New York Times - Book

Kwame Alexander is starting up an imprint at Sourcebooks, an innovative publisher that has found success in giving authors larger roles in the publishing process.Kwame Alexander will publish the next sequel to “The Crossover,” his Newbery Medal-winning novel in verse, under his own imprint at the fast-growing publishing house Sourcebooks.

The author Ashley Herring Blake recommends swoony Sapphic novels that celebrate love between women across eras and genres.

“I can always wait for the streaming version and hope for nudity,” says the writer, whose new novel, “The Tuxedo Society,” is about a cadre of gay spies.

Our columnist reviews “The Tapestry of Fate” and other new fantasy books.

Our critic looks at the best recent releases.