This Jazz Legend Is His Own Work in Progress
The private musings of Sonny Rollins reveal an artist devoted to the rigors of self-improvement.
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The private musings of Sonny Rollins reveal an artist devoted to the rigors of self-improvement.
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“The Divorcées” whisks readers to a ranch in Reno, where unhappy wives once stayed to establish Nevada residency so they could file for divorce.
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Her lucid memoir, “One Way Back,” describes life before, during and after she testified that Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in high school.
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Because we could all use a laugh.
By Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs, Jennifer Szalai and
17 Works of Nonfiction Coming This Spring
Memoirs from Brittney Griner and Salman Rushdie, a look at pioneering Black ballerinas, a new historical account from Erik Larson — and plenty more.
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27 Works of Fiction Coming This Spring
Stories by Amor Towles, a sequel to Colm Toibin’s “Brooklyn,” a new thriller by Tana French and more.
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Let Us Help You Find Your Next Book
Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood.
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Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
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Best-Seller Lists: March 24, 2024
All the lists: print, e-books, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books and more.
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A Rare Inside Look at Human Smuggling on the Border
In “Soldiers and Kings,” the anthropologist Jason De León interviews smugglers, arguing that they are victims of poverty and violence, even as they exploit the humans in their care.
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‘Huck Finn’ Is a Masterpiece. This Retelling Just Might Be, Too.
“James” takes Mark Twain’s classic tale and places the enslaved sidekick, Jim, at its center.
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Feathers Fly When Visiting This ‘Henhouse’
A brief volume of Elspeth Barker’s writings shows off the late novelist’s ability to soothe, shock and find the humor in dark moments.
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The Very Busy Writer Telling Everyone to Slow Down
In his eighth book, the best-selling author Cal Newport offers life hacks for producing high-quality work while working less.
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A New Keith Haring Biography Draws the Most Complete Picture Yet
In his thoroughly researched “Radiant,” Brad Gooch considers the short, blazing life of the ’80s artist, activist and man about downtown.
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See how many books you can uncover in this literary word search puzzle — and build a new reading list to explore at the same time.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
When the author received an impassioned email, he dropped everything to visit the students who inspired it.
By Elisabeth Egan
Even when the Polish novelist Witold Gombrowicz worked within mass-market forms, he veered toward playful disorder.
By John Banville
“The Morningside” reckons with climate change and its fallout while finding hope in the stories we preserve.
By Jessamine Chan
Anna Shechtman’s new memoir-history hybrid, “The Riddles of the Sphinx,” explores the gender politics behind one of the world’s most popular word games.
By Cornelia Channing
Two new books explore the liberal struggle against the illiberal currents that have plagued American progress.
By David Leonhardt
In “The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself,” Robin Reames contends that Greek and Roman rhetorical techniques can help us speak — and listen — to one another today.
By John McWhorter
In “With Darkness Came Stars,” the photorealist Audrey Flack offers a vivid, gossipy chronicle of her career among some of New York City’s most famous artists.
By Prudence Peiffer
A love affair between jurors; reclaiming a classic.
In “Jaded,” a young lawyer searches for justice after she’s sexually assaulted by a colleague.
By Allegra Goodman
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