NYT Books

In “Time’s Echo,” the classical music critic Jeremy Eichler examines the life and work of Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, Benjamin Britten and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Fran Littlewood’s debut novel, “Amazing Grace Adams,” takes readers on a tour of a mother’s darkest hour.

Ariel Dorfman’s novel “The Suicide Museum” uses the controversy around a president’s death to examine personal and collective grief.

From Michael Jordan to Russell Westbrook, Dennis Rodman to LeBron James, “Fly” traces the looks that have defined basketball style from the beginning.

His new novel, “Holly,” charges into thorny contemporary debates with a pair of unassuming fiends.

Across Korea and Canada and the Midwest, these lonely protagonists guide us through ennui, delusion and even the afterlife.

Two new books bring attention to old discoveries with the potential to cure stubborn ailments and reveal the secrets of biology.

Harry Smith lived many lives. “Cosmic Scholar,” a new biography, details his earthly ones.

William Boyd’s new book follows one man from childhood to death, and the globe-spanning adventures in between.

In a new book, Clare Carlisle considers the powerful partnership between the Victorian novelist and the de facto husband who tended her career.