“Lázár,” by Nelio Biedermann, is a multigenerational novel that spans the collapse of a monarchy, two world wars and a revolution. By Elvia Wilk Elvia Wilk’s third book, “A Diagnosis,” will be ...

Our columnist reviews this season’s new books. Credit...Audrey Helen Weber Supported by By Jennifer Harlan Jennifer Harlan is an editor, and the new fantasy columnist, at the Book Review. I can’t ...

“As ever with Ben Lerner’s novels, the plot of Transcription is sparse, propelled mostly by the characters’ winding speech and the narrator’s thoughts,” said Hannah Gold in Harper’s. But even at 144 ...

Widely celebrated in Sweden for her arresting and poetic works of fiction, Birgitta Trotzig (1929-2011) is little known among American readers. The first English-language edition of Trotzig’s 1964 ...

He keeps to himself, they used to say about a man. Today they say he’s lonely—and for good reason. The share of American men who reported having at least six close friends fell by half, to 27% from 55 ...

For London the 2010s was a brilliant (in the British sense of the word) decade, as it grabbed the gold ring of international finance. Gleaming towers — the Shard, the Leadenhall — shot up; crime rates ...

Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Emma’s Must-Sees See TV Programming Manager Emma ...

Witchcraft was traditionally a form of occult knowledge: esoteric, hidden, available only to initiates. Now, though, with the widespread circulation of magic manuals, grimoires, and related ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This is the stage set for the release of Caro Claire Burke’s debut novel “Yesteryear,” a satirical thriller in ...

Agatha Smithson is that rare person who lacks the gene for self-doubt. Brash and brutally dismissive of anyone who disagrees with her, Agatha is the main character and unreliable narrator of Nancy ...