NYT Books

In his latest book, the German historian Volker Ullrich describes a nation buffeted by poverty, hyperinflation and political extremism, but managing — for the moment — to thwart Hitler’s ascent.

“The End of Eden” is Adam Welz’s moving, chilling elegy for biodiversity as we know it.

“The Most Secret Memory of Men,” by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, examines a plagiarism case and the place of African literature in the West.

The new book by Adam Nagourney offers an in-depth look at how a newspaper navigated reporting challenges, financial crises and the transition to the digital era.

In Lisa M. Hamilton’s new book, a Hmong refugee turns a patch of arid farmland into a kingdom.

Ben Fountain’s new novel, “Devil Makes Three,” is a study of opportunism and deception during a political crisis.

“Fear Is Just a Word,” by the New York Times reporter Azam Ahmed, tells the story of a woman determined to avenge her daughter’s death at the hands of a drug cartel.

Emily Wilson’s translation of the “Iliad” brings Homer’s great war story to rousing new life.

Her new novel, “Night Watch,” is a mother-daughter story set in a West Virginia mental institution.

A prolific feminist turns her sights to the opposite sex.