NYT Books

New fiction by Salman Rushdie and Bryan Washington, a memoir by Margaret Atwood, devilish romantasy and more.

In “The Great Contradiction,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian looks at the way the founders wrestled with the fate of human bondage.

In a new essay collection, the novelist and critic offers her observations on artists, technology and a vanishing public commons.

In “Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta,” John Boessenecker probes the life of a dashing (but human) Wild West legend.

In “Let My Country Awake,” Scott Miller tells the story of revolutionaries in America who fought the British Empire at the beginning of the 20th century.

I named my daughter after Lyra, his intrepid protagonist. Now, in the final installment of the blockbuster fantasy saga, we get to see how she turned out.

At 79, he is wrapping up the fantastical saga set in motion with “His Dark Materials,” while still loath to discuss how his work comments on current events.

The actor, now 87, talks about his childhood, the epiphanies in his life and more.

In “When All the Men Wore Hats,” Susan Cheever considers her father as a writer and a role model, recounting the stories behind his celebrated stories.

In the transporting monograph “Tyler Mitchell: Wish This Was Real,” the gifted young photographer traces a path from high fashion to his Georgia roots.