Books
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‘Vile,’ ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Full of Lies’: Aleksandar Hemon Is No Fan of Philip Roth
What books are on your night stand? Ray Monk’s “Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius.” Oliver Sacks’s “Musicophilia: Tales of…
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He Got Biden to Open Up About His Stutter, Then Wrote About His Own
John Hendrickson's memoir “Life on Delay” recounts his experience with this poorly understood neurological disorder, tracing an arc from frustration…
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A Rosier View of Roald Dahl
“Teller of the Unexpected,” an elegant new biography, sidesteps the ugly side of the children’s book author while capturing his…
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An Oral History of Rikers Island
In a new book, a wide range of voices weigh in on the notorious jail complex.
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Bret Easton Ellis Is Back to His Regularly Scheduled Programming
In his latest novel, “The Shards,” the author returns to his old tropes: gruesome murder, lonely teenagers and 1980s Los…
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Jon Meacham Grew Up With Civil War Bullets in His Backyard
The presidential biographer was raised on a battlefield, so when he was dispirited by the state of the union, it…
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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The Kafka You Never Knew
An unabridged volume of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores the rough edges and impulses that were buffed out of past editions.
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Prince Harry Learns to Cry, and Takes No Prisoners, in ‘Spare’
At once emotional and embittered, the royal memoir is mired in a paradox: drawing endless attention in an effort to…
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Is That All There Is? A Secular Seeker Visits Holy Sites.
In “The Half Known Life,” Pico Iyer journeys around the globe to study conceptions of the world beyond.