Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82
Espousing his ideas in best sellers, he insisted that religion was an illusion, free will was a fantasy and evolution could only be explained by natural selection.
Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library
Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world.
Book Review: ‘Four Shots in the Night,’ by Henry Hemming; ‘Tripped,’ by Norman Ohler; ‘Hell Put to Shame,’ by Earl Swift
Three books describe the work of government investigators who want to uncover or bury the truth.
Book Review: “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children: An Alphabetary of the Colonized World,” by Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker
Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker unearth botany’s buried history.
A Stunning Visual Celebration of Black Rodeo
A new photo book reorients dusty notions of a classic American pastime.
Lord Byron Died 200 Years Ago. He’s Still Worth Reading.
Two hundred years after his death, this Romantic poet is still worth reading.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Jorie Graham’s Poetry of the Earth and Humanity, Set to Music
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Inside the book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Inside the book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Interview: By the Book With Emily Henry, Whose ‘Funny Story’ Comes Out This Month
“I don’t want other people to miss out on the wisdom and joy this genre has to offer, the way I did for so long,” says the best-selling novelist. “Funny Story,” about a heartsore librarian and the new man in her life, is out next week.
Behind Each of Mary Kubica’s Novels Is a Bevy of Feisty Felines
The author of nine suspense books also finds time to foster kittens from a Chicago-area shelter.
Marjane Satrapi on Resistance in Iran: ‘A Real Revolution Is Cultural’
The author, known for her “Persepolis” series, is releasing a new illustrated book about the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, inspired by the death of Mahsa Amini.
Quick. Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Inside the book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Poetry Review: ‘The Sorrow Apartments,’ by Andrea Cohen
In “The Sorrow Apartments,” Andrea Cohen’s signature maneuver is a kind of twist that shifts a poem away from the ending that seems to be coming.
Barbara Joans, Anthropologist Who Studied Biker Culture, Dies at 89
In her 60s, she hit the open road on a hulking Harley-Davidson and found a new area of academic research: bikers, and in particular, women bikers.
Keith Haring’s Legacy Is at the Mall, Not the Museum
Three decades after his death, his work is still sold on products and in stores. But his concept of public art is most powerfully preserved on the street.
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Shopaholic’ Author,’ Says She Has Brain Cancer
The author of the best-selling book series said she had been undergoing treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, after a diagnosis in 2022.
Hundreds of Small Presses Just Lost Their Distributor. Now What?
A nonprofit that distributed books for many of the country’s small presses has closed, and the fallout could affect the publishing industry in ways both big and small.
Book Review: ‘In the Shadow of Liberty,’ by Ana Raquel Minian
“In the Shadow of Liberty,” by the historian Ana Raquel Minian, chronicles America’s often brutal treatment of noncitizens, including locking them up without charge.
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