Book Review: ‘Day,’ by Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham’s “Day” peeks into the lives of a family on one specific April date across three years as life changes because of Covid and other challenges.
Book Review: ‘Chasing Bright Medusas,’ by Benjamin Taylor
“Chasing Bright Medusas,” a new biography by Benjamin Taylor, aims not to uncover new facts but to provide a concise introduction to the novelist.
David Ferry, Poet and Translator Who Won Acclaim Late in Life, Dies at 99
After nearly 40 years as a professor, he began a new career writing poems and translating classics. He won a National Book Award when he was 86.
Two Stories That Unfold Through Letters
An editor recommends “84, Charing Cross Road” and “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.”
Book Review: ‘The Book of Ayn,’ by Lexi Freiman
In Lexi Freiman’s “The Book of Ayn,” a canceled novelist drifts from New York parties to L.A. parties to a commune in Greece, spreading the gospel of Ayn Rand.
Book Review: ‘The Manuscripts Club,’ by Christopher de Hamel
The bibliophiles in Christopher de Hamel’s lavishly illustrated book ensured the survival of medieval texts over centuries.
Book Review: ‘Gator Country,’ by Rebecca Renner
In “Gator Country,” Rebecca Renner goes beyond the stereotypes to pay tribute to her beloved Everglades.
Book Review: ‘Broken Code,’ by Jeff Horwitz
Jeff Horwitz’s “Broken Code” draws on 25,000 pages of internal documents to reveal the company’s tumultuous inner workings — and their devastating impact on humanity.
Book Review Podcast: Talking Rebecca Yarros and Barbra Streisand
Alexandra Alter talks about her profile of the best-selling author behind “Fourth Wing” and Alexandra Jacobs discusses her review of “My Name is Barbra.”
Overlooked No More: Ángela Ruiz Robles, Inventor of an Early E-Reader
Long before Kindles and iPads became popular, Ruiz Robles, a teacher, created her Mechanical Encyclopedia to help lighten her students’ textbook load.
Book Review: ‘The Little Match Girl Strikes Back,’ by Emma Carroll, and ‘Hans Christian Andersen Lives Next Door,’ by Cary Fagan
Two new middle grade novels insist Hans Christian Andersen got it all wrong.
Book Review: Mac Barnett on Children’s Picture Books About “Nothing”
From mouse holes and doughnut holes to a world without night, these five picture books have it all.
Book Review: ‘I’m a Fan,’ by Sheena Patel; ‘Candelaria,’ by Melissa Lozada-Oliva; ‘And Then She Fell,’ by Alicia Elliott
A lonely Londoner cyber-stalks her married lover and his other paramours; a dispersed Guatemalan American family comes together in crisis; a Mohawk mother navigates life off the rez.
The Literary Lives of New York City’s Youth
Archival photos of children’s reading rooms at the New York Public Library over the years.
The 2023 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Take a peek at this year’s winners.
The 2023 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Take a peek at this year’s winners.
Audiobook Review: ‘The Glow,’ by Jessie Gaynor
In Jessie Gaynor’s debut novel, “The Glow,” read by Gabra Zackman, a P.R. rep immerses herself in the woo-woo world of a cultlike “spiritual retreat,” and its enigmatic leader.
Essay: Taboos About What Can’t Be Shown in Children’s Picture Books Vary Around the World
Taboos about what can’t be shown in picture books vary around the world.
Book Review: ‘Eyeliner,’ by Zahra Hankir
In her perceptive cultural history, “Eyeliner,” Zahra Hankir shows that liquid versus pencil is only the beginning.
Linda R. Hirshman, Who Challenged Stay-at-Home Mothers, Dies at 79
A feminist provocateur, she went on to write about the gay rights movement and transformative figures like the first two female Supreme Court justices.
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