Books

Set in 1960s New York, the author's debut novel looks at who is given a voice, as well as satirizing the concept of work as a cure for alienation 

From the science fiction of N.K. Jemisin to the final essays of Janet Malcolm, members of the frieze team select the books they’re most excited about this season

Two new collections published by Fonograf Editions reintroduce readers to the preternatural heart of the poet

In her new book, Animal Joy, poet and psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir explores the role of the ‘inner clown’ in art and politics

Part memoir, part literary portrait, the author’s new book on Berlin goes beyond familiar narratives of the German capital

Nicole Rudick’s new biography weaves together her own writing with that of Saint Phalle, offering a more complex portrait of the artist

In his first book, the author offers a scholarly account of the life and work of Minoru Yamasaki – the esteemed architect of the World Trade Center

Dan Fox reviews the writer’s memoir of a twilight capital of art, fashion and music

Linda Rosenkrantz remembers the decades of friendship she had with the photographer

The latest experimental thriller from the Booker Prize winner propagates its subjects’ paranoia within the reader’s mind

Esmé Hogeveen reviews the writer's new book Replace Me (2021), which tackles replaceability against a backdrop of employment precarity in the arts and academia  

In a new collection of essays, the writer considers art, mortality and the death of her husband, Kevin Killian

The author of ‘The Netanyahus’ speaks with Lincoln Michel about his latest work and how his definition of ‘truth’ changes with every novel

Juliet Jacques reviews the writer and activist’s new book, which tackles head-on the insurgent culture war around trans liberation and condemns media misrepresentations 

Writers Juliet Jacques and Isabel Waidner recent books track the legal recognition of transgender people in the UK

Pilot Press’s hit ‘Queer Anthology’ series is coming to an end after four years – what’s next for the indie publisher?

The performer’s recently reissued autobiography, Man Enough to Be a Woman, offers an unapologetic blueprint for gender non-conformity

An open letter to n+1’s new anthology, which explores themes of racial aggression and privilege as well as celebrating solidarity

Hatty Nestor's new book Ethical Portraits examines portraiture’s central role in understanding the discriminatory nature of the US criminal justice system 

A slew of new books discuss the social and political history of scent, from holy smokes to slave ships