NYT Books

Our critic on four terrific new releases.

In “Don’t Be Evil,” Claire Stapleton, a former Google spin doctor, tries to make sense of her time in the industry.

Kimon de Greef’s “The Ego Trip” is an enthralling, galling journey into the deeply weird underbelly of the psychedelic renaissance.

Claudia Rankine’s latest autobiographical work, “Triage,” asks how best to effect change in the world.

The Italian best seller “All That Is Left of Life” is a cinematic family drama set in the summer of 1980.

Dave Zirin traces the radical career of Howard Zinn, whose “A People’s History of the United States” has sold millions of copies.

Food books by chefs and celebrities arrive by the landslide. “Voices From the Kitchen” highlights workers who get far less attention.

In Fiona Mozley’s novel “Awake Awake,” a London writer returns to her hometown to unearth hazy memories of past friendships and traumas.

Paul Yoon’s deeply moving novel “Etna” explores the aftermath of war with an unconventional narrator.

In “The Story of Your Life,” Kathryn Jezer-Morton explores, without castigating, the wish to present a curated version of experience via social media.