
Books of The Times
Think We Live in Cruel and Ruthless Times? ‘Mean Girl’ Says to Thank Ayn Rand
In her new book, Lisa Duggan connects our topsy-turvy moment to Rand’s writings and influence.
By Jennifer Szalai
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In her new book, Lisa Duggan connects our topsy-turvy moment to Rand’s writings and influence.
By Jennifer Szalai

The Times’s critics on what they look forward to diving into this summer.

Kristen Arnett, Tope Folarin, Jean Kwok and De’Shawn Charles Winslow talk about their new books.

Jennifer Berry Hawes, a Charleston-based newspaper reporter, drew on her long relationships with the families of victims to write this account of the 2015 murders at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
By Parul Sehgal


With “K,” our reviewer says, Tyler Kepner of The New York Times has written a “delightfully nerdy” book.
By Ada Calhoun

In his new book, “The Queen,” Josh Levin reveals that Linda Taylor was a scammer of epic proportions, a kidnapper and possibly even a murderer.
By Sam Dolnick

Casey Cep discusses “Furious Hours,” and Eliza Griswold talks about “Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America.”

All the lists: print, e-books, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books and more.

In “What I Stand On,” a two-volume boxed set, the Kentucky-based farmer, conservationist, pacifist and moral critic offers his fiery dissent about nearly every aspect of modern life.
By Dwight Garner

Andrew Johnson ascended to the presidency after Lincoln’s assassination. Brenda Wineapple’s “The Impeachers” recounts the efforts to remove him from office.
By Jennifer Szalai

Mohammed Hanif’s “Red Birds” is about an American fighter pilot who is taken in at a refugee camp he intended to bomb.
By Parul Sehgal

In her third book of short stories, Russell continues to mine deeply strange conceits for both horror and comedy.
By Dwight Garner

In “Howard Stern Comes Again,” the radio host collects excerpts from his favorite interviews over the past two decades, with guests including Gwyneth Paltrow, Lady Gaga and Donald Trump.
By Janet Maslin
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