The New York Times Recommends
Just in time for summer, the New York Times books desk shares 15 recommendations with something for every type of reader and every kind of mood.
15 books
![Book Cover for: Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom, Ilyon Woo](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781501191053.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1716161648)
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Ilyon Woo"Dramatic history that reads like a novel"
Hardcover, 2023
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy, James B. Stewart](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781984879424.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709841396)
Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
James B. Stewart"Real-life ‘Succession’"
![Brian Stelter](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_14515799.jpeg)
![George Hahn](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_22730752.jpeg)
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780385534260.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1711429128)
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann"A swashbuckling tale of survival"
![Don Winslow](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_255812611.jpeg)
![Peter Baker](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_123327472.jpeg)
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions, Jonathan Rosen](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781594206573.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1717391310)
The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Jonathan Rosen"A moving memoir about friendship and mental illness"
![nxthompson](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_16892481.jpeg)
![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages, Carmela Ciuraru](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780062356918.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722039562)
Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages
Carmela Ciuraru"Hot literary gossip!"
![John Connolly](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_207632907.jpeg)
![Amanda Taub](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_156019120.jpeg)
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State, Kerry Howley](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780525655497.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709845409)
Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State
Kerry Howley"A head-spinning trip through the deep state"
![andy™](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_7841652.jpeg)
![Jeff VanderMeer](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_14414706.jpeg)
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593239919.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722039562)
Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond"An eye-opening investigation"
![Ezra Klein](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_18622869.jpeg)
![rob delaney](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_22084427.jpeg)
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780374110338.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1712611318)
Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton"A crackling, fast-moving literary thriller"
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Pineapple Street: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel), Jenny Jackson](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593490693.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848897)
Pineapple Street: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
Jenny Jackson"A fizzy novel of manners"
![Robin Roberts](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_267921808.jpeg)
![Scott Simon](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_20245775.jpeg)
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book