By Daisy Fried The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. By The New York Times Books Staff A new book about John Milton and “Paradise Lost ...
By Alexandra Jacobs Our columnist on the month’s best new releases. By Sarah Weinman A new book about John Milton and “Paradise Lost” traces the 17th-century epic’s influence and ...
Alan Hollinghurst’s writing style is both stripped back and poetic, and its sensitivity makes this book a true standout. Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love. But when they both depart ...