NYT Books

A biography of the singer behind “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and “Short People” considers a complicated man with a satirical edge.

“When We Flew Away” envisions what Anne might have been like before the cataclysm that shut her away and made her into “the voice of the Holocaust.”

In “Framed,” an advocate for the wrongly accused joins forces with John Grisham to tell stories of justice denied.

Two new books by psychologists explore the roots of group identity, arguing that it is natural and potentially useful — even in polarized times.

The 2008 coal ash spill was among the biggest industrial disasters in U.S. history. In a new book, Jared Sullivan recounts the accident, the lawsuits and the lasting damage.

“Polostan” sets up a historical fiction series about espionage and revolution in the early 20th century.

Two new books explore the messy business of uncovering Russian interference in American elections.

In “Don’t Be a Stranger,” Susan Minot once again explores female desire, staging a romantic collision between a divorced mother and a much younger musician.

The new story collection by Mark Haddon takes inspiration from Greek myths, H.G. Wells and Snoopy.

In his memoir, “Unleashed,” the former prime minister is “optimistic” about the possibility that Donald J. Trump could regain the White House.