NYT Books

In his new book, “The Illegals,” Shaun Walker studies the Russian agents who worked deep undercover as Americans for decades.

In Sean Hewitt’s novel, “Open, Heaven,” two isolated boys develop an intense, undefined relationship.

Heather McGowan’s novel “Friends of the Museum” takes place over a single, chaotic day in the lead-up to a Met-inspired costume gala.

“What’s Left,” by Malcolm Harris, arrives at a particularly difficult time to consider anything beyond our immediate turmoil.

Two new books examine efforts to standardize English orthography and the pronouns at the heart of our culture wars, finding that spelling and usage have never conformed to any rules.

In “The Imagined Life,” a writer searches his home state and his buried memories for answers about his long-lost father.

His work pushed the boundaries of political cartoons, expanding the possibilities of illustration everywhere.

“Searches,” by Vauhini Vara, is both a memoir and a critical study of our digital selves.

“The Proof of My Innocence” starts as a political whodunit but soon expands into a collage of literary genres.

Austin Kelley gently lampoons high-minded magazines and the fragile men who work at them in his debut novel, “The Fact Checker.”