Patrick Radden Keefe Has One Big Rule for His Reading Time
“My iPhone must be dead, or secured in a lockbox of some sort,” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is the true-crime collection “Rogues.”
Patrick Radden Keefe Has One Big Rule for His Reading Time
“My iPhone must be dead, or secured in a lockbox of some sort,” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is the true-crime collection “Rogues.”
Patrick Radden Keefe Has One Big Rule for His Reading Time
“My iPhone must be dead, or secured in a lockbox of some sort,” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is the true-crime collection “Rogues.”
Lidia Yuknavitch Writes to Break With the ‘Tyranny’ of the Past
Her latest novel, “Thrust,” relies on time travel and characters from society’s margins to explore the idea that “it might be possible to change the stories we tell ourselves about who we are.”
At 10, ‘Dragons Love Tacos’ is Still Flying Off Shelves
Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri teamed up on a picture book about imaginary creatures and hot salsa. It took on a life of its own.
Poem: ‘love & the memory of it’
Jay Hopler died last week. Illness streaks across this poem from his final collection — but also love.
Book Review: “The Brain in Search of Itself,” by Benjamin Ehrlich
Benjamin Ehrlich’s “The Brain in Search of Itself” is a lovingly crafted biography of the Spanish scientist (and artist, and hypnotist) who showed us what our brains are made of.
The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years
Four writers and one bookseller gathered over Zoom to make a list devoted to fiction in which the city is more than mere setting.
Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business
For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives like Lisa Lucas is trying to open up the industry.
Review: “Resistance: The Underground War Against Hitler, 1939-1945,” by Halik Kochanski
Halik Kochanski’s “Resistance” traces the underground opposition to the Nazis across the continent of Europe.
Read Your Way Through Stockholm
Lars Kepler, the pen name of a husband-and-wife crime fiction-writing team, is Sweden’s best-selling author. Here, they recommend books that take readers beyond fictitious murders to the soul of the city.
The Poet Who Taught Me to Be in Love With the World
Frank O’Hara’s greatest legacy might be his secular faith — in other people, and in everything around us.
‘An Immense World’ Is a Thrilling Tour of Nonhuman Perception
Ed Yong’s book urges readers to break outside their “sensory bubble” to consider the unique ways that dogs, dolphins, mice and other animals experience the world.
Newly Published, From Cookie Stores to Jean Rhys
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: “The Long Answer,” by Anna Hogeland
Anna Hogeland’s debut novel, “The Long Answer,” grapples with the many forms motherhood takes, and doesn’t take.
‘The Last Resort’ Interrogates the Beach While Enjoying It
In her new book, Sarah Stodola tours seaside resorts and catalogs some of the damage they can do.
Boston Revisits ‘Common Ground’ and Busing, Onstage
The Huntington Theater Company is staging a play based on the seminal J. Anthony Lukas book, reconsidering the legacy of the busing crisis.
Book Review: “Learning to Talk,” by Hilary Mantel
In the world of Hilary Mantel’s “Learning to Talk,” childhood can be a dangerous place.
Book Review: “Daddy Issues: Love and Hate in the Time of Patriarchy,” by Katherine Angel
Katherine Angel’s essay collection “Daddy Issues” examines our often prurient fascination with the dynamic, and that fascination’s inherent misogyny.
Review: ‘Even the Darkest Night,’ by Javier Cercas
In Javier Cercas’s novel “Even the Darkest Night,” a classic whodunit gives way to an origin story.
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