Book Review: ‘Vantage Point,’ by Sara Sligar
The scion siblings at the center of Sara Sligar’s Gothic thriller “Vantage Point” try desperately to outrun the calamity that is their inheritance.
Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Wrote of a Health Challenge, Dies at 76
When he was 25, he learned that he had multiple sclerosis. He coped with the disease throughout a long career at several networks, recalled in a best-selling memoir.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Peter Fenwick, Leading Expert on Near-Death Experiences, Dies at 89
He was a neuropsychiatrist who was studying consciousness when a patient explained what had happened to him, and he realized the phenomenon was real.
‘Approaching the Light’: Peter Fenwick and Stories of Near-Death Experiences
Dr. Fenwick, a neuropsychiatrist, assembled anecdotes from more than 300 people in his book “The Truth in the Light.” Here are some of them.
What to Watch and Read if You’re Into ‘American Primeval’
This unsparingly grim Netflix western draws from a tradition of works eager to push beyond sanitized frontier myths. Here’s a supplementary guide.
Book Review: ‘We Tried to Tell Y’All’ by Meredith D. Clark
In “We Tried to Tell Y’All,” Meredith D. Clark chronicles the heyday of Black Twitter.
Book Review: ‘Another Man in the Street,’ by Caryl Phillips
Caryl Phillips’s new novel, “Another Man in the Street,” follows an immigrant who arrives in 1960s London.
Interview: Graham Norton on His Novel “Frankie” and His Reading Life
“I’m very comfortable with the level of ambition I have for my books,” says the ubiquitous BBC talk show host, who calls “Frankie” his “first happy romance.”
Sarah Hoover Dishes on Her Life with Tom Sachs in a New Memoir
In a new memoir, Sarah Hoover grapples with the uglier moments that she and her husband, the artist Tom Sachs, have faced while navigating parenthood.
Carole Wilbourn, Who Put Cats on the Couch, Dies at 84
When cats bite or scratch, they’re trying to tell you something. Wilbourn, a cat therapist, was a pioneer in the art of listening to them.
Jenna Bush Hager: ‘Today’ Show Co-Host, Literary Tastemaker and Now, Publisher
Nearly six years after becoming a literary heavyweight with “Read with Jenna,” she’s starting her own publishing venture with Penguin Random House.
Book Review: ‘The Lady of the Mine,’ by Sergei Lebedev
“The Lady of the Mine,” by Sergei Lebedev, takes place during Russia’s 2014 invasion.
Book Review: ‘How to Sleep at Night,’ by Elizabeth Harris
In her lively debut novel, “How to Sleep at Night,” Elizabeth Harris measures what happens when the Republican half of a gay couple dials up the campaign rhetoric.
Book Review: ‘Mothers and Sons,’ by Adam Haslett
In Adam Haslett’s “Mothers and Sons,” crisis reconnects an asylum lawyer and his estranged mother, the co-founder of a women’s retreat.
How to Journal for Beginners: Tips on Starting and Keeping a Journal
Tips from writers, artists and a social worker that might make the practice less daunting.
Book Review: ‘Golden Years,’ by James Chappel
A new book traces shifts in the nation’s treatment of aging adults — for better and for worse.
Anita Desai Has Put Down Roots, but Her Work Ranges Widely
Her new novella, “Rosarita,” takes place in Mexico, a country she finds so like her native India that, she says, “I feel utterly at home there.”
Book Review: ‘Playworld,’ by Adam Ross
Adam Ross’s “Playworld” is about a child actor and the real-world dramas that engulf his adolescence.
Book Review: ‘The Granddaughter,’ by Bernhard Schlink
The new novel by Bernhard Schlink, the author of “The Reader,” explores the legacies of World War II and reunification in contemporary Germany.
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