Book Review: ‘More Everything Forever,’ by Adam Becker
In “More Everything Forever,” the science journalist Adam Becker subjects Silicon Valley’s “ideology of technological salvation” to critical scrutiny.
Poetry Review: Four New Books Lean Into Calm and Joy
In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments and a clutch of myth-inflected reveries.
Book Review: ‘The Acid Queen,’ by Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan traces the life of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, who made her husband’s coffee, tripped with him and helped break him out of jail.
Supreme Court Seems Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools
In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters.
Tina Knowles, Mother of Superstars, Owns Her Own Story
“Matriarch,” a memoir out Tuesday, explores the trials and hard-worn triumphs that shaped Beyoncé and Solange Knowles’s mom.
Exhibitions Mark “The Great Gatsby’s” 100th Anniversary
The book by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the subject of exhibitions in New York, Minnesota, New Jersey and South Carolina.
Book Review: ‘Fair Play,’ by Louise Hegarty
Louise Hegarty’s novel, “Fair Play,” nods to classic 1920s detective fiction, with a twist.
Book Review: ‘Gabriele,’ by Anne Berest and Claire Berest
“Gabriële” considers a writer and pivotal figure of the 20th-century avant-garde who nurtured the talents of others.
Book Review: “Sister, Sinner,” a Biography of Aimee Semple McPherson, by Claire Hoffman
In “Sister, Sinner,” Claire Hoffman tells the stranger-than-fiction story of Aimee Semple McPherson, whose mysterious life made headlines in the 1920s.
Herbert J. Gans, 97, Dies; Upended Myths on Urban and Suburban Life
A leading sociologist, he explored American society up close — living in a Levittown at one point — to gain insight into issues of race, class, the media and even the Yankees.
Supreme Court to Weigh Use of L.G.B.T.Q. Children’s Books in Schools
Parents in Maryland say they have a religious right to withdraw their children from classes on days that storybooks with gay and transgender themes are discussed.
Book Review: ‘Atavists,’ by Lydia Millet
In a new collection, Lydia Millet casts a satirical eye on left-wing culture and its array of character types.
Book Review: ‘Notes to John,’ by Joan Didion
Drawn from her previously unpublished reflections on sessions with a therapist, “Notes to John” is at once slightly sordid and utterly fascinating.
Book Review: ‘Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life,’ by Dan Nadel
R. Crumb’s underground comics were instrumental in shaping the counterculture of the 1960s and beyond, Dan Nadel shows in an exemplary new biography.
Feature: ‘Crumb,’ by Dan Nadel
Dan Nadel’s “Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life” takes on the good, the bad, the ugly and the weird. Over punk rock vegetarian food, subject and writer compared notes.
Best Forced Proximity Romance Books
The romance author Beth O’Leary recommends books that show off the trope at its best — playful, knowing, original and deliciously satisfying.
2 Memoirs by Rock ’n’ Roll Muses Who Were So Much More
Marianne Faithfull was a star in her own right; Peggy Caserta was a hippie tastemaker. Their memoirs are riveting.
Book Review: ‘Eminent Jews,’ by David Denby
In his paean to another age, David Denby studies four icons who defined American culture in the second half of the 20th century.
Suleika Jaouad is Journaling Her Way Through Cancer for the Third Time
Suleika Jaouad’s new book provides a master class in personal writing. Here’s why it’s a worthwhile habit — for everyone, not just English majors.
Book Review: ‘Exit Zero,’ by Marie-Helene Bertino
The stories in Marie-Helene Bertino’s new collection, “Exit Zero,” frolic in the nether zone between fantasy and reality.
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