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Marianne Faithfull was a star in her own right; Peggy Caserta was a hippie tastemaker. Their memoirs are riveting.

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

As Tomie dePaola’s classic approaches a milestone birthday, Big Anthony is long overdue for a bit of sympathy.

The romance author Beth O’Leary recommends books that show off the trope at its best — playful, knowing, original and deliciously satisfying.

In May, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Safekeep,” Yael van der Wouden’s novel about a woman wrapped up in a historical drama and a forbidden romance.

In a new collection, Lydia Millet casts a satirical eye on left-wing culture and its array of character types.

R. Crumb’s underground comics were instrumental in shaping the counterculture of the 1960s and beyond, Dan Nadel shows in an exemplary new biography.

In his paean to another age, David Denby studies four icons who defined American culture in the second half of the 20th century.

The stories in Marie-Helene Bertino’s new collection, “Exit Zero,” frolic in the nether zone between fantasy and reality.

Louise Hegarty’s novel, “Fair Play,” nods to classic 1920s detective fiction, with a twist.