NYT Books

Our columnist on four notable novels.

He discovered and nurtured Michael Lewis, Sebastian Junger and many other authors. He had, Mr. Lewis said, “the storytelling equivalent of perfect pitch.”

Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.

Interested in espionage fiction, but don’t know where to start? Let our expert guide you.

Interested in espionage fiction, but don’t know where to start? Let our expert guide you.

Our critic says Regina Black’s “August Lane” is the best book she’s read this year.

Clean home, clean mind. Or at least you can try, with the help of several tomes about doing more with less.

“Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time” chronicles the champagne decadence and wicked wit of the New York society doyenne Mamie Fish.

A novelist and memoirist, she famously clashed with her brother, leading to the fall of a Kentucky publishing dynasty that her paternal grandfather established in 1918.

Jon Lee and Scott Anderson avoid being in the same conflict zone. But with new books publishing this month, they made a rare joint appearance in New Jersey.