Do You Know These Novels Set in the Pacific Northwest?

Take this quiz to see if you can you match these five books to locations mentioned in their pages.

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9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Victor LaValle Likes to Stare Directly at His Deepest Fears

“People sometimes ask why I want to read horror at all, let alone write it,” says the horror novelist, whose new book is “Lone Women.” “So much writing glances off the hardest and worst experiences, but horror confronts the worst that happens. ... A good horror novel doesn’t lie to you.”

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Once a Detective, Always a Detective

In his novel “Old God’s Time,” Sebastian Barry puts a retired policeman on a case that dredges up painful memories.

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Patrick French, Unsparing Biographer of V.S. Naipaul, Dies at 56

He was a historian of India and Tibet, but best known for his biography of Naipaul, which one reviewer described as “a portrait of the artist as a monster.”

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Refugees, Ghosts and a Story About Stories

In Cecile Pin’s debut novel, “Wandering Souls,” the tale of three young Vietnamese migrants transforms into a larger meditation about how and why refugee stories are told.

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6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week

This week's titles include an apocalyptic thriller, a novel told from the perspective of a fig tree and more.

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‘Hi, This Is Oprah Winfrey. I Read Your Novel and Loved It So Much.’

Ann Napolitano toiled in obscurity for years. Novels went unpublished; agents turned her down. She found recognition with “Dear Edward.” Then came the call: “Hello Beautiful” was the 100th pick for what is arguably the most influential book club in the world.

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Broken Bones, Broken Hearts and Broken Souls

An editor recommends old and new books.

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It’s Like ‘Little Women,’ but With Bigger Personalities — and Basketball

In “Hello Beautiful,” Ann Napolitano puts a fresh spin on the classic story of four sisters.

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6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week

This week's roundup includes “Checkout 19,” by Claire-Louise Bennett, Stewart O'Nan's "Ocean State" and much more.

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Longevity, Paradise and Inspiration, All Just an Audiobook Away

Three new audiobooks dive deep into some of life’s biggest questions.

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Newly Published, From Queer Friendship to Fabled Forests

A selection of recently published books.

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Amid Conflict and Cruelty, a Love Story That Endures

“River Spirit,” a novel by Leila Aboulela, follows an enslaved girl in a turbulent 19th-century Sudan.

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When War Came to Ukraine, She Took Up a Diary and a Camera

In photographs and journal entries, Yevgenia Belorusets captures Kyiv in the early days of Russia’s invasion.

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Fairy Tales Helped Her Navigate Real Life’s Joy and Discord

“Happily,” a book of essays by Sabrina Orah Mark, reveals the lessons that children’s stories teach us well into adulthood.

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Osamu Dazai, With Help From TikTok, Keeps Finding New Fans

The enduring appeal of a midcentury Japanese novelist who wrote of alienation and suicide.

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Time Has Been Codified and Commodified. Jenny Odell Wants to Set It Free

First Jenny Odell examined our obsession with productivity. Now she’s turned to our relationship with time — and what happens when you remove the grid.

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It’s Not Over Until the Country Music Star Says So

In her second novel, “The Farewell Tour,” Stephanie Clifford follows a veteran singer who’s wrapping up a long career on her own terms.

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Life After the Spanish Civil War, Captured in a Teeming Novel

Some 300 characters — bartenders, deadbeats, dreamers — animate Madrid in “The Hive,” by the Nobel laureate Camilo José Cela.

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6 Paperback Books to Read This Week

New releases include titles by Jennifer Egan, Eloghosa Osunde and more.

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Ari Shapiro Reads Cookbooks for Comfort and Pleasure

“They demand nothing of the reader,” says the host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” whose new book is “The Best Strangers in the World: Stories From a Life Spent Listening.” “And every page has the promise of a happy ending.”

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Newly Published, From Uncreative Architecture to Floating Boys

A selection of recently published books.

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