fiction

AI eavesdrops on your sleep in this nightmarish 'Dream Hotel'

12:37pm April 23, 2025

Laila Lalami's dystopian novel centers on a woman who's been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk. The Dream Hotel paints a grim picture about the ways our data can betray us.

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This new story collection is marvelous — if a bit meandering

6:00am April 23, 2025

Lydia Millet's characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author's talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together.

Looking for a new book this week? Here are 5 wide-ranging options

7:00am April 22, 2025

A true smorgasbord is on offer for readers this week. Care for an inspirational memoir? Reminders of the precarious position of civilization? Early summer read? They're all here.

These 2 funny books give readers a reason to smile in tough times

1:35pm April 21, 2025

Dorothy Parker's posthumously published collection is Poems; Camilla Barnes' debut novel is The Usual Desire to Kill. Both affirm: sharp humor can be grounded in pain.

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Arts

5 buzzy books out this week that look inward

7:00am April 08, 2025

A number of books out this week — a tale of tribal politics, a close-focus mystery, measured criticism and a unique relationship — are tied up in answering the question: How do we define ourselves?

10 books we're looking forward to this spring

8:01am April 02, 2025

A famed graphic novelist returns! A Southern-gothic crime-thriller inspired by The Godfather! An extremely in depth biography of Mark Twain! And more!

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'Everyday, ordinary' things drive Nobel Prize-winning author's new novel 'Theft'

6:05pm March 18, 2025

by Andrew Limbong

Following his multi-generational, statement-making novel Afterlives, Abdulrazak Gurnah's new book Theft is a quieter, more intimate look at friendship and power.

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fiction

AI eavesdrops on your sleep in this nightmarish 'Dream Hotel'

This new story collection is marvelous — if a bit meandering

Looking for a new book this week? Here are 5 wide-ranging options

These 2 funny books give readers a reason to smile in tough times

5 buzzy books out this week that look inward

10 books we're looking forward to this spring

6 tales of mystery and mishap to dive into this weekend

New books this week: Yoko, Elphaba, Amanda Knox and lost connections

Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' is an American epic — and well worth the wait

'Everyday, ordinary' things drive Nobel Prize-winning author's new novel 'Theft'