Mar 28 Like My Book Title? Thanks, I Borrowed It.
Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?
Mar 28 Vernor Vinge, Innovative Science Fiction Novelist, Dies at 79
He conceived an early version of cyberspace and predicted the “technological singularity,” a tipping point at which machines would become smarter than humans.
Mar 28 Kate Banks, Children’s Author Who Wrote About Grief, Dies at 64
She became an award-winning author of children’s books and young-adult novels despite debilitating health issues and the murder of her father.
Mar 28 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Mar 28 17 New Books to Read in April: Salman Rushdie, Emily Henry and More
New novels from Emily Henry, Jo Piazza and Rachel Khong; a history of five ballerinas at the Dance Theater of Harlem; Salman Rushdie’s memoir and more.
Mar 28 How to Deal With a Narcissist
In her best-selling self-help book, Ramani Durvasula offers tips for surviving a person who only has eyes for mirrors.
Mar 28 By the Book: Interview with Deion Sanders
That kids’ classic “completely changed my life,” says the former football star, now the University of Colorado’s “Coach Prime.” His new book is “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field.”
Mar 27 Harvard Removes Binding of Human Skin From Book in Its Library
The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their presence in museum collections.
Mar 27 Book Review: ‘Wolf at the Table,’ by Adam Rapp
In his unsparing novel “Wolf at the Table,” Adam Rapp observes a household in denial about the dark force growing up in its midst.
Mar 27 Lyn Hejinian, 82, Dies; Leading Light of the Language Poetry Movement
A poet, publisher and professor, she channeled the revolutionary spirit and deconstructionist currents of the 1960s to challenge the conventions of poetry.
Mar 27 George R.R. Martin, Tom Hanks and More Recall Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’
As “Carrie” turns 50, George R.R. Martin, Sissy Spacek, Tom Hanks, the Archbishop of Canterbury and others recall the powerful impact the writer’s work has had on their lives.
Mar 27 Stephen King’s Best Books: A Guide
The author has dominated horror fiction, and arguably all popular fiction, for decades. Here’s where to start.
Mar 27 Book Review: ‘The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt
In “The Anxious Generation,” Jonathan Haidt says we’re failing children — and takes a firm stand against tech.
Mar 27 Writers, Filmmakers and Actors Talk About the Powerful Impact of St...
As “Carrie” turns 50, George R.R. Martin, Sissy Spacek, Tom Hanks, the Archbishop of Canterbury and others recall the powerful impact the writer’s work has had on their lives.
Mar 27 Book Review: ‘All Things Are Too Small,’ by Becca Rothfeld
In her first essay collection, Becca Rothfeld demonstrates that sometimes, more really is more.
Mar 27 Book Review: ‘Reading the Constitution,’ by Stephen Breyer
Stephen Breyer means well. Why is his new book, “Reading the Constitution,” so exasperating?
Mar 27 Book Review: New Horror Books
Our columnist reviews this month’s haunting new releases.
Mar 27 Book Review: ‘Death Row Welcomes You,’ by Steven Hale
In “Death Row Welcomes You,” Steven Hale follows the cases of men in an American prison awaiting execution, examining what they did as well as the people they’ve become.
Mar 27 Interview: Morgan Parker on ‘You Get What You Pay For: Essays’
Crafting the arguments in “You Get What You Pay For,” her first essay collection, “felt like pulling apart a long piece of taffy,” says the author of “Magical Negro.”
Mar 26 His Novel Sold a Million Copies. James McBride Isn’t Sure How He Fe...
“The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” has been a runaway critical and commercial success. When you’ve been David all your life, everything changes “when you become Goliath.”
Mar 26 Marjorie Perloff, Leading Scholar of Avant-Garde Poetry, Dies at 92
A forceful advocate for experimental poetry, she argued that a critic’s task was not to search for meaning, but to explicate the form and texture of a poem.
Mar 26 Laurent de Brunhoff, Artist Who Made Babar Famous, Dies at 98
After his father, who created the character, died, he continued the series of books about a modest elephant and his escapades in Paris for seven decades.
Mar 26 Judith Butler Thinks You’re Overreacting
How did gender become a scary word? The theorist who got us talking about the subject has answers.
Mar 26 Book Review: ‘Worry,’ by Alexandra Tanner
In “Worry,” Alexandra Tanner puts a humorous spin on the fixations, disappointments, aversions and maladjustments of adulthood.
Mar 26 Book Review: ‘Age of Revolutions,’ by Fareed Zakaria
In “Age of Revolutions,” the CNN host promises to shed light on four centuries of social upheavals and to offer insights on the global fractures of the present.
Mar 26 Book Review: ‘An Emancipation of the Mind,’ by Matthew Stewart; ‘Th...
Taken together, two new books tell the century-long story of the revolutionary ideals that transformed the United States, and the counterrevolutionaries who fought them.
Mar 26 Book Review: ‘All the World Beside,’ by Garrard Conley
Garrard Conley makes his fiction debut with a story about a queer affair between a reverend and a doctor in Puritan New England.
Mar 26 Book Review: ‘Glorious Exploits,’ by Ferdia Lennon
In Ferdia Lennon’s charming debut, “Glorious Exploits,” Athenian prisoners stage Euripides for their wine-swilling, foul-mouthed captors.
Mar 25 Book Review: ‘Molly,’ by Blake Butler
After his partner, Molly Brodak, died by suicide, Blake Butler found painful truths in her journals and personal items.
Mar 25 Talking to Tana French
The great Irish crime novelist talks about her newest series.
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