Ross Terrill, Insightful Expert on Communist China, Is Dead at 85
In the 1960s, he was among the first Westerners allowed into the country, and for decades he helped the rest of the world understand it.
The End-of-Summer Reading Roundup
Fall is on the horizon. Here are the books that have been keeping us company lately.
6 Books Like ‘It Ends With Us’ by Colleen Hoover to Read Next
Whether the Blake Lively movie brought you to the Colleen Hoover universe or you’re a longtime CoHo fan looking for more emotional, spicy stories, these novels are for you.
Book Review: ‘The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon,’ by Heath Hardage Lee
In “The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon,” the historian Heath Hardage Lee tries to give the oft-maligned “Plastic Pat” her due.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Mary Wings, Pioneering Creator of Queer Comics, Dies at 75
She was the first openly gay woman to write a comic book about lesbians. She went on to write detective novels with a queer woman in the lead.
Book Review: ‘House of Bone and Rain,’ by Gabino Iglesias
In “House of Bone and Rain,” Gabino Iglesias sets a supernatural revenge fantasy against the approach of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Interview: Brenda Wineapple on Her Reading Life and Tackling the Scopes Trial
Among her favorites: books by Pat Barker and Marguerite Yourcenar. Her own latest work of historical nonfiction is “Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation.”
Bob Woodward to Publish ‘War’ This Fall
Woodward, an author and journalist, has written more than 20 best selling books. His latest will focus on Ukraine, the Middle East, and the battle for the U.S. presidency.
Book Review: ‘A Termination,’ by Honor Moore
In 1969, Honor Moore was granted an abortion by a Connecticut psychiatrist, and went on with her life. In 2024, she reckons with the fallout.
Book Review: ‘All That Glitters,’ by Orlando Whitfield
A memoir by a former high-end dealer depicts a largely unregulated industry where jet-setting extravagance goes hand in hand with guile and deceit.
Read Your Way Around Denver
Much of Colorado’s literature is about the flow of people whose imaginations, like the novelist Peter Heller’s, were ignited by myths of unbridled freedom. He recommends some favorites.
Utah Bans 13 Books From All Public Schools
This is the first time titles have been prohibited statewide, according to a free speech organization. The list includes books by Judy Blume and Margaret Atwood.
How Far Will a Reader Go to Hear Songs Inspired by Books?
In search of a connection between two worlds — one beloved, one baffling — a bibliophile made a musical pilgrimage.
Book Review: ‘The Seventh Veil of Salome,’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new novel, “The Seventh Veil of Salome,” follows strivers in 1950s Hollywood competing for a place in an industry that does not embrace them.
Book Review: ‘The Missing Thread,’ by Daisy Dunn
In her corrective “The Missing Thread,” the classical historian Daisy Dunn paints a fuller picture of the ancient world.
Book Review: ‘The Movement,’ by Clara Bingham
In “The Movement,” Clara Bingham captures the years 1963-73 in the voices of the women who lived it.
Book Review: ‘I Am on the Hit List,’ by Rollo Romig
In “I Am on the Hit List,” Rollo Romig explores the political world of Gauri Lankesh.
Book Review: ‘Hoof Beats,’ by William T. Taylor; ‘Raiders, Rulers, And Traders,’ by David Chaffetz.
Two new books look at how horses and primates helped each other grow from skittish little mammals to conquerors of the world.
George Saunders Reflects on His Novel ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
The third in a series of conversations with authors appearing on our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list.
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