Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.
The Most Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2025: Movies and TV Shows
Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror and the Light,” a new “Bridget Jones” and Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear series are some of this year’s most anticipated adaptations.
Book Review: ‘Dark Laboratory,’ by Tao Leigh Goffe
In “Dark Laboratory,” Tao Leigh Goffe traces the origins of global environmental collapse to the explorer’s conquest of the Caribbean.
Book Review: ‘Mona Acts Out,’ by Mischa Berlinski
Mischa Berlinski’s shrewd comic novel finds a veteran actress reconnecting with her deposed mentor while facing the challenge of playing Cleopatra.
Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”
Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said.
Book Review: ‘The Wickedest,’ by Caleb Femi
Details are in Caleb Femi’s new poetry collection, “The Wickedest.”
Book Review: ‘Somewhere Toward Freedom,’ by Bennett Parten
“Somewhere Toward Freedom” tells the story of Sherman’s March to the Sea from the perspective of the formerly enslaved.
Book Review: ‘Bowling With Corpses,’ by Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola’s “Bowling With Corpses” is full of suspicious shadows and offbeat jokes.
Book Review: ‘Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything,’ by Colette Shade
In a vibrant collection of “essays on the future that never was,” Colette Shade takes a cold look at the cheery promise of the 2000s.
Book Review: ‘A Crack in Everything,’ by Marcus Chown
Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe.
In African Publishing, ‘There Is a Renaissance Going On’
A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region.
Naomi Watts Thinks David Bowie Was Onto Something
“The first album I ever bought was ‘Hunky Dory,’” said the actress and author, “and all those songs, every single one, is amazing.”
Book Review: ‘Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers,’ by Anne Somerset, and ‘Q: A Voyage Around the Queen,’ by Craig Brown
Two very different books examine the reigns and legacies of Victoria and Elizabeth II.
Book Review: ‘The Uncollected Stories of Mavis Gallant’
Mavis Gallant wrote short stories full of brutal humor that examined the hell of other people.
How Silence Improves Pico Iyer’s Life
The travel writer and essayist discusses his new book, “Aflame,” about his stays at a California monastery.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, 90, Dies; Her Internment Inspired a Memoir
In “Farewell to Manzanar,” she wrote about the years she and her family were imprisoned in a camp for Japanese Americans. It became the basis for a TV movie.
Publishers and Influencers Wonder What Could Replace the Power of BookTok
With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same.
Poetry Review: ‘Helen of Troy, 1993,’ by Maria Zoccola
In “Helen of Troy, 1993,” the poet Maria Zoccola relocates a figure from Greek mythology into small-town Tennessee.
Book Review: ‘Scattergood,’ by H.M. Bouwman
In H.M. Bouwman’s wise and heartbreaking “Scattergood,” the shadow of the Holocaust reaches a farm girl trying to help her ailing friend.
Book Review: ‘We Do Not Part,’ by Han Kang
The Nobel laureate’s new novel, “We Do Not Part,” revisits a violent chapter in South Korean history.
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