NYT Books

Playing the professional Irishman, he returned from Limerick to New York where he tended bar and appeared in soap operas and, with his family, scattered “Angela’s Ashes.”

Memoirs from Brittney Griner and Salman Rushdie, a look at pioneering Black ballerinas, a new historical account from Erik Larson — and plenty more.

Colum McCann and Diane Foley, James’s mother, came together to question one of his kidnappers and write a book that delves into the lives of both men.

Nicolas Mathieu’s novel “Connemara” illuminates a clash of values and visions in contemporary France.

In “The Trading Game,” Gary Stevenson spills secrets of the City.

“Until August” is a “rediscovered” novel that the Colombian master wrote as his memory began failing.

A brief volume of Elspeth Barker’s writings shows off the late novelist’s ability to soothe, shock and find the humor in dark moments.

Geraldine DeRuiter’s “If You Can’t Take the Heat” expands on her viral, award-winning blog posts.

In “The Extinction of Irena Rey,” a writer goes missing and her translators give pursuit — until things get weird.

In “How to Win an Information War,” Peter Pomerantsev looks to a World War II propagandist for lessons in the battle between Russia and Ukraine.