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Beguiling Photos That Lift the Curtain on North Korea
The photographer Tariq Zaidi captures everyday images of a hidden society at work and at play.
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A biography of Joni Mitchell, two hotly anticipated horror novels, a behind-the-scenes exposé about Donald Trump’s years on “The Apprentice” and more.
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Craig Johnson Wants to Give Longmire Fans the ‘Best 3 Minutes’ He Can
“Make eye contact, shake their hand, ask them about themselves and then sign their book with a genuine smile,” suggests the author of the Wyoming-set mystery series. The 20th, “First Frost,” is just out.
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Congress Signed the Checks, but Artists Paid the Price
In “The Playbook,” James Shapiro offers a resonant history of the Federal Theater Project, a Depression-era program that gave work to writers and actors until politics took center stage.
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Why Are Divorce Memoirs Still Stuck in the 1960s?
Recent best sellers have reached for a familiar feminist credo, one that renounces domestic life for career success.
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CreditAllie Sullberg EssayFeeling Lonely? Grouchy? Murderous? There’s a Spell for That.
In “Cunning Folk,” Tabitha Stanmore takes us back to a time when the use of “service magic” was an everyday — and underground — practice.
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Looking for your next great read? We’ve got 3,228. Explore the best fiction and nonfiction from 2000 - 2023 chosen by our editors.
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A new biography of the performer, writer and director Elaine May has the intensity to match its subject.
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CreditThe Al Hirschfeld Foundation She Was More Than the Woman Who Made Julia Child Famous
In “The Editor,” Sara B. Franklin argues that Judith Jones was a “publishing legend,” transcending industry sexism to champion cookbooks — and Anne Frank.
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CreditChester Higgins Jr./The New York Times She Survived a Train Accident. Her Train Wreck of a Dad Is Next.
In Garth Risk Hallberg’s new novel, a teenage rebel and her father reconnect amid a sea of their own troubles.
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CreditJosé A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times Domination Meets Inspiration in a Consuming Affair Between Artists
R.O. Kwon’s second novel, “Exhibit,” sees two Korean American women finding pleasure in a bond that knits creative expression and sadomasochism.
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CreditSun Bai In a new book, the historian Kim A. Wagner investigates the slaughter by U.S. troops of nearly 1,000 people in the Philippines in 1906 — an atrocity long overlooked in this country.
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Paperback Row6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week
Selected paperbacks from the Book Review, including titles by Colson Whitehead, Lorrie Moore, Jennifer Ackerman and more.
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Thrillers3 Sultry, Summery New Thrillers
If your idea of a beach read involves murder, we’ve got you covered.
By Sarah Lyall
Picture BooksA Luminary Children’s Author You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Picture book writers whose works look different from one another because they’re illustrated by different artists are less apt to be on your radar.
By Emily Jenkins
Horror4 New Horror Books to Read, Including Stephen King’s Latest Collection
Our columnist reviews May’s most chilling releases.
By Gabino Iglesias
RomanceRomance Novels That Bring the Heat
Our columnist on sexy, swoony new releases.
By Olivia Waite
Crime & Mystery2 Legendary Detectives Take Their Final Cases
Jacqueline Winspear is retiring Maisie Dobbs, and Susan Elia MacNeal bids farewell to Maggie Hope.
By Sarah Weinman
Historical FictionGrab a Lemonade and Turn Back the Clock With These Stories of Yore
The days are long, but this summer’s bounty of historical fiction will remind you that the years are short.
By Alida Becker
Fantastic Beasts and Other Creatures Abound in May’s Graphic Novels
There be monsters in four new volumes out this month (yes, even in “Nancy”).
By Sam Thielman
editors’ choice6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
How a Self-Published Book Broke ‘All the Rules’ and Became a Best Seller
Keila Shaheen’s “The Shadow Work Journal” shows how radically book sales and marketing have been changed by TikTok.
By Alexandra Alter
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