- 21 Nonfiction Books Coming This Summerby Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson on May 22, 2025 at 5:00 pm
How did streetwear become high fashion? Why are there so many serial killers in the Pacific Northwest? Prize-winning writers tackle these questions, while memoirists consider celibacy, spycraft and Erica Jong.
- The Best Crime Books of 2025 (So Far)by Sarah Weinman on May 22, 2025 at 2:56 pm
Looking for some fictional murder and mayhem? Our columnist is keeping track of the best crime novels of 2025.
- 4 Summer Books We’re Looking Forward Toby Gilbert Cruz, Claire Hogan and Karen Hanley on May 22, 2025 at 9:01 am
Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, previews four books we’re anticipating this summer.
- Comic Novelist Christopher Moore on ‘Anima Rising’ and His Reading Lifeon May 22, 2025 at 9:00 am
“My favorite novel of all time” is an antidote to “Of Mice and Men,” he promises. His new book, “Anima Rising,” is a playful visit to 1911 Vienna.
- Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp,’ a Story Collection, Wins International Booker Prizeby Alex Marshall on May 22, 2025 at 2:02 am
Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before Tuesday. Now, it’s won the major award for translated fiction.
- Book Review: ‘Speak to Me of Home,’ by Jeanine Cumminsby Esmeralda Santiago on May 21, 2025 at 11:09 pm
In the novel “Speak to Me of Home,” three generations of women in one family grapple with their identities.