Mel Robbins and ‘The Let Them Theory’
The self-help phenom’s new book is all about letting others do as they may. Can she follow her own advice?
The Times’s Special History With ‘The Night Before Christmas’
The popular poem, actually titled “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” first appeared in The Times’s pages in 1896.
Albertine, New York's Most Charming French Bookstore
Albertine, in a Fifth Avenue mansion, is a portal to both Gilded Age New York and the Francophone world.
Book Review: ‘Goethe: His Faustian Life,’ by A.N. Wilson
A new biography of Goethe approaches its subject through his masterpiece and life’s work, the verse drama “Faust.”
Remembering When ‘the World Really Made Sense’ on the Comics Pages
Wildly popular strips like “Bloom County,” “Calvin and Hobbes,” “Cathy,” “The Far Side” “and “Doonesbury” peaked in the 1980s, but they left their mark.
Book Review: Letters to Gisèle, by Paul Celan
Newly translated letters reveal the inner life of Paul Celan, offering clues to his enigmatic poems.
Lee Edwards, Historian of the Conservative Movement, Dies at 92
In his books about Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater and other figures on the right, he was, one observer said, “a keeper of the flame and spreader of the gospel.”
Heroes in Their Twilight Years, and Still in the Spotlight
Audiobooks to Cook (or Eat) To, From Ina Garten to David Chang
These culinary coming-of-age tales are movable feasts for the gluttonous listener.
Cathy Cade, Groundbreaking Lesbian Photographer, Dies at 82
She became a photographer the same year she came out, chronicling the lives of women in same-sex relationships — something most people had never seen.
21 Movies, Books and Albums With a Theater Focus to Consume During the Holidays
Make it through the holidays with these movies, books and music from the past year that are adapted from stage productions or evoke a theatrical spirit.
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Claire Keegan’s ‘Small Things Like These’
This slim novella about one Irishman’s crisis of conscience during the Christmas season is the topic of our December book club discussion.
Book Review: ‘The Troublemaker,’ by Mark L. Clifford
“The Troublemaker” is a brisk account of the life and work of Jimmy Lai, the media mogul and democracy activist currently on trial for national security offenses.
Dr. Jessica B. Harris Revisits Her Kwanzaa Cookbook
Dr. Jessica B. Harris revisits and expands “A Kwanzaa Keepsake,” her highly personal book from 1995.
How a Scrappy New Publisher Landed 25 Books on the Best-Seller List in a Year
Bloom Books took off with the help of E L James, the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It broke with tradition and became the fastest-growing imprint in romance.
Maurice Berger Held a Mirror to a Racist Art World
A posthumous anthology of photo essays by the curator and art historian reveals the “troubling reality” of prejudice and the power of images to “undermine the very concept of difference.”
Book Club: Read ‘Our Evenings,’ by Alan Hollinghurst, With the Book Review
In January, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Our Evenings,” a sweeping story about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor.
The Books Readers Loved in 2024
Memorable characters, delightful nonfiction and poignant novels stuck with people across the world.
Book Review: “The Boy and the Elephant,” by Freya Blackwood, and “Head in the Clouds,” by Rocío Araya
Like Max and Madeline, this boy and girl keep faith with the intangible treasures of their imaginations.
Staffers at The New York Times on the Books They Enjoyed in 2024
A taboo-busting Brooklyn memoir, a tender Japanese novel about the beauty of connection, a book by a death doula: Editors and writers from around the newsroom describe their favorite books of the year.
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