NYT Books

In “Crossing the Red Line,” Akbar Shahid Ahmed goes behind the scenes in the Biden White House in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.

These epic, star-spanning adventure stories blend interstellar action with political allegory and romantic drama. Here’s where to start.

“Roll the Calls,” the new book by the Hollywood mogul, is an entertaining and expletive-filled read that surprisingly pulls some punches.

Fights, feuds and insults are all in a day’s work for Ari Emanuel, who offers an unvarnished look at his rapacious career in a new memoir.

Zibby Owens has parlayed her wealth into a multipronged media company that publishes her work. No one doubts her enthusiasm, but many question her management.

A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

“Otherwhere,” a collection of new and selected poems, shows that Forché has been using verse to bear witness for half a century.

The best-selling author Nina Simon recommends mystery novels where blood is thicker than murder.

“The Rouse,” by China Miéville, is a decade-spanning epic about a secret military unit trying to channel supernatural forces.

In translating synth pop to a theatrical format in the “American Psycho” musical, Sheik matched what he did with rock in the acclaimed “Spring Awakening.”