Holly Jackson’s Maximization of Google Maps
In her “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” series and “Five Survive,” this British author makes herself at home on the East Coast.
Interview: Jill McCorkle
Finishing “The Portrait of a Lady” leaves the author of “Old Crimes,” a new story collection, “a little more confident.” Meanwhile, Rod Serling has a place on her shelves.
Mixtapes, T-Shirts and Even a Typeface Measure the Rise of Hip-Hop
New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish.
Harvard President’s Resignation: The Word That Undid Claudine Gay
The fate of Harvard’s president is the latest evidence of a deep crisis in American academia.
These Books Will Help Heal Your Relationship With Food
We asked experts in psychology, nutrition and body image for their top picks.
Read Your Way Through Utah
Utah is a place of paradoxes, full of terrible beauty and complicated history. The writer Terry Tempest Williams recommends books to help you explore the state’s many facets.
Book Review: ‘The Other Side,’ by Jennifer Higgie
In “The Other Side,” the art critic Jennifer Higgie explores artists who found self-expression through different media — and mediums.
Book Review: ‘How to Be a Renaissance Woman,’ by Jill Burke
In “How to Be a Renaissance Woman,” the historian Jill Burke explores the aesthetic expectations of an era — and just how they were achieved. (Recipes included.)
Book Review: ‘The Storm We Made,’ by Vanessa Chan
True to the promise of its title, “The Storm We Made” kicks up a weather system of epic proportions, ranging from military terror during World War II to domestic warmth.
This California Librarian Wants Everyone to Experience ‘Library Joy’
The 33-year-old librarian from California has become popular on TikTok and Instagram with his upbeat take on libraries.
'Prophet Song' is a beautifully-written, slow descent into fascism
Most of the characters in Paul Lynch's Booker Prize-winning novel don't want to believe that tyranny is taking shape before their eyes, even as power is cut off and democratic freedoms evaporate.
Book Review: ‘A Hitch in Time,’ by Christopher Hitchens
This bracing anthology of Christopher Hitchens’s work for The London Review of Books is just the ticket.
Elon Musk, X and the Problem of Misinformation in an Era Without Trust
Elon Musk thinks a free market of ideas will self-correct. Liberals want to regulate it. Both are missing a deeper predicament.
Book Review: “Pure Wit,” by Francesca Peacock
In “Pure Wit,” Francesca Peacock makes a fresh case for the writer Margaret Cavendish’s place in the feminist canon.
11 books to look forward to in 2024
The first few months of the year are stacked with exciting and interesting reads. Get ready for big swings from old pros and exciting new debuts.
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How ‘That Octopus Book’ Won Over More Than a Million Readers
With its beguiling octopus narrator, Shelby Van Pelt’s “Remarkably Bright Creatures” has notable staying power and is back on the best-seller list — a year and a half after its release.
Book Review: ‘Penning Poison’ by Emily Cockayne
Emily Cockayne’s “Penning Poison,” a history of anonymous letters, reveals the ways we’ve been torturing one another, verbally, for centuries.
Book Review: ‘Mercury,’ by Amy Jo Burns
In “Mercury,” Amy Jo Burns explores the conflicting loyalties and many secrets of a roofing clan in small-town Pennsylvania.
Book Review: ‘Carnival of Dreams,’ by Basil Pao
“Carnival of Dreams” collects surrealist photo collages by the Hong Kong artist who once designed graphics for “Monty Python.”
18 New Books to Read in January
A look at the Trump-DeSantis rivalry, a witty tribute to “Murder on the Orient Express,” a memoir of open marriage and an epic Swedish novel in verse, among others.
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