In These Books, There Be Monsters

The fantasy author Ayana Gray recommends gripping novels where the monsters are heroes, villains and everything in between.

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Every Morning, Will Oldham Reads for the Length of Two LPs

The musician and actor has written a new foreword to “The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones,” the cult western novel made into a movie by Sam Peckinpah.

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Cozy Mystery Novels: A Starter Pack

Lighthearted in tone, and free of violence and gore, these gentle, witty books are the perfect antidote for tough times.

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A Wealthy French Family and Generations of Heartache

“Misery of Love,” by the French virtuoso cartoonist Yvan Alagbé, is a subtle masterpiece of family psychodrama.

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Robert W. Fuller, Who Championed Dignity Over ‘Rankism,’ Dies at 88

He identified as a “citizen diplomat” and preached mutual respect because, he explained, “everybody is a somebody.”

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Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘The Catch,’ by Yrsa Daley-Ward

The poet’s debut novel features estranged sisters and a missing mother who seemingly reappears decades later.

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6 New Books We Love This Week

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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4 Romance Novels With Delicious Payoffs

Our critic on the best new books this month.

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Martin Cruz Smith, Best-Selling Author of ‘Gorky Park,’ Dies at 82

He startled critics, readers and the book industry in 1981 with a novel set in the Soviet Union that had a flawed detective as its antihero.

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2 Books for a Hot, Languid Summer

A classic coming-of-age novel; a cultural history of early America.

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Martha’s Vineyard Isn’t Just an Elite Summer Destination

In “Nothing More of This Land,” the journalist Joseph Lee, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Nation, explores the island’s Indigenous history.

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Sophie Elmhirst on the True Story of a Shipwrecked Couple

In her new book, “A Marriage at Sea,” the British journalist revisits an amazing account of disaster and survival from the early 1970s.

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A Best-Selling Horror Writer’s Biggest Fear? Being Recognized.

“Mexican Gothic” was a breakout book for Silvia Moreno-Garcia, who describes herself as “not a people person.” Her new novel is “The Bewitching.”

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Stranded at Sea, Would Their Marriage Survive?

“A Marriage at Sea” tells the stranger-than-fiction story of one couple who traded their lives for the ocean — and almost lost them.

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Revenge, Murder and Zombies in 3 New Horror Novels

Our columnist reviews recent releases.

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Why the Word ‘Like’ Drives People Bananas

Megan C. Reynolds takes on the biggest linguistic battle of our age.

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Seeking the Giant Panda, and Daddy’s Love

In “The Beast in the Clouds,” Nathalia Holt tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt’s eldest sons, and their doomed attempt to escape his shadow.

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