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Terrific New Mystery Books

Sarah Weinman on “Heather,” by Caitlin Mullen, and three more new books.

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Terrific New Mystery Books

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Book Review: ‘Becoming George,’ by Fiona Sampson

In her biography of the novelist George Sand, Fiona Sampson urges us to see Sand chiefly as a writer, an inventor of stories and also of the self.

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Book Review: ‘Becoming George,’ by Fiona Sampson

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Why Old People Cry

These days, I have so much past behind and within me, it’s as if it bubbles over.

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Why Old People Cry

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Dazzling New Romance Books for Summer

Our columnist on new books by Rebekah Weatherspoon, Felicia Grossman and Tessa Bickers.

24 hours ago

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Dazzling New Romance Books for Summer

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Book Review: ‘The Yahoo Boys,’ by Carlos Barragán

A new book examines the desperate lives of Nigeria’s romance scam artists — and their victims.

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Book Review: ‘The Yahoo Boys,’ by Carlos Barragán

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Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Yesteryear’

Caro Claire Burke’s best-selling novel, about a tradwife influencer with some surprises in store, is one of the buzziest books of 2026.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Yesteryear’