For Rare Book Librarians, It’s Gloves Off. Seriously.
When handling rare books, experts say that bare, just-cleaned hands are best. Why won’t the public believe them?
By the Book: Alan Lightman, the Physicist Who Craves Books on Philosophy
“There are already many wonderful books about science,” says the author and M.I.T. professor, whose new book is “The Transcendent Brain.” “I wish more authors would write about philosophy in an accessible and meaningful way.”
Longevity, Paradise and Inspiration, All Just an Audiobook Away
Three new audiobooks dive deep into some of life’s biggest questions.
Ian Falconer, Creator of Olivia, the Energetic Piglet, Dies at 63
He was a stage designer noted for his work in opera when he hit the best-seller list in 2000 with the first in a series of books for children.
Histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution and 1790s New York Win Bancroft Prize
The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
The Essential Patricia Highsmith
Known for her psychopathic antiheroes and novels such as “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “The Price of Salt,” Highsmith was a tangle of contradictions.
Book Review: ‘We Were Once a Family,’ by Roxanna Asgarian
In “We Were Once a Family,” Roxanna Asgarian investigates the case of a couple who drove off a cliff with their six adopted children in the family’s S.U.V.
Book Review: “You Are Here: Connecting Flights,” edited by Ellen Oh
“You Are Here: Connecting Flights,” a story collection edited by Ellen Oh, contends not only with racist aggressions, but also with cultural expectations and adolescent insecurities.
Newly Published, From Queer Friendship to Fabled Forests
A selection of recently published books.
Novelist Toni Morrison Is Celebrated on Postal Service’s Latest Forever Stamp
Ms. Morrison, the acclaimed writer and Nobel laureate, wrote about the Black experience. The unveiling was part of a series of events honoring her work at Princeton University.
From Newcomers and Veterans, Four New Poetry Books Worth Your Time
Karisma Price’s debut is rich with aphorism and rhetoric; Will Harris’s second book is a meditation on family; Gabrielle Bates’s debut borrows from fairy tales; and Ellen Bryant Voigt’s collected poems sum up a career, and a life.
Book Review: ‘From From,’ by Monica Youn
In her fourth book of verse, “From From,” Monica Youn turns a knowing eye on society’s love-hate relationship with what it sees as the “other.”
Duong Tuong, Who Opened Western Works to Vietnamese Readers, Dies at 90
He translated works by Proust, Nabokov, Tolstoy and Emily Brontë into Vietnamese, and a classic Vietnamese poem, ‘The Tale of Kieu,’ into English.
Book Review: ‘Love at Six Thousand Degrees,’ by Maki Kashimada
Maki Kashimada’s “Love at Six Thousand Degrees” takes as its starting point the premise of Marguerite Duras’s “Hiroshima Mon Amour.”
Book Review: ‘Saving Time,’ by Jenny Odell
The author’s new book, “Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock,” urges readers to revise their conceptions of time and the world to nurture hope and action for a better future.
The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know
A guide to some of the undervalued 20th-century works that testify to the richness of the Black American literary archive.
Book Review: ‘The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley,’ by David Waldstreicher
A biography by David Waldstreicher offers a radical new vision of the life and work of colonial America’s brilliant Black female poet.
Book Review: ‘Confidence’ by Rafael Frumkin
In Rafael Frumkin’s “Confidence,” a shy grifter is more than infatuated with a charismatic friend: He sees them getting rich peddling electromagnetic “bliss.”
Book Review: ‘The Dirty Tricks Department,’ by John Lisle
Exploding pens and fluorescent foxes were just two of the schemes the O.S.S. tried in their quest to best Axis powers, according to a new book, “The Dirty Tricks Department.”
Two Histories of the Scandal-Soaked Academy Awards
On the eve of Hollywood’s big, if diminished, night, two deeply researched books dig into the scandal-soaked history of the Academy Awards.
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