Anne Perry, Crime Writer With Her Own Dark Tale, Dies at 84
She was well into her career as a prolific author of historical crime fiction when a murderous past was publicly revealed and dramatized in a 1994 movie.
Brittney Griner Is Writing a Memoir About Her Detention in Russia
The basketball star, who was detained for 10 months, said she hoped her book would raise awareness about other Americans who had been wrongfully detained abroad.
David Grann Talks About ‘The Wager,’ a Tale of Shipwreck and Mutiny
“The Wager,” David Grann’s new book, is as much a rousing adventure as an exploration of the power of narratives to shape our perception of reality.
Read Your Way Through Kerala
A strip of lush land at the tip of India where spices grow wild, Kerala has long drawn the gaze of outsiders. Here’s Abraham Verghese’s guide to its literature, which nods at these influences but is very much its own.
Newly Published, From an Ottoman Bride to Love in Bangalore
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘The Blazing World,’ by Jonathan Healey
Seventeenth-century England comes thrillingly alive in Jonathan Healey’s energetic new history, “The Blazing World.”
Book Review: ‘Life and Other Love Songs,’ by Anissa Gray
In her second novel, “Life and Other Love Songs,” Anissa Gray explores memory and inheritance through a family that suffers an inexplicable loss.
Book Review: ‘A Madman’s Will,’ by Gregory May
A contested deathbed declaration; multiple, contradictory wills; allegations of insanity: These are the issues at the heart of “A Madman’s Will,” Gregory May’s account of a Virginia statesman who held men and women in bondage during his lifetime only to emancipate them as he lay dying.
Book Review: ‘Once Upon a Prime,’ by Sarah Hart
In “Once Upon a Prime,” Sarah Hart explores the surprisingly deep relationship between mathematics and literature.
Book Review: ‘The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho,’ by Paterson Joseph
Born into slavery, Charles Ignatius Sancho became a writer, composer, merchant and voter. In a winning first novel, Paterson Joseph conjures his voice and his world.
Stephen Hough Revisits His Youth, in Playful Fragments
In his new memoir, “Enough: Scenes From Childhood,” Stephen Hough recalls his artistic and sexual coming-of-age with a light touch.
Book Review: ‘Charleston,’ by Susan Crawford
In “Charleston,” a case study of climate change and government negligence in the South Carolina city, Susan Crawford makes clear the disproportionate costs borne by communities of color in the coastal United States.
Book Review: ‘Nine Black Robes,’ by Joan Biskupic
In “Nine Black Robes,” Joan Biskupic traces the rise of the Supreme Court’s triumphant and aggressive supermajority.
Book Review: ‘The Weight,’ by Jeff Boyd
Jeff Boyd’s searching debut novel portrays a Black musician alienated from his city, his faith and his past.
Review: ‘Minor Notes, Volume 1,’ edited by Joshua Bennett and Jesse McCarthy
“Minor Notes, Volume 1” is the first book in a series meant to recover writers from deep pockets of American history.
María Kodama, Keeper of the Borges Legacy, Dies at 86
She was a writer and translator but was best known as the widow of Jorge Luis Borges, one of Latin America’s great writers.
María Kodama, Keeper of the Borges Legacy, Dies at 86
She was a writer and translator but was best known as the widow of Jorge Luis Borges, one of Latin America’s great writers.
Book Review: ‘Irma: The Education of a Mother’s Son,’ by Terry McDonell
In his new memoir, “Irma,” Terry McDonell, a magazine editor during the golden age of magazines, gives credit to Mom (and Hemingway).
Review: ‘Calling Ukraine,’ by Johannes Lichtman
“Calling Ukraine,” a novel by Johannes Lichtman, combines an expatriate story and an office satire.
The A.I. Concierge, Fictional Fiction, Real Vodka
A critic recommends old and new books.
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