At 13, Charlotte Brontë Already Knew How Good a Writer She Would Be
An anthology of her teenage poetry, published for the first time, shows ambition, even if the verse isn’t perfect.
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Adam Ross’s ‘Playworld’
This off-kilter coming-of-age novel about one boy growing up in New York in the 1980s is detailed, digressive and capable of tracking the most minute shifts in emotional weather.
Book Club: Read ‘The Safekeep,’ by Yael van der Wouden, With the Book Review
In May, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Safekeep,” Yael van der Wouden’s novel about a woman wrapped up in a historical drama and a forbidden romance.
As Strega Nona Turns 50, Let’s Give Big Anthony a Fair Shake
As Tomie dePaola’s classic approaches a milestone birthday, Big Anthony is long overdue for a bit of sympathy.
How the U.S. Naval Academy Is Bending the Knee to Trump
Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump’s potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest.
Leonard Zeskind, Researcher Who Foresaw Rise of White Nationalism, Dies at 75
With “Blood and Politics,” he predicted that anti-immigrant ideologies would become part of mainstream American politics, and warned about downplaying the threat.
7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Overlooked Clue Sheds Light on Shakespeare’s Marriage
New research undermines the traditional view that Shakespeare was a distant, neglectful husband to his wife, Anne.
This terrifying horror novel proves: Nothing is old if you make it new
Nat Cassidy's wildly entertaining novel is a superb example of how to work with clichés. When the Wolf Comes Home might sound like a werewolf novel — but it's an entirely different animal.
Book Review: ‘The Rebel Romanov,’ by Helen Rappaport
In her sprightly new biography, “The Rebel Romanov,” Helen Rappaport introduces us to the enigmatic Julie of Saxe-Coburg.
New Books on the High-Tech Military-Industrial Complex
Experts tell the stories of entrepreneurs and executives who have inched closer and closer to their governments.
Interview: Rick Atkinson Discusses ‘The Fate of the Day’
Being a storyteller is just fine with the journalist turned historian. “The Fate of the Day,” the second volume in his American Revolution trilogy, is out this month.
AI eavesdrops on your sleep in this nightmarish 'Dream Hotel'
Laila Lalami's dystopian novel centers on a woman who's been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk. The Dream Hotel paints a grim picture about the ways our data can betray us.
This new story collection is marvelous — if a bit meandering
Lydia Millet's characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author's talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together.
Book Review: ‘More Everything Forever,’ by Adam Becker
In “More Everything Forever,” the science journalist Adam Becker subjects Silicon Valley’s “ideology of technological salvation” to critical scrutiny.
Poetry Review: Four New Books Lean Into Calm and Joy
In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments and a clutch of myth-inflected reveries.
Book Review: ‘The Acid Queen,’ by Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan traces the life of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, who made her husband’s coffee, tripped with him and helped break him out of jail.
Supreme Court Seems Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools
In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters.
Tina Knowles, Mother of Superstars, Owns Her Own Story
“Matriarch,” a memoir out Tuesday, explores the trials and hard-worn triumphs that shaped Beyoncé and Solange Knowles’s mom.
Exhibitions Mark “The Great Gatsby’s” 100th Anniversary
The book by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the subject of exhibitions in New York, Minnesota, New Jersey and South Carolina.
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