NYT Books

Paul Yoon’s deeply moving novel “Etna” explores the aftermath of war with an unconventional narrator.

In “The Story of Your Life,” Kathryn Jezer-Morton explores, without castigating, the wish to present a curated version of experience via social media.

Douglas Stuart’s latest novel follows a profoundly isolated father and son, each grappling with long-held secrets.

“Plant Lady,” by the Korean novelist Minyoung Kang, imagines an urban haven for women who need an escape from dangerous men.

In Riley Sager’s “The Unknown,” actresses on a research trip stumble into a paranormal mystery.

In “The Savage Landscape,” the nature writer Cal Flyn argues that wilderness is just one more man-made invention.

In August, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Patrick Radden Keefe’s dazzling investigation into the death of a British teenager.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

The first serious biography of Albert Sabin recounts the pivotal role he played in the development of a polio vaccine.

The best-selling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray recommend gripping books that illuminate hidden chapters of the city’s past.