In Chicago, 3 Shows That Keep the Audience in Mind and Engaged
Musical adaptations of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” and “The Lord of the Rings” as well as a new Samuel D. Hunter play were on our critic’s itinerary.
Book Club: Read ‘My Brilliant Friend’ With the Book Review
In August, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “My Brilliant Friend,” the first book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet.
Jennifer Croft, Anton Hur, Lily Meyer and Bruna Dantas Lobato on Their Debut Novels
Recognized literary translators — Jennifer Croft, Anton Hur, Bruna Dantas Lobato among them — are making the jump to publishing rosters as authors themselves.
Richard Crawford, Leading Scholar of American Music, Dies at 89
American Music was a marginal subfield in the 1960s when he began his research as a student, and then as a faculty member, at the University of Michigan.
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Sales Surge After JD Vance Joins Trump Campaign
The book has sold more than 750,000 copies since July 15, his publisher said.
Booker Prize Nominees Include Rachel Kushner and Richard Powers
There are six American novels in the running for the prestigious British literary award, but only two by U.K. authors.
Book Review: ‘They Dream in Gold,’ by Mai Sennaar
Mai Sennaar’s “They Dream in Gold” weaves together the stories of a Black American woman’s search for her Swiss-Senegalese lover and the people who’ve shaped the couple’s lives.
Book Review: ‘Someone Like Us,’ by Dinaw Mengestu
Dinaw Mengestu’s new novel follows a journalist with an elusive history and a persistent wanderlust.
Book Review: ‘Black Pill,’ by Elle Reeve
In “Black Pill,” the journalist Elle Reeve finds that the once-fringe alt-right is dead — because now it’s mainstream.
Francine Pascal, Creator of ‘Sweet Valley High’ Book Series, Dies at 92
The series and its many spinoffs have sold more than 200 million copies and revolutionized the world of young adult publishing.
Book Review: ‘Misrecognition,’ by Madison Newbound
The protagonist of Madison Newbound’s debut novel, “Misrecognition,” returns to her hometown after a breakup with her power-imbalanced polycule.
Min Jin Lee Looks Back at ‘Pachinko’
The second in a series of conversations with authors appearing on our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list.
Book Review: ‘A Complicated Passion,’ by Carrie Rickey
A new biography surveys the prolific and pioneering career of the filmmaker Agnès Varda.
Baldwin’s ‘Blues for Mister Charlie,’ 60 Years After It Hit Broadway
On the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth, a look at this revolutionary work that was a playwriting milestone for him.
More States Are Passing Book Banning Rules. Here’s What They Say.
Discussion about what books children should access has diminished on the national stage. But most rules pertaining to schools and libraries are made at the state and local level.
15 New Books Coming in August
New novels by Elif Shafak and Casey McQuiston, a biography of a gay cultural icon, a dystopian tale of A.I. gone awry — and more.
Edna O’Brien: An Appreciation
Her fiction delivered searing, candid portraits of Irish society through the prism of female friendship.
James C. Scott, Iconoclastic Social Scientist, Dies at 87
In influential books, he questioned top-down government programs and extolled the power of the powerless, embracing a form of anarchism.
Edna O’Brien, Writer Who Gave Voice to Women’s Passions, Dies at 93
Her novels and short stories often explored the lives of willful women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married.
Jill Schary Robinson, Who Wrote of Her Hollywood Upbringing, Dies at 88
A screenwriter’s daughter, she grew up in the glittering world of privilege and its contradictions, which became rich material for her memoirs and novels.
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