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How Marlon James Confronted ‘the Story I Was Not Allowed to Live’
With “The Disappearers,” the Booker Prize-winning author has written his most personal novel yet.
Adult Mystery Books for Fans of Detectives and Spies
The best-selling thriller writer Tess Gerritsen likes older detectives who bring a lifetime of experience to their cases.
Books Our Editors Loved This Week
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times
Book Review: ‘Hometown,’ by Shaun Tan
As Shaun Tan reminds us with his stand-alone follow-up to “The Arrival,” some truths are so enormous, so beautiful, they can be told only through myth.
Book Club: Read ‘Etna,’ by Paul Yoon, With the Book Review
In September, the Book Review Book Club will read Paul Yoon’s latest, about a bomb-sniffing dog trying to make it home after a war.
Book Review: ‘Defending the Music,’ by Michael Steinberg
“The eloquence and depth of his prose remain for me the gold standard,” John Adams writes of Michael Steinberg, who excelled at his craft in the 1960s and ’70s.
Book Review: ‘Agrippa,’ by Robert Harris
Robert Harris’s new novel, “Agrippa,” follows a statesman who witnesses the transformation of a republic into an empire.
Book Review: ‘The Disappearers,’ by Marlon James
Marlon James’s story of gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica is a maximalist’s banquet — and the Booker Prize winner’s finest book yet.
Book Review: ‘Under Story,’ by Chloe Benjamin
In “Under Story,” a grieving woman makes a discovery that could help her recover what she thought she had lost forever.
What Book Should You Read Next?
Finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. Let us help.
Book Review: ‘The Castle,’ by Jon Ronson
The journalist Jon Ronson finds metaphor and meaning in the story of one man’s baronial fantasia and others like him who are living unmoored from reality.
Book Review: ‘The Late Americans,’ by Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor’s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.
Book Review: ‘Dom Casmurro,’ by Machado de Assis
“Dom Casmurro,” by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read — and reread — with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.
Book Review: ‘NB by J.C.,’ by James Campbell
“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.
Martin Amis’s Best Books: A Guide
The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.
Adam Johnson, Muriel Spark, bardic rivalry… and 25 more books out in paperback this September.
September is here, and with it comes a bevy of new books. Below, you’ll find twenty-five delightful reads to consider, each in a fresh paperback edition, including debuts, sophomore releases, rich translations, and new works from established authors. You’ll find
The threat of biological warfare is real – a new book describes the potential devastation
Biological War tells the story of a hypothetical but realistic pathogen that quickly causes anarchy and mass casualties around the world.
Nairobi’s expansion is swallowing up rural land: new book reveals the impacts on families
Urbanisation is experienced through growing tensions within families over precious yet meagre plots of land.
A Book Crawl in Picturesque Brooklyn
Jennifer Harlan, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, takes you to her favorite bookstores in Park Slope/Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. This tour offers readers a variety of genres, new books and used books.
Could Viking Holdings (VIK) Stock Keep Sailing Higher as Record Bookings Boost Revenue Visibility?
Chatbooks Promo Code: Save up to 40% on Photo Books in September 2026
Keep your memories alive without breaking the bank by using these top Chatbooks coupon codes and saving strategies.
Book Review: ‘Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea,’ by Emily Wilson
A new book of essays by the celebrated classicist captures her excitement for her subject matter and the surprising range of her references.
21 New Books to Read in September: John Green, R.F. Kuang, Marlon James and More
Novels by Marlon James, Emma Cline, Hernan Diaz and John Green; nonfiction by Emily Wilson and Robert Kolker; and more.
Friday essay: Don Watson’s book on Paul Keating ended their friendship – is it our best ever political memoir?
Speechwriter Don Watson’s insider account of the prime minister he worked for, written ‘in tragic mode’, was an instant bestseller – but Keating famously hated it.
Book Review: ‘The Black Shield,’ by Wilbert L. Cooper
In an evocative new memoir, the journalist Wilbert L. Cooper explores the history, and paradoxes, of race and policing in Cleveland, his hometown.
Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least)
The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable.
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
Our smorgasbord of sumptuous reviews this week includes Megan Nolan on Jon Ronson’s The Castle, Kasia Boddy on William Kennedy’s Albany Trilogy, Jonathan Dee on Kurt Andersen’s The Breakup, Johanna Thomas-Corr on Meg Mason’s Sophie, Standing There, and Ali Winston on Gil Durán’s
The Look Book Goes to an Indochine Staff Reunion
The Noho institution celebrated its 42nd year with current and former servers, hosts, and staffers; birthday cake; and a vogue ball.
Mysteries of the deep and AI friendship: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02725-9 Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
Kia Isn’t Replacing The K5 For 2028, It’s Copying Toyota’s Camry Playbook Instead
The 2028 K5 gains AI-infused Pleos Connect and a 1.6-litre hybrid, but hides it all over a platform dating back to 2019
Lamborghini’s Big Books of Bulls
The suits in Sant’Agata Bolognese turn to these bullfighting books when it comes time to name a new Lamborghini.
Gen Z is entering work in a confidence crisis. Employers need a new playbook
Nearly half of Gen Z workers, 48% to be exact, frequently or consistently feel they are not enough.
This Oregon library ditched Dewey Decimal and got people excited about books again
American libraries have evolved in recent decades as their role as centers for learning and community expand.
Russian strikes destroy 12 million books ahead of Ukraine's first week back at school
Ukraine says Russia is deliberately attacking its culture, after strikes on publishers and churches.
DIY archivists push budget Nikons to 902,000 clicks to save 1,800 rare books — team trains neural net on Photoshop edits to process 526,000 scans
Around 2015, a trio of Pakistani friends took it upon themselves to digitize a large number of out-of-print books in Urdu, many of them lithographs — they call it the Ibteda Digital Library .
Things to know before using your MacBook outside
Keep an eye on the temperature when using your MacBook outside.
He beat Big Tobacco. Will the same playbook work against Meta and social media?
Mike Moore beat Big Tobacco. Will the same playbook work against Meta and social media?
I replaced Claude, ChatGPT, NotebookLM, and Perplexity with these free open source tools
Open source covered 4 jobs better than I expected
STAT+: Former Stanford president releases emails to rebut fraud and cover-up allegations in new book
Marc Tessier-Lavigne released new details from his research and travel in an attempt to refute allegations in a new book that he published fraudulent results.
How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm
Tariffs continue to rile all kinds of American businesses more than a year after Trump unveiled his first set of tariffs — including a comic book store owner in Ohio.
Apple Isn’t Following Its Typical Playbook for the September iPhone Event
Tim Cook is having a wild last week on the job.
Warrington continue winning streak after edging Hull FC and booking play-off spot!
Highlights of the Super League match between Hull FC and Warrington Wolves.
Want to speed up your MacBook? Do these things first
Any Mac will become slower over time, but slowdowns don't have to mean a new machine. Try these tricks to get your computer running faster again.
I used Gemini's image-to-list feature to turn my messy notebook photos into Keep checklists
Gemini understands my handwriting better than I do
Mamata Banerjee booked: FIR filed over TMCP event in Kolkata
Kolkata Police have registered an FIR against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and organisers of the TMCP foundation day programme, alleging violations of conditions imposed by the Calcutta High Court.
Pattadar passbooks only solution to land problems: govt.
Gemini Notebook is ditching its simple daily limits for a more complicated model
Compute-based usage limits
Dolly Parton’s music, books and theme park see spikes in interest following her death
Dolly Parton, musician, actor and literacy advocate, died on Tuesday at the age of 80.
How 'Book Queen' Dolly Parton inspired millions of children with gift of reading
Families across the globe share how free books from Parton's Imagination Library helped their children.
A viral Facebook call-out for ring-ins saved this country footy side
The Analytical AI Handbook
Article URL: https://handbook.sutro.sh Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49482925 Points: 43 # Comments: 2
Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more
The updates indicate that Google is looking to position AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it's moving beyond simply helping users find information to actually handling parts of the trip-planning and booking process.
Gemini Notebook's latest trick makes heavy books way less intimidating
Cliff Notes for the AI age
Google’s AI note-taking app now allows you to interact with books
Google's AI note-taking app, Gemini Notebook, can now pull information from the books you've purchased.
Yasuhisa Hara’s ‘Kingdom’ Vol. 80 Tops Billboard Japan Book Hot 100
MAZZEL's debut photobook with ZEAL — marking the group's third debut anniversary, shot on location in Pattaya, Thailand — lands at No. 2.
Ingenious indie hacker funds $3,000 MacBook purchase by selling advertising space on the lid — sticker space auction has already raised 111% of the price of the
An enterprising founder and indie hacker has successfully pre-sold enough advertisement sticker space on his dream MacBook’s lid to raise 111% of the laptop’s retail price.
Hiroshi Fujiwara Teases Unreleased Fragment x Nike Book 2 Sample
Summary Hiroshi Fujiwara has shared a look at an unreleased Fragment x Nike Book 2 on InstagramThe sample features a white upper paired with light tan accents and pink SwooshesAn official retail launch for the colorway has not been announced Nike and fragment design have surfaced
AI Engineer Notebooks – free, framework-free RAG/agents/evals on Colab
Article URL: https://github.com/calmrocks/ai-engineer-notebooks Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49471714 Points: 90 # Comments: 9
Keralam Dalit activist Sunny Kapikad booked over ‘derogatory’ remarks on Sabarimala deities, says Ramesh Chennithala
During a recent event at an educational institution, Kapikad allegedly used sexually derogatory language while referring to Lord Ayyappa and Malikappurathamma
Required Reading: 10 Books That Changed 'Fruit Fly' Author Josh Silver’s Life
'Fruit Fly' is out Tuesday, August 25 from Simon & Schuster.
Google announces ‘Expert Intelligence’ to let you add Play Books in Gemini Notebook - 9to5Google
Google announces ‘Expert Intellig
The MacBook Neo Now Has a Dedicated Anti-Theft Cable Lock Adapter From CompuLock
Summary CompuLock introduced a new security adapter designed for the MacBook Neo to bring a physical lock slot back to Apple's entry-level laptop via a screw-on clampThe low-profile attachment is compatible with standard T-shaped cable locks and aims to deter grab-and-go theft in
XY or ZW? Gecko chromosomes reveal evolution's hidden playbook
Why do humans rely on XY chromosomes to determine sex, while birds use ZW—and many reptiles use neither, letting temperature decide instead?
The Deals: KKR Invests in India’s BookMyShow
In this week's Deal's roundup, Merlin and Jamen complete their acquisition of Curve Royalty Systems and more.
New Romance Books
Our columnist on three of the month’s best releases.
All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens
Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US.
Meta reaches $18B deal on kids’ use of Facebook, Instagram: 4 takeaways
A landmark settlement between Meta and attorneys general across the country will see the technology giant pay more than $18 billion to states but also roll out several changes to better protect kids and teens on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.”
Here are the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards.
The winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards—one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prestigious awards, decided by popular vote of all eligible WorldCon members—were presented this weekend at the 84th World Science Fiction Convention in sunny Los Angeles, CA. A
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The sunlight streaming through the arrival hall windows was a dirty gold the afternoon our flight from Paris landed. The airport’s walkways, draped in stock images of healthy, smiling families, submerged arriving passengers in advertisements recalling the sentimental beige hue
Roy Cohn, Robert Mapplethorpe and a Trump-Era Dilemma Over Free Speech
When a respected biographer tried to use a Mapplethorpe photograph of Roy Cohn for a book cover, worries about the wrath of Mr. Cohn’s protégé, President Trump, intervened.
Rachel Cusk Tried to Caricature Natalie Portman. She Only Caricatured Herself.
Her latest novel appears to savage a celebrity. But Cusk has, once again, managed to turn herself into the victim.
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, First Latino Writer to Win PEN/Faulkner, Dies at 71
A former Catholic priest, he later became an acclaimed author, writing more than two dozen works about life in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands.
He Warned That the End of History Could Be Rough. Maybe Now People Will Listen.
Francis Fukuyama’s famous take on the post-Cold War world was widely misunderstood. In a new memoir, he tries to set the record straight.
The Best Romance Novels of 2024 (So Far)
Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2024’s sexiest, swooniest reads.
Martin Amis: An Appreciation
Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain’s most famous literary son.
The Detective Novel ‘Whose Body?,’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, Turns 100
Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing “Whose Body?,” the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
Saul Williams opens a portal between politics and possibility
The unflinching multidisciplinary artist has long welcomed new challenges. With the release of a new album and a new book, he embraces the role his career has been building toward: investigative poet.
Read an extract from Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s The Edge of Space-Time
The opening chapter to the New Scientist Book Club's read for September sees Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explore what we gain when we look at the universe from the margins
‘Thinking about the edges of space-time can help build a better world’
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, New Scientist columnist and author of the September read for the New Scientist Book Club, The Edge of Space-Time, on why the big questions in physics matter so much