Poem: From ‘Letters to Walt Whitman’
Ronald Johnson’s work has long been a secret beauty, treasured by readers but difficult to find.
A look at the tumultuous life of 'Persepolis' as it turns 20
Marjane Satrapi's memoir has a history of garnering controversy — it's been on the ALA's list of most challenged books and continues to be the subject of debate about inclusion in school curriculums.
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Authors and Booksellers Urge Justice Dept. to Investigate Amazon
The online retailer’s size and sway affects the free exchange of ideas, the groups argue. The Biden administration has stepped up enforcement of antitrust policies.
Three Sizzling New Romance Books
In these books, love is a choice you make over and over, not just on one day in a white dress.
With ‘Necessary Trouble,’ Drew Gilpin Faust Looks Back
In “Necessary Trouble,” Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard’s former leader, wrestles with her conservative Southern upbringing, and the unfinished business of the Civil War.
Three Sizzling New Romance Novels
In these books, love is a choice you make over and over, not just on one day in a white dress.
Children’s Picture Books About Seeing Our Reflections
Sometimes our reflections have nothing to do with us; sometimes they’re “the hide to our seek.”
Children’s Picture Books About Seeing Our Reflections
Sometimes our reflections have nothing to do with us; sometimes they’re “the hide to our seek.”
Newly Published, from Young Adult Novels to The Allman Brothers Band
A selection of recently published books.
This 'Evergreen' LA noir novel imagines the post-WWII reality of Japanese Americans
In Naomi Hirahara's mystery novel, a Japanese American family interned during the war returns home to a changed city. They're still settling in when their daughter is caught up in a murder.
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The Hottest Jay-Z Merch: Limited-Edition Library Cards
Fans are rushing to collect all 13 of the Brooklyn Public Library’s limited-edition cards, which feature imagery from each of the rapper’s solo albums.
Three New Summer Thrillers
In Maud Ventura’s “My Husband,” a Frenchwoman cannot stop surveilling her spouse: “I think of my husband all the time; I wish I could text him all day.”
Book Reviews: ‘The Good Virus,’ by Tom Ireland, and ‘The Master Builder,’ by Alfonso Martinez Arias
Two new books bring attention to old discoveries with the potential to cure stubborn ailments and reveal the secrets of biology.
Book Review: ‘The Apology,’ by Jimin Han; ‘Breaking and Entering,’ by Don Gillmor; ‘In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel,’ by Genevieve Plunkett
Across Korea and Canada and the Midwest, these lonely protagonists guide us through ennui, delusion and even the afterlife.
James McBride's 'Heaven & Earth' is an all-American mix of prejudice and hope
Set in a neighborhood where Blacks and immigrant Jews have lived next to each other for decades, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is one of the best novels critic Maureen Corrigan has read this year.
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Finding Her Voice Was Just a Rowboat Journey Away
Harakka Island, a creative community off the coast of Helsinki, Finland, helped the illustrator Marika Maijala come into her own as an artist. “I don’t know where my art ends and my life begins. The border is fleeting.”
Book Review: ‘Cosmic Scholar,’ by John Szwed
Harry Smith lived many lives. “Cosmic Scholar,” a new biography, details his earthly ones.
Werner Herzog Is the Voice of A.I. Poetry
When asked to narrate an audiobook of machine-generated verse, Mr. Herzog readily agreed. “I wasn’t the best choice,” he said. “I was the only choice.”
Nechama Tec, Polish Holocaust Survivor and Scholar, Dies at 92
She wrote about heroic Jewish resisters in her book “Defiance,” which was later made into a film starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber.
The Case of the Internet Archive vs. Book Publishers
In the pandemic emergency, Brewster Kahle’s Internet Archive freely lent out digital scans of its library. Publishers sued. Owning a book means something different now.
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