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

The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...

Parade gets an exclusive look at some of the lucky books named the most anticipated by the Goodreads community. They’ve got ...

I have no such reference. For the past 10 years, I’ve mostly read e-books on my phone. I mean, why wouldn’t I? The phone’s always with me. And whenever I’ve had a few moments to read a ...

Edim’s first book, “Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories ... at the City University of New York and the author, most recently, of “Looking for Miss America: A Pageant’s 100-year ...