NYT Books

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Our columnist says Jordan Harper’s “A Violent Masterpiece” is just that: a violent masterpiece.

The best-selling author Kelly Yang recommends mysteries set in Tinseltown, from the down and dirty to the deliciously dishy.

In a host of books and articles as a political scientist, he attacked received ideas on the battle of the sexes, the usefulness of high school math and other subjects.

In “This Vast Enterprise,” Craig Fehrman refreshes a familiar story with a rich chorus of voices.

In a host of books and articles, he attacked conventional ideas on subjects including the battle of the sexes and the usefulness of high school math.

In “Israel: What Went Wrong?,” Omer Bartov charts how a nation founded in the wake of trauma abandoned the emancipatory impulse of its origins.

In “The Palm House,” Gwendoline Riley offers understated yet cleareyed observations of human behavior — this time about middle-aged Londoners struggling to stay relevant.

“How It Feels to Be Alive,” by Megan O’Grady, blends criticism with personal history to explore how and why art affects us.

In Sophie Mackintosh’s novel “Permanence,” cheating couples find themselves in an alternate world free of complication — and missing the mess.