NYT Books

Aea Varfis-van Warmelo’s novel follows a commitment-averse liar who is plagued by visions of violence.

In Veronica Roth’s “Seek the Traitor’s Son,” a soldier in a pandemic-ravaged world is forced to become the hope of her people.

“Nerve Damage,” by Annakeara Stinson, is a jittery psychological thriller about a woman whose creepy ex simply won’t leave her alone.

In “AI for Good,” Josh Tyrangiel travels to the classrooms, hospitals and research labs where people are using artificial intelligence that might benefit society.

In “Screen People,” Megan Garber looks at how we all became famous for 15 minutes.

“Men Like Ours,” a novel by Bindu Bansinath, follows an immigrant family through a community crisis.

Suzanne Simard’s new book urges Western science to take a lesson from the more holistic Indigenous approach to forest preservation.

In John Lanchester’s “Look What You Made Me Do,” a widow is unnerved when a hit TV series airs details from her marriage a little too closely.

In the powerful and surprising “John of John,” Douglas Stuart sends a young art student back home to a family he thought he’d left behind.

In “Selling Opportunity,” Mary Lisa Gavenas tells the not-always-rosy story of Mary Kay, the brand — and its founder.