Booker Prize Shortlist Includes Paul Murray, Chetna Maroo and More
Books by Paul Harding, Jonathan Escoffery and Chetna Maroo are among six titles nominated for the prestigious literary award.
Book Review: ‘Rome and Persia’ Adrian Goldsworthy and ‘Pax’ by Tom Holland
In two new books, the historians Adrian Goldsworthy and Tom Holland portray an empire that knew how to hold back from a fight and make room for upstarts.
Book Review: ‘Land of Milk and Honey,’ by C Pam Zhang
In C Pam Zhang’s “Land of Milk and Honey,” a chef finds herself in an elite community for the superrich in the Italian Alps, one of the last places on Earth where crops still grow.
Gita Mehta, Whose Writing Shaped Perspectives of India, Dies at 80
Her novels and nonfiction provided alternatives to the Western- and male-centric views of modern India offered by writers like E.M. Forster.
Book Bans Are Rising Sharply in Public Libraries
Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in school libraries, where they affected children, are now affecting the wider community as well.
When It Comes to Sports, Joe Posnanski Is an Old Hand
The veteran columnist and author has covered athletic endeavors for so long, he’s witnessed a revolution.
Poem: ‘CAIN’
The easy way of seeing the world begins to look like a socially convenient illusion.
Book Review: ‘Blood in the Machine,’ by Brian Merchant
Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine” compares the labor struggles of the Industrial Revolution to today’s abusive gig economy.
Interview: Lawrence Wright
“I often look back on a book I thought was wonderful and inspiring and found it to be maudlin and flowery or have some other defect of character I overlooked,” says the journalist, whose new book is the novel “Mr. Texas.” “It could be that literary fashions have changed or I’ve gotten older, and of course both are true.”
Eliza Clark Was ‘Really Online.’ Now She’s Looking Past the Internet.
Eliza Clark’s debut novel was a hit on TikTok. With her next book, “Penance,” she aims for literary longevity over viral success.
Franzen, Grisham and Other Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI
The suit, filed with the Authors Guild, accuses the A.I. company of infringing on authors’ copyrights, claiming it used their books to train its ChatGPT chatbot.
Book Review: ‘Foreign Bodies,’ by Simon Schama
In “Foreign Bodies,” Simon Schama studies pandemics past and present, and how much — and little — we have learned.
Great Y.A. Books About Mental Health
Nic Stone, the author of “Dear Martin,” “Chaos Theory” and more, recommends some of her favorite young adult books about mental health.
Book Review: ‘The Fall,’ by Michael Wolff
In “The Fall,” Wolff predicts the collapse of Rupert Murdoch’s cable network and recounts the recent tumult there through a barrage of fuzzily sourced trash talk.
J.M. Coetzee’s Best Books: A Guide
His spare, icily precise books explore humanity’s most serious themes, including South Africa’s legacy of apartheid. And not all of them are downers.
Don’t Stop Believin’? Considering a TV Golden Age, 10 Years Later
“Difficult Men,” Brett Martin’s book about the prestige TV boom, has been rereleased in a 10th-anniversary edition. In an interview, he reflects on how TV has changed since he wrote it.
Book Review: ‘The Black Angels,’ by Maria Smilios
When white employees refused to work in a notorious hospital, Maria Smilios writes in “The Black Angels,” these nurses came to the aid of New Yorkers.
Book Review: ‘Against Technoableism,’ by Ashley Shew
In “Against Technoableism,” Ashley Shew argues that it’s not the individuals who need “fixing,” it’s their environment.
Book Review: ‘The Lights,’ by Ben Lerner
After receiving plaudits for his recent novels, Lerner returns to verse with an expansive new collection, “The Lights.”
Book Review: ‘North Woods,’ by Daniel Mason
Daniel Mason’s novel “North Woods” is a survey of American history told in a hodgepodge of forms and genres.
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