NYT Books

The micro becomes macro in Tal Danino’s surreal, mesmerizing photographs of bacteria.

She’s sold more than 25 million copies, but isn’t slowing down. An Amazon series and a film getting wide distribution mark a new phase.

His biographies of Charles Bukowski and Lawrence Ferlinghetti came to overshadow his own work. “I would love an interview,” he once said, “where Bukowski is not mentioned.”

Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai weigh in on 22 of the funniest novels since “Catch-22.”

A brother and sister battle for supremacy in 19th-century Newfoundland in Michael Crummey’s latest novel, “The Adversary.”

The social psychologist and author of “The Anxious Generation” talks about how to combat the toll of smartphones and social media.

How the bunny became the reigning star of children’s literature.

A new kind of disaster fiction is serving as scenario planning for real global crises. Call it the apocalyptic systems thriller.

Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?

In her best-selling self-help book, Ramani Durvasula offers tips for surviving a person who only has eyes for mirrors.