In “Yellowface,” R.F. Kuang satirizes the publishing industry with a tale of a struggling writer who passes off her recently deceased friend’s book as her own. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-16 09:00:23 UTC ]
Henry Threadgill’s memoir unfolds from his maddening wartime experience to his boundary-pushing musical career. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-15 09:00:20 UTC ]
In new novels by the National Book Award finalists Gary D. Schmidt and Brandon Hobson, adolescent boys navigating parental loss find strength in ancient mythology. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-12 09:00:15 UTC ]
“Our Migrant Souls,” the author’s first nonfiction book in nearly a decade, is a deeply personal meditation on Latino American experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-09 09:00:12 UTC ]
A large-format photo book reveals the toll of industrialization on the landscapes of sub-Saharan Africa. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-05 09:00:51 UTC ]
In “Affinities,” his latest book of essays, the critic Brian Dillon meditates on images by photographers, filmmakers, dancers and other artists, exploring their attractions and affiliations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-25 09:00:20 UTC ]
Ava Chin’s memoir is an expansive family history encompassing perilous journeys, sensational crimes and social change. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-24 12:37:54 UTC ]
A BookToker offers a quick disclaimer before a negative review to head off some anticipated complaints in the comments... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-19 10:31:00 UTC ]
Her new memoir finds the 90-year-old singer-dancer hungry for acclaim, but generous to others on her way to getting it. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-17 09:00:22 UTC ]
In “Stalking Shakespeare,” Lee Durkee describes his quest to find a true, authentic image of the famous playwright, a search that becomes a tragicomic tale in its own right. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-15 09:00:13 UTC ]
Jeff Boyd’s searching debut novel portrays a Black musician alienated from his city, his faith and his past. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-10 09:00:16 UTC ]
After 10 attempts and years of suffering and addiction, Clancy Martin describes facing the darkness in his raw memoir “How Not to Kill Yourself.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-03-26 09:00:11 UTC ]
Gilbert Cruz talks to Book Review staff members about the books they’ve been enjoying lately. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-03-17 17:38:27 UTC ]
Raja Shehadeh’s highly personal memoir probes a relationship that might have been. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-03-02 10:00:15 UTC ]
“The Applicant,” a debut novel by Nazli Koca, features a worldly-wise 20-something Turkish writer who works as a cleaner at a Berlin hostel while struggling to figure out what kind of life she wants to lead. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-02-14 10:00:12 UTC ]
In her memoir “The Critic’s Daughter,” Priscilla Gilman recounts her life with intensely intellectual — and very different — parents. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-02-13 10:00:09 UTC ]
In his memoir “Holding Fire,” Bryce Andrews confronts the violence and guilt of past generations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-02-07 10:00:30 UTC ]
A debut novel from Kira Yarmysh, a longtime critic of Vladimir Putin, offers an intimate look at political imprisonment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-02-06 10:00:09 UTC ]
“Essex Dogs,” the first novel in a projected trilogy by the historian Dan Jones, imagines a hard-bitten band of mercenaries hired to invade France on behalf of their English king. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-02-03 10:00:06 UTC ]
Her second memoir — about her small-town coming-of-age, her multiple traumas and Hollywood escapades — is an attempt to set the record straight. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-01-27 10:00:07 UTC ]