NYT Books

In Rob Copeland’s “The Fund,” we learn about the notorious hedge-fund giant Ray Dalio — and the manipulative professional hellscape over which he has presided.

In Jonathan Evison’s new novel, “Again and Again,” a curmudgeonly old man in an elder-care facility finds an unlikely connection as he recounts the stories of his past lives.

Naomi Alderman’s new novel imagines an end of the world that only the wealthiest can survive — or can they?

In “Sins of the Shovel,” Rachel Morgan describes the dark, chaotic early days of American archaeology.

In “Baumgartner,” a professor contends with mortality and the haunting memory of his wife.

In “Correction,” Ben Austen investigates a system meant to promote rehabilitation, and reward prisoners who change, but that no longer seems to work the way it was intended.

Daphne Caruana Galizia devoted her life to exposing Malta’s pervasive corruption, writes her son, the journalist Paul Caruana Galizia, in “A Death in Malta.”

Matthew Longo’s new book details how ordinary citizens helped speed the downfall of the Soviet empire.

Salar Abdoh’s latest novel, “A Nearby Country Called Love,” explores the complexities of relationships, sexuality and cultural norms in modern Iran.

Max Marshall’s “Among the Bros” investigates a multimillion-dollar crime network among fraternity brothers at the College of Charleston.