Our 16th president, an early adopter of his era’s newest technology, has a lot in common with today’s Instagram and TikTok stars.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
He was best known for his formal portraits of prominent politicians and entertainers. Less famously, he took thousands of candid shots of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Literary influences suffuse this year’s festival of avant-garde performance. Artists from six shows share the stories that inspired them.
Ghostwriters write books in someone else’s voice — without leaving fingerprints. Doing it well requires great technical skill and a flexible ego.
In Deepti Kapoor’s cinematic novel, a young man from the provinces falls in with a powerful crime syndicate.
“I think they actually have a pretty good barometer of what they can handle,” says the fantasy novelist, whose new book is “Hell Bent,” “and will happily set a book aside when it starts to go places they don’t want to go.”
Soon after “The Midnight Library” became a best seller, the British author learned something about himself.
“I think they actually have a pretty good barometer of what they can handle,” says the fantasy novelist, whose new book is “Hell Bent,” “and will happily set a book aside when it starts to go places they don’t want to go.”
This short poem grapples with so many themes at once, then finishes by reclaiming the body, desire and memory with a simple statement.
By turns elusive and confessional in public, she used dark satire to explore the divides between men and women.
With the acquisition of the literary agency Fletcher & Company, UTA added hundreds of authors to its client roster. The deal comes amid consolidation in the entertainment industry.
Hiromi Kawakami, one of Japan’s most popular contemporary novelists, travels with books that help her immerse herself in her destination. Here, she suggests reading for those coming to her hometown, Tokyo.
All too often clunky dialogue breaks the spell of CGI-heavy TV epics. To be reminded what language can do by itself, try E.R. Eddison’s novel “The Worm Ouroboros.
A selection of recently published books.
Filippo Bernardini was arrested by the F.B.I. last year. He is expected to enter his plea on Friday, ending a yearslong saga that captivated the industry.
The adaptation for television depicts the mistreatment of First Nations people in Canada and has drawn praise for its unflinching realism.
In “Sam,” Allegra Goodman provides a sweeping yet intimate view of the challenges and triumphs of growing up.
With Prince Harry’s new book, “Spare,” set to be released next week, Britain is gearing up for the release of revealing new interviews with the estranged royal.
In his debut novel, “The New Life,” Tom Crewe reimagines the lives of two pioneers who studied, and supported, homosexuality in 19th-century England.
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