Books
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When Freedom Meant the Freedom to Oppress Others
Jefferson Cowie’s powerful and sobering new history, “Freedom’s Dominion,” traces the close association between the rhetoric of liberty in an…
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A Book of Cheeky Obituaries Highlights ‘Eccentric Lives’
This new collection from Britain’s Daily Telegraph is full of oddballs, mavericks and cranks.
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2022 Reading Picks From Times Staff Critics
The books they read this year that have stayed with them.
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No John, No George, No Ringo, but Still a Lot to Say
“The McCartney Legacy” follows the superstar from the last gasp of the Beatles to “Band on the Run.” It’s 700…
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The Best Crime Novels of 2022
Our columnist, who’s read dozens of books this year, selects her favorites.
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Is This Elephant Bothering You?
“Pests,” by Bethany Brookshire, examines our relationships with the animals we’ve come to loathe. It’s not just the usual suspects…
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Two Days of Terror in Washington, D.C.
“American Caliph,” by Shahan Mufti, recounts the complex story of a largely forgotten episode from 1977, when an armed Muslim…
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John le Carré: The Spy Novelist Who (Mostly) Kept Quiet
“A Private Spy,” a collection of the British writer’s letters, offers glimpses of unguarded moments and ruffled feathers.
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The Best Thrillers of 2022
A fiendish puzzle, an all-out struggle for survival on a remote island, the mysterious disappearance of a spouse: The year’s…
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The Best Historical Fiction of 2022
These sturdy time machines have two things in common: They’re built to last and they’re constructed by pros.