Book Review: ‘Chasing Hope,’ by Nicholas D. Kristof
In “Chasing Hope,” the veteran Times journalist remembers the highs and lows of his storied career.
Book Review: ‘Morning After the Revolution,’ by Nellie Bowles
In “Morning After the Revolution,” an attack on progressive activism, the journalist Nellie Bowles relies more on sarcasm than argument or ideas.
Book Review: ‘Skies of Thunder,’ by Caroline Alexander
In the riveting “Skies of Thunder,” Caroline Alexander considers what it took to get supplies to Allied ground troops in China.
Claire Messud's sweeping novel borrows from her own 'Strange Eventful History'
Messud draws from her grandfather's handwritten memoir as she tells a cosmopolitan, multigenerational story about a family forced to move from Algeria to Europe to South and North America.
My Octopus Teacher's Craig Foster dives into the ocean again in 'Amphibious Soul'
Nature's healing power is an immensely personal focus for Foster. He made his film after being burned out from long, grinding hours at work. After the release of the film, he suffered from insomnia.
Book Review: ‘Late Admissions,’ by Glenn C. Loury
The professor and social commentator Glenn Loury opens up about his vices in a candid new memoir.
Are Plants Intelligent? If So, What Does That Mean for Your Salad?
A new book, “The Light Eaters,” looks at how plants sense the world and the agency they have in their own lives.
Book Review: ‘Challenger,’ by Adam Higginbotham
As recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and human error.
Book Review: ‘Fat Leonard,’ by Craig Whitlock
In “Fat Leonard,” Craig Whitlock investigates one of the worst corruption scandals in U.S. military history.
Book Review: ‘Chop Fry Watch Learn,’ by Michelle T. King
As Michelle T. King demonstrates in this moving and ambitious biography, Fu Pei-mei was far more than “the Julia Child of Chinese cooking.”
Book Review: ‘All Fours,’ by Miranda July
An anxious artist’s road trip stops short for a torrid affair at a tired motel. In “All Fours,” the desire for change is familiar. How to satisfy it isn’t.
Book Review: ‘We Were the Universe,’ by Kimberly King Parsons
In Kimberly King Parsons’s witty, profane novel, “We Were the Universe,” a young mother seeks to salve a profound loss.
Book Review: ‘Rebel Girl,’ by Kathleen Hanna
In her intimate memoir, “Rebel Girl,” the punk-rock heroine Kathleen Hanna recalls a life of trauma, triumph and riot grrrl rebellion.
'Women and Children First' is a tale about how actions and choices affect others
The puzzle of a girl's death propels Alina Grabowski's debut novel but, really, it's less about the mystery and more about how our actions impact each other, especially when we think we lack agency.
On Mother’s Day, Here Are 2 Novels That Get Babies Right
Barbara Kingsolver’s debut, and a bad seed’s beginnings.
Book Review: ‘The Infernal Machine,’ by Steven Johnson
An entertaining new history by Steven Johnson explores an explosive moment when terror and nascent surveillance collided.
Book Review: ‘Last House,’ by Jessica Shattuck
Jessica Shattuck’s “Last House” dips into the cultural intrigues of 20th-century America, but keeps its nose surprisingly clean.
Book Review: ‘This Strange Eventful History,’ by Claire Messud
Inspired by her own family’s past, Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History” unfolds over seven decades and two wars.
David Shapiro, Who Gained Fame in Poetry and Protest, Dies at 77
A renowned member of the New York School of poets, he also found accidental notoriety when he was photographed during the 1968 uprising at Columbia University.
Talking to Leigh Bardugo, Fantasy Superstar
The best-selling author of dark fantasy novels for Y.A. and adult audiences discusses her career and her stand-alone new historical fantasy, “The Familiar.”
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