NYT Books

In “Embers of the Hands,” the historian Eleanor Barraclough looks beyond the soap-opera sagas to those lost in the cracks of history.

In Kate Fagan’s novel, “The Three Lives of Cate Kay,” a best-selling writer decides to reveal the tragedy behind her success.

In “You’ll Never Believe Me,” Kari Ferrell details going from internet notoriety to self-knowledge in a captivating, sharp and very funny memoir.

Rebecca Kauffman’s fifth novel, “I’ll Come to You,” is a “Corrections”-esque tale of one clan’s dysfunctions and joys in mid-90s America.

For many years, the 39th president generated little attention from authors. But recently books have sought to re-evaluate his reputation. Here is a look at the expanding Carter library.

Our reviewer read these stories on a train, as the world rolled by out the window.

A new biography of Goethe approaches its subject through his masterpiece and life’s work, the verse drama “Faust.”

Newly translated letters reveal the inner life of Paul Celan, offering clues to his enigmatic poems.

This slim novella about one Irishman’s crisis of conscience during the Christmas season is the topic of our December book club discussion.

“The Troublemaker” is a brisk account of the life and work of Jimmy Lai, the media mogul and democracy activist currently on trial for national security offenses.