Libraries Are Meeting the Needs of Their Communities With More Than Books
The New York Times sent photographers to seven states to document the thrum and buzz in buildings once known for silence.
'All the Beauty in the World' conveys Met guard's profound appreciation for art
Patrick Bringley's story — he jumped off the career ladder, deliberately taking a position divorced from ambition in order to find the space for quiet contemplation — is oddly suited to our times.
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Book Review: ‘The Laughter,’ by Sonora Jha
In her new novel, “The Laughter,” Sonora Jha satirizes academia by following an older, white male professor who is lusting after his younger, Pakistani colleague, all while a student protest brews.
Book Review: ‘Brutes,’ by Dizz Tate, and ‘On the Savage Side,’ by Tiffany McDaniel
Two new books — “Brutes,” by Dizz Tate, and “On the Savage Side,” by Tiffany McDaniel — challenge and reshape the way stories about abused and murdered women are told.
Book Review: ‘The Applicant,’ by Nazli Koca
“The Applicant,” a debut novel by Nazli Koca, features a worldly-wise 20-something Turkish writer who works as a cleaner at a Berlin hostel while struggling to figure out what kind of life she wants to lead.
'Hijab Butch Blues' challenges stereotypes and upholds activist self-care
Lamya H's memoir is a study guide on Islam and a queer manifesto that follows them from a childhood a move to the U.S. through questions of faith, gender and sexuality.
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Book Review: ‘Playhouse,’ by Richard Bausch
Richard Bausch’s “Playhouse” follows a large cast of characters involved in a production of “King Lear.”
Book Review: ‘Playhouse,’ by Richard Bausch
Richard Bausch’s “Playhouse” follows a large cast of characters involved in a production of “King Lear.”
Book Review: ‘The Critic’s Daughter,’ by Priscilla Gilman
In her memoir “The Critic’s Daughter,” Priscilla Gilman recounts her life with intensely intellectual — and very different — parents.
Book Review, ‘The American Way,’ by Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler
“The American Way,” by Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler, tells the story of Siegler’s immigrant grandfather — who happened on the movie star while she was filming “The Seven Year Itch” — while delving into other colorful mid-20th-century American characters.
Book Review: ‘I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself,’ by Marisa Crane
In Marisa Crane’s debut novel, “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself,” a queer, grieving mother must learn how to raise a newborn baby who is marked from birth as a bad actor.
How Failure Defines the Writing Life
The public sees writers only during their victories, but their lives are spent mainly in defeat.
‘Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages’
Sadie Stein, an editor at the Book Review, discusses Carmela Ciuraru’s new group biography with the host Gilbert Cruz.
Review: ‘Scorched Grace,’ by Margot Douaihy
In the novel “Scorched Grace,” a tattooed, chain-smoking, swearing-prone nun turns out to be a crack detective.
Book Review: ‘Have Mercy on Us,’ by Lisa Cupolo; ‘Call and Response,’ by Gothataone Moeng; ‘Welcome Me to the Kingdom,’ by Mai Nardone
“Have Mercy on Us” moves from Greece to Kenya to California; “Call and Response” is set in Botswana; “Welcome Me to the Kingdom” explores Bangkok’s dark corners.
3 books in translation that have received acclaim in their original languages
On a Woman's Madness and Forbidden Notebook have been highly lauded in their original languages for decades but, like the more recent Black Foam, inaccessible to English readers — until now.
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Book Review: ‘Unscripted,” by James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams
“Unscripted,” an account by the Times journalists James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams of the media titan Sumner Redstone’s final years, is a chronicle of corporate greed, manipulation, misogyny and sexual impropriety on a spectacular scale.
When the Novel Swiped Right
Contemporary fiction writers have only just begun to address the dating app revolution, but when they do the results are often new, bold stories about human connection and desire.
Book Review: “The Windeby Puzzle: History and Story,” by Lois Lowry
“The Windeby Puzzle” begins in 1952, when a small, remarkably well-preserved body is unearthed from a bog in northern Germany.
Review: ‘My Last Innocent Year,’ by Daisy Alpert Florin
Daisy Alpert Florin’s debut novel, “My Last Innocent Year,” is a coming-of-age novel set on a college campus near the close of the last century.
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