NYT Books

Our critic on the month’s best new books.

Our columnist on some stellar recent releases.

An architect, he wrote in his book “Lost New York” about the many buildings that were destroyed before passage of the city’s landmarks preservation law.

She was a proponent of natural childbirth when she joined the group that produced a candid guide to women’s health. It became a cultural touchstone and a global best seller.

Plus: a cliff-top hotel in Brittany, dynamic sculptures at New York’s Japan Society and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Our columnist on the month’s most notable releases.

Our columnist on the month’s best new releases.

Mr. Ngugi composed the first modern novel in the Gikuyu language on prison toilet paper while being held by Kenyan authorities. He spent many prolific years in exile.

Our columnist on the month’s best new releases.

Taylor Jenkins Reid heads to space, Megan Abbott climbs a pyramid (scheme) and Gary Shteyngart channels a 10-year-old. Plus queer vampires, a professor in hell and an actress’s revenge.