Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

His new novel is titled after Turgenev’s “Fathers and Sons,” he says, “given the theme of incomprehension between generations ...

In Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel, “Death of the Author,” a once-struggling writer grapples with power, privilege, agency and art ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the curation of a book collection.

Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights ...

I have never engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity with anyone,” said the best-selling author in response to allegations ...

The novel “A Calamity of Noble Houses” tries to piece together a fateful night that has reverberations for two families ...

In a new collection about New York City, the writer turns his gimlet eye on its icons, its architecture, its hot spots — and ...

The Thich Nhat Hanh classic is celebrating its 50th year in circulation. It also taught me to be OK with life’s uncertainties ...

In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek philosopher offers a blueprint for an ethical ...

A new year means new books to look forward to, and 2025 already promises a bounty — from the first volume of Bill Gates’s memoirs to a new novel by the reigning Nobel laureate, Han Kang, to a ...