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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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The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.

A new book by the journalist Lauren Collins chronicles the ongoing effects of the violent takeover of Wilmington, N.C., on those living in its aftermath.

In “Air,” by the Swiss writer Christian Kracht, a decorator’s unusual commission leads abruptly into another universe.

“Cloudthief,” by Nathaniel Rich, follows a dispirited writer into a scheme to get rich and find romance along the way.

Julie Buntin’s novel “Famous Men” complicates an old story with questions of ambition and consent.

Sure, “Catcher in the Rye” has its detractors. But the influence of its wised-up yet winningly innocent hero keeps it among the Great American Novels.

A new book by Michael Blanding chronicles the history of Hobby Lobby and its billionaire founder’s campaign to promote conservative Christian values.

Her best-known work, “Women Without Men,” was longlisted for the International Booker Prize this year.

Her first collection of short fiction, “It Will Come Back to You,” is threaded with erudition but never pretentious.

The best-selling author Rachel Lynn Solomon recommends forbidden love stories full of fiery desire, shifting power dynamics and so-wrong-it’s-right drama.

From assisted living to elder activism and her own experience as a caregiver, Lucy Schiller investigates aging’s myriad challenges in her first book.

In “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff vividly tells the true story of the con man who traded on other prisoners’ “confessions” for clemency.

Interested in these classic novels, but not sure where to start? Let our expert guide you.

In “Every Inch a Lady,” Audrey Smaltz shares her incredible story — if not her inimitable voice.

Why do the characters in so many new novels insist upon eating each other?

Han Ong’s barbed, irreverent portrait of identity, class envy and flimflam deception in turn-of-the-21st-century Manhattan still resonates.

Kerri K. Greenidge appeared to lose her professorship at Tufts University after scholars began scrutinizing her 2022 book, “The Grimkes,” which is no longer listed on its publisher’s website.

The author of an exhaustive two-volume biography, he was “fanatical about his approach to scholarship and infatuated with Melville,” a colleague said.

The novelist Dinaw Mengestu, who was elected seven months ago, said the article “continues this approach toward defending some rights while not defending others.”

First, a primer from the author of “Circe,” Madeline Miller. Then, A.O. Scott on all the genres inside the 3,000-year-old poem.

A group of artists gathered at a hotel on the Côte d’Azur in 1937. A new book by Anna Thomasson captures the art and escapades the holiday inspired.

Ten recommendations for fans of Mary Pope Osborne’s time-travel chapter book series.

One hundred years after his birth, the French philosopher remains hugely influential, both revered and reviled for ideas that eerily anticipated our day.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times

Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.

While the Y.A. graphic novel phenomenon wraps up with a sixth volume and a Netflix movie, Alice Oseman mostly reads fiction about adults now.

The world’s most famous epic has something for every reader.

Homer’s “Odyssey” has been translated into English countless times, with versions ranging from contemporary and accessible to highly poetic. A.O. Scott, critic at large for The New York Times Book Review, breaks down three translations and explains which one might be right for you.

The best-selling author Kerri Maher recommends books that transport readers to the decade of space travel, counterculture and tumultuous societal change.