Book Review: ‘Seek the Traitor’s Son,’ by Veronica Roth
By NYT Books · about 2 hours ago
In Veronica Roth’s “Seek the Traitor’s Son,” a soldier in a pandemic-ravaged world is forced to become the hope of her people.
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The 100 best novels of all time
By Guardian Books · about 4 hours ago
A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide, 40-21. How many have you read? On Saturday we reveal the full list. What’s number 1? Come back…
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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
By Guardian Books · about 6 hours ago
Honey by Imani Thompson; Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre; The Final Chapter by CB Everett; The Hollow Boys by Tariq Ashkanani; Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa Perry Honey by Imani Thompson (Borough, £16.99)…
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The Author of the InvestiGators Graphic Novel Series Shares His Favorite Animal Comics
By NYT Books · about 8 hours ago
The author of the InvestiGators series recommends books from his childhood as well as more recent faves.
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Speculative Fiction Books Full of Real Horrors
By NYT Books · about 8 hours ago
The best-selling author Vaishnavi Patel recommends speculative fiction by N.K. Jemisin, Olivie Blake and more that speaks to our world today.
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Backtalker by Kimberlé Crenshaw review – the audacity of hope
By Guardian Books · about 9 hours ago
The inspiring life of the Black American activist and legal scholar who changed the way the world thinks about race Kimberlé Crenshaw’s memoir describes a life shadowed by Jim Crow segregation and racism, but lit up by…
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Cast Away by Francesca de Tores review – gripping portrait of the real-life Robinson Crusoe
By Guardian Books · about 11 hours ago
This fascinating novel about 18th-century privateer Alexander Selkirk, abandoned on a tiny island in the South Pacific, becomes a revelatory meditation on humanity It’s hard to think of many superficial affinities…
Read Article →How Two Bookworms Wrote Their Own Love Story
How Two Bookworms Wrote Their Own Love Story
By NYT Books · about 13 hours ago
Stefanie Joseph and Christopher Richards, who met on a dating app three years ago, immediately bonded over their love of reading.
Read Article →Frank Stack, Painter Who Secretly Drew ‘The Adventures of Jesus,’ Dies at 88
Frank Stack, Painter Who Secretly Drew ‘The Adventures of Jesus,’ Dies at 88
By NYT Books · about 19 hours ago
For 20 years, he hid his identity behind the nom de plume Foolbert Sturgeon as he chronicled Christ’s encounters with modern-day hypocrites in comic-book form.
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American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney wins Dylan Thomas prize for ‘blistering’ debut poetry collection
By Guardian Books · about 22 hours ago
The £20,000 award for writers aged 39 or under goes to Joy Is My Middle Name, a collection about navigating race, addiction and womanhood A debut poetry collection with themes including race, addiction and womanhood…
Read Article →An Essential Reading List on the History of Buddhism in Asia
An Essential Reading List on the History of Buddhism in Asia
By NYT Books · about 23 hours ago
A reporter’s essential reading list on Buddhism in Asia.
Read Article →Books Our Editors Loved This Week
Books Our Editors Loved This Week
By NYT Books · about 23 hours ago
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce calls for children’s reading to be treated as a ‘right’, in final laureate lecture
By Guardian Books · about 23 hours ago
Speaking at the Royal Institution, the author and screenwriter linked falling shared reading rates to poverty, housing insecurity and social media Frank Cottrell-Boyce has urged policymakers to treat children’s reading…
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Judith Barnard, of Best-Selling ‘Judith Michael’ Fame, Dies at 94
By NYT Books · 1 day ago
At 50, on a lark, she published a romance novel with her husband, Michael Fain. Like their characters, they found their lives transformed by unexpected success.
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Ellen Burstyn on Her Favorite Books and Her Love of Poetry
By NYT Books · 1 day ago
“Of course, at 93 I am not as good at memorizing as I used to be,” the Oscar-winning actress and author says. “But it is good exercise.”
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