Some Readers Pine for the Much Older ‘Shadow Daddies’ in Romantasy Novels
Disappointed by swipe culture and, perhaps, reality, some readers pine for the much (much) older “shadow daddies” of romantasy novels.
Book Review: ‘The Hypocrite,’ by Jo Hamya
In Jo Hamya’s second novel, “The Hypocrite,” a 20-something playwright puts her absent, aging writer dad on blast.
Book Review: ‘How to Leave the House,’ by Nathan Newman
Nathan Newman’s uproarious “How to Leave the House” follows a haughty young Englishman looking for a missing package and the endearing neighbors he meets on the hunt.
A Newly Translated Oral History Reveals Krautrock’s Antifascist Roots
Christoph Dallach’s book explores how Nazism, a postwar German identity crisis and anti-authoritarian youth movements spurred some of the most daring experiments of 1970s music.
Piecing Together an Ancient Epic Was Slow Work. Until A.I. Got Involved.
Scholars have struggled to identify fragments of the epic of Gilgamesh — one of the world’s oldest literary texts. Now A.I. has brought an “extreme acceleration” to the field.
Book Review: ‘On the Edge,’ by Nate Silver
In “On the Edge,” the election forecaster argues that the gambler’s mind-set has come to define modern life.
Book Review: ‘The Divorce,’ by Moa Herngren
In the Swedish author Moa Herngren’s latest novel, “The Divorce,” a middle-aged mother is about to head off on a family holiday in the Baltic when she realizes her husband isn’t coming.
Book Review: ‘Keeping the Faith,’ by Brenda Wineapple
In “Keeping the Faith,” Brenda Wineapple finds an ongoing battle over the soul of America in a century-old trial.
Monet, Taylor Swift, ‘Moana’: What Got Readers Through Their Grief
After our series on how artists have been affected by loss, we asked readers what helped them when they experienced it. These are 15 of their answers.
Shel Silverstein’s Best Books
He was irreverent, absurdist and ahead of his time. Here’s the best of the best by the groovy pied piper who made poetry fun.
Book Review: ‘Mina’s Matchbox,’ by Yoko Ogawa
Yoko Ogawa’s “Mina’s Matchbox” is a novel of family secrets and formative childhood moments recounted by a young girl.
Iowa Law Requiring Schools to Remove Books With Sexual Content to Take Effect
A federal appeals court lifted an injunction on the law, which had already led to the removal of thousands of books from public school classrooms and libraries.
Overlooked No More: Renee Carroll, ‘World’s Most Famous Hatcheck Girl’
From the cloakroom at Sardi’s, she made her own mark on Broadway, hobnobbing with celebrity clients while safekeeping fedoras, bowlers, derbies and more.
Ross Terrill, Insightful Expert on Communist China, Is Dead at 85
In the 1960s, he was among the first Westerners allowed into the country, and for decades he helped the rest of the world understand it.
The End-of-Summer Reading Roundup
Fall is on the horizon. Here are the books that have been keeping us company lately.
6 Books Like ‘It Ends With Us’ by Colleen Hoover to Read Next
Whether the Blake Lively movie brought you to the Colleen Hoover universe or you’re a longtime CoHo fan looking for more emotional, spicy stories, these novels are for you.
Book Review: ‘The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon,’ by Heath Hardage Lee
In “The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon,” the historian Heath Hardage Lee tries to give the oft-maligned “Plastic Pat” her due.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Mary Wings, Pioneering Creator of Queer Comics, Dies at 75
She was the first openly gay woman to write a comic book about lesbians. She went on to write detective novels with a queer woman in the lead.
Book Review: ‘House of Bone and Rain,’ by Gabino Iglesias
In “House of Bone and Rain,” Gabino Iglesias sets a supernatural revenge fantasy against the approach of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
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