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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.

This WWI Dark Fantasy Novel Is Like A One-Take Movie In Book Form

Similar to how 1917 is designed to look like a one-take movie, this dark World War I fantasy novel is written entirely in one sentence.

Reacher Season 4 Makes Big Changes To The Original Book – And It's Clear Why [Set Visit]

As soon as the decision was made to adapt Lee Child's Gone Tomorrow for Reacher Season 4, it was clear that changes needed to be made to the story. Here's why.

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 1986 Animated Transformers: The Movie Is Getting a 40th Anniversary 4K Steelbook Edition

Everything you need to know to preorder the limited-edition 40th anniversary 4K steelbook edition of Transformer: The Movie.

The Best Star Trek Books Ever Should Have Been Adapted Into A TV Series

The world of Star Trek has been expanded in many mediums, and the best series of books would have made for a great TV series.

Every Cosmere Tabletop Game Based on Brandon Sanderson's Epic Book Universe

Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere universe has delighted readers ever since his first book, Elantris, released more than two decades ago.

The Best Books For Summerween 2026

From slashers to TikTok hits, here are our favorite horror books to read this Summer - if you dare.

Guardians of the Universe explained: the comic book history of the oldest living beings in the DC universe

Even superheroes have bosses; at least they do in HBO’s Lanterns.

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.

Patriots notebook: Will not playing QB Drake Maye in preseason matter for Week 1?

New England will kick off the season in Seattle for a Super Bowl rematch on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

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.

New Facebook and Instagram Rules Are Coming for Teens. Will They Help?

As part of a settlement announced this week, Meta agreed to sweeping changes for young people using their platforms. Experts break down what will help — and what might not

Harry Potter Meets The Odyssey in the Most Highly-Anticipated Fantasy Book of the Summer

Katherine Rundell's blockbuster Impossible Creatures series is worth the hype

Could Viking Holdings (VIK) Stock Keep Sailing Higher as Record Bookings Boost Revenue Visibility?

Suns offseason recap and early season preview: How Brooks, Booker, Green fit

What could be in store Phoenix this season? We're looking back at the offseason and taking an early look at the 2026-27 season.

The Playoff Playbook: Everything you need to know to win in September

Made the fantasy baseball playoffs? Want to win? Listen to these tips from Tristan.

'I still go Nando's' - Itauma on fame, books & The Odyssey

Moses Itauma and comedian Rob Beckett play a round of golf whilst discussing Itauma's fame, what he does to relax and his biggest challenge in the upcoming fight for the IBF heavyweight world title against Filip Hrgovic on Saturday night at the O2 arena.

Dispatch Is Getting A Super Steelbook Release On Switch 2

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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.

‘The Dog Stars’: 6 Of The Biggest Changes Between Peter Heller’s Book And The Ridley Scott Film

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for The Dog Stars now out in theaters.

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.

‘The Social Reckoning’ Trailer: Mikey Madison & Jeremy Allen White Risk Everything To Expose Facebook

Sixteen years after “ The Social Network ” turned Facebook’s creation into a chilly drama of ambition and betrayal, Aaron Sorkin is returning with “ The Social Reckoning ” to confront what the platform became.

5 Years Later, a Fan-Favorite D&D Book Officially Gets the Perfect Follow Up

Return to Ravenloft with a new comic series

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.

Prime Video to Adapt Stephen King’s Unforgettable 1980 Book In New 6-Part Series

Stephen King fans rejoice: a Lovecraftian crime-thriller epic is on the way with Crouch End, a new miniseries from Prime Video.

Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ Drives Arthouse Success From Taiwan to Romania as Distributors Reveal Nordic Playbook

Joachim Trier’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “Sentimental Value,” starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning, is providing independent distributors with a potent case study in how Nordic arthouse cinema can still break through internationally — when festival heat is

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.

‘Big Little Lies’ Sequel Book Teases Storyline for HBO Series’ Season 3: What’s Going on With Madeline, Celeste and Jane in ‘Big Little Truths’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Big Little Truths,” the follow-up novel to “Big Little Lies.” It all starts with a mysterious finger sent to the school principal.

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.

Brighton thump Tromso to book place in Conference League draw

Brighton produced another storming first-half display to blow away Tromso and book their place in the league phase draw of the Conference League with a 4-0 win at the Amex.

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

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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.

The ‘Odyssey’ Scholar Emily Wilson, a Critic of the Movie, Is Redoing Her Translation

Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when she criticized Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film.

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.”

Meet Pierre “Peter” Ortiz, Undercover Spy, Marine and Resistance Fighter

I’ve heard my grandfather’s voice just once. It was on a 1949 episode of the NBC radio show This Is Your Life, recounting his escape from occupied France after a German night fighter shot down the plane he was flying

What Does Beatlemania Have to Teach Us About Pop Culture Today?

This conversation between two authors who happen to share the same name: BBC and Channel 4 broadcaster Samira Ahmed, whose A Hard Day’s Night in Bloomsbury’s BFI Film Classics series just released this month in the US/Canada, and Little, Brown’s bestselling author