NYT Books

New books from Hanna Johansson, Julia Malye, Scott Alexander Howard and Scott Guild.

Three new books track the pain that persists among American soldiers and diplomats in the aftermath of war.

In Natalie Dykstra’s hands, the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner is a tribute to the power of art.

In his latest book, the prolific British psychoanalyst Adam Phillips promotes curiosity, improvisation and conflict as antidotes to the deadening effects of absolute certainty.

Toby Lloyd centers religion and politics in his novel, “Fervor,” but with a light, mystical touch.

In his latest book, the Harvard scholar shows how African American writers have used the written word to shape their reality despite constraints imposed on them from outside.

Famed for her fearless literary takedowns, Lauren Oyler adopts a softer tone in the new essay collection “No Judgment.”

The private musings of Sonny Rollins reveal an artist devoted to the rigors of self-improvement.

“The Divorcées” whisks readers to a ranch in Reno, where unhappy wives once stayed to establish Nevada residency so they could file for divorce.

Even when the Polish novelist Witold Gombrowicz worked within mass-market forms, he veered toward playful disorder.