Children’s Books About Divorce and Separation
Stories, both new and evergreen, to help children of divorce heal.
Book Review: ‘White House by the Sea,’ by Kate Storey
In “White House by the Sea,” Kate Storey gives readers a comprehensive tour of the summer home beloved by a certain political clan.
Newly Published, From Susan Sontag to the Black Working Class
A selection of recently published books.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Henry Petroski, Whose Books Decoded Engineering, Dies at 81
He wrote extensively about the design of buildings and bridges and how they failed. He also examined the history of commonplace objects like the pencil.
Book Review: ‘Animal Spirits,’ by Jackson Lears
In a wide-ranging new book, the scholar Jackson Lears locates a “countercultural” hunger for vigor and spontaneity on the trading floor, the dance floor and beyond.
The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature
Six opinionated writers debate — and define — the state of L.G.B.T.Q. writing in order to make a list of the most essential works of fiction, poetry and drama right now.
Interview: Len Deighton Collects Outdated Travel Guides
“Old illustrated ones are critical for research,” says the author and spy novelist, four of whose early novels are being reissued this month. “You’d be amazed how often roads move and names change.”
Kristin Harmel Helped Build the Village That Sustained Her
When the author of “The Paris Daughter” announced her breast cancer diagnosis, the Friends & Fiction community rallied.
Bookforum is Returning, Months After its Closure Was Mourned in the Literary World
The literary magazine will be back in print in August, with a new publishing partner: The Nation.
Poem: Conditions for Retention
The coldness of Jennifer Nelson’s title stands in stark contrast to the warmth and vitality of the world evoked in the poem.
Julie Garwood, Best-Selling Romance Novelist, Dies at 78
She first became known for novels set in the distant past. She later wrote contemporary tales that involved computer hacking and Ponzi schemes.
Two new novels illustrate just how hard it is to find a foothold in America
Brandon Taylor's The Late Americans is a sexually-explicit, cynical novel about young people striving. Such Kindness, by Andre Dubus III, grapples with injury, addiction, masculinity and loneliness.
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'Rich White Men' reinforces the argument that inequality harms us all
While not a new concept, Garrett Neiman makes distinct contributions to the conversation; as a rich white man, he has insider's access to that population — and doesn't shy away from self-indictment.
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Book Review: ‘Plunder,’ by Brendan Ballou; ‘These Are the Plunderers,’ by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner
Two new books offer harsh assessments of private equity firms that specializes in buying up companies only to saddle them with debt and squeeze them for profits.
Why Are We So Afraid of Reading?
Book bans, chatbots, pedagogical warfare: What it means to read has become a minefield.
Book Review: ‘Holding Pattern,’ by Jenny Xie
The heroine of Jenny Xie’s debut novel, “Holding Pattern,” is back at her childhood home and learning to love herself.
Pain and pleasure do the tango in the engrossing new novel 'Kairos'
A young student in East Berlin falls in love with a much older writer in the run-up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is a love story and a rich portrait of people watching their country disappear.
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Book Review: ‘Mrs. S,’ by K Patrick
The protagonist of K. Patrick’s “Mrs. S,” a boarding school worker questioning her gender expression, falls into a torrid affair with the headmaster’s wife.
Authors of ‘And Tango Makes Three’ Sue Over Florida Law Driving Book Bans
The authors of a picture book about a penguin family with two fathers sued the state and a school district that removed the book from libraries.
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