NYT Books

“False War,” by Carlos Manuel Álvarez, follows the Cuban diaspora around the world.

In tracing the journeys of two frenemies with art-world aspirations, Anika Jade Levy’s “Flat Earth” distills the angst and aimlessness of a generation.

A congressional race rich in sex and social intrigue divides locals and weekenders in Brian Schaefer’s novel, “Town & Country.”

She had to be pushed to write her new memoir, “Book of Lives.” The result reveals the experiences (and a few slights) that have shaped her work.

Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.

“Injustice,” by the veteran journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, follows federal prosecutors at work under the presidencies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

His new novel returns to a familiar setting to examine antisemitism, 20th-century history and nontraditional parenting.

In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath.

In “The Finest Hotel in Kabul,” the BBC journalist Lyse Doucet tells the story of a country through what was once its most luxurious hotel.

In “The Ephemerata,” the veteran graphic novelist Carol Tyler explores the nature of loss.