Review: “Memoirs,” by Robert Lowell
“Memoirs,” a new collection of Lowell’s nonfiction, includes a coming-of-age autobiography that may be the best thing he ever wrote.
Salman Rushdie is stabbed in the neck onstage in Western New York.
The author was set to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when an assailant rushed at him. Witnesses said the attacker furiously stabbed the writer repeatedly before the police and audience members restrained him.
Roaring Through Paris With ‘Kiki Man Ray’
Mark Braude talks about his new biography of the singer, model, writer and muse.
The Old Men and the Sea
At an annual gathering in Key West, Fla., Ernest Hemingway look-alikes vie for the title of “Papa.”
“Worser” by Jennifer Ziegler
In Jennifer Ziegler’s “Worser,” a precocious logophile learns that the spaces between words are as important as the words themselves.
“Wolfstongue” by Sam Thompson
To save oppressed wolves from authoritarian foxes, a silent boy in Sam Thompson’s Orwellian middle grade novel must learn to speak.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Frank Miller Sues Widow of Comics Magazine Editor for the Return of Artworks
Two of Miller’s original drawings that were used in 1980s issues of David Anthony Kraft’s magazine Comics Interview were gifts, Kraft’s wife says. Miller says they were not.
Peter Beagle, Author of ‘The Last Unicorn,’ Is Back In Control
After losing control of his intellectual property — including the book, a classic and a strong seller for decades — he has regained the rights, and is publishing again.
Daniel Silva Describes His Writing Process
The former journalist, author of 25 spy thrillers and a stalwart on the best-seller list, opens up about his writerly quirks.
Beth Macy By the Book Interview
“My late mother refused to even buy my books because why buy them when you can get them free at the library?” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is “Raising Lazarus.” “I gave her copies, of course.”
Poem: Oath Keeper
The only thing that’s certain in this short work is the uncontainable passion it depicts.
Review: “If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal,” by Justin Gregg
The book “If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal,” by Justin Gregg, contrasts human thought with animal intelligence. The people come up short.
92NY’s New Season Includes Ian McEwan and Tom Stoppard
The fall season also features Ralph Fiennes, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Katie Couric and Ken Burns.
Book Review: “Raising Lazarus,” by Beth Macy
In “Raising Lazarus,” Beth Macy considers how — or whether — we will ever be able to put the overdose epidemic behind us.
Raymond Briggs, Illustrator of ‘The Snowman,’ Dies at 88
The children’s author used comic-strip-like panels to explore the joys and struggles of workaday British life. With irreverent wit, he also interrogated Father Christmas and nuclear war.
Three Riveting New Psychological Thrillers
Elizabeth Hand’s “Hokuloa Road” brims with menace: vine-choked cliff-top highways, aviaries filled with strange birds, tanks of poisonous sea urchins.
Review: ‘Path Lit by Lightning,’ by David Maraniss
In the new biography “Path Lit by Lightning,” David Maraniss details the enormous odds that a Native American hero had to overcome.
Newly Published, From Japanese Myths to African Fashion
A selection of recently published books.
Review: ‘The Women Could Fly,’ by Megan Giddings
In “The Women Could Fly,” women are uniquely capable of magic, which leads the government to strictly monitor and regulate them.
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