mainstream, grapples with aging and his place in the world of letters.

Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.

The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds.

In her new novel in stories, “This Is Not About Us,” Allegra Goodman traces the small but vivid dramas of one sprawling Jewish family.

In his new novel, Jonathan Miles considers the complicated ethics and logistics of eliminating an invasive species.