NYT Books

The translator Daniel Hahn makes the case that Shakespeare can be appreciated “even if we don’t hear a single one of his words.”

In “Prophecy,” Carissa Véliz explores how generative A.I. relies on prediction, enriching Big Tech while making the rest of us less safe.

The worldly men of the cloth in Héctor Abad’s new novel find divinity both inside and outside the church.

In “Japanese Gothic,” a 21st-century college student and a 19th-century samurai find themselves occupying the same house.

In “Project Maven,” Katrina Manson shows us how close we are to artificial intelligence picking targets and dropping bombs without human input.

The German writer Wolfgang Koeppen’s postwar trilogy crackles with life and unsparing details of a broken society.

The music journalist Bob Spitz, a keeper of numerous rock ’n’ roll flames, has turned out a colorful and authoritative new take on a much-documented band.

A middle-aged novelist sifts through memories of growing up in New Jersey in Tom Perrotta’s frustratingly formulaic book.

In her engaging, sympathetic book “Like, Follow, Subscribe,” the journalist Fortesa Latifi digs into growing up in the spotlight.

A new biography of Jan Morris shows why the journalist, world traveler, historian and essayist was far more than a trailblazer.