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The Ritz Carlton; a decidedly unwhimsical Turkish inn.

How did streetwear become high fashion? Why are there so many serial killers in the Pacific Northwest? Prize-winning writers tackle these questions, while memoirists consider celibacy, spycraft and Erica Jong.

Fiction by Taylor Jenkins Reid and V.E. Schwab; a memoir of a year without sex; new thrillers from James Patterson and S.A. Cosby; and more.

If HBO’s zombie drama has you craving more postapocalyptic action, these books have got you covered.

For three decades at Columbia Journalism School, Sam Freedman has encouraged students to try long-form narratives. His brand of tough love has paid dividends.

Florida in the early 1960s; California in the mid-1980s.

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

Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, previews four books we’re anticipating this summer.

In “Whack Job,” Rachel McCarthy James finds a connection between self-reliance and brutality. And for the record, she has questions about Lizzie Borden.

Lauren Christensen, an editor at the New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite audiobooks.