NYT Books

In “Nothing Random,” her rousing biography of Bennett Cerf, Gayle Feldman conjures an era when a glamorous publishing figure could be a household name.

In her new book, Jeanette Winterson attempts to frame modern-day issues within a classic storytelling text.

In a new book, Nicolas Niarchos traces the mineral supply chain for lithium-ion batteries, exposing their considerable human and environmental costs.

Jung Chang’s 1991 memoir, “Wild Swans,” sold millions. Its follow-up delves further into a complex personal and political history.

“Miracle Children” details how a Louisiana school exploited the demand for stories of Black trauma.

A complicated mother-son relationship reaches a turning point in this coming-of-age novel.

A semi-estranged midlife couple and their three precocious daughters form the center of Madeline Cash’s satirical novel, “Lost Lambs.”

The fourth novel in his Morning Star series follows an ambitious young photographer in 1985 London.

In “Catapult,” an impulsive project between two friends leads to reflections on human nature and conflict.

In “The Revolutionists,” the Guardian journalist Jason Burke explores how leftist militants gave way to Islamist ones in the Middle East.