NYT Books

In his new novel, John Boyne challenges readers to examine the often ignored shadow of abuse.

“The Secret of Secrets” follows Robert Langdon as he tries to rescue his lover, a neuroscientist who is targeted by a mysterious organization after a breakthrough.

In a studiously bland new book, “Listening to the Law,” the Supreme Court justice describes her legal philosophy and tries to sidestep the court’s recent controversies.

The prizewinning novelist’s unsparing memoir, “Mother Mary Comes to Me,” captures the eventful life and times of her mother, a driven educator and imperfect inspiration.

In “All the Way to the River,” the best-selling writer dilutes a powerful story of love, addiction and loss with saccharine self-indulgence.

Now 74 and “close to handing in my dinner pail,” the photographer recalls old slights, home remedies and balancing art and children in a new memoir.

The German writer Michael Lentz gives it a shot in “Schattenfroh,” stretching the limits of fiction in the process.

Leo Damrosch traces the life of an imperialist turned anti-imperialist who wrote several exceptional books and one groundbreaking masterpiece.

In Lee Lai’s “Cannon,” a lonely, repressed line cook allows herself to be taken advantage of by several people in her life, until she can’t stand it any longer.

In “Ghosted,” Alice Vernon explores the human urge to pierce the veil — and the many mediums, charlatans and true believers who made it an enduring industry.