B. Dylan Hollis is Bananas for Vintage Self-Published Cookbooks
You know those battered, tattered recipe collections put out by Rotary Clubs, bridge groups and P.T.A.s across the country? They inspired this TikTok star’s best seller.
Poem: From ‘This Energy Wasted by Flight —’
A domestic scene where the home is not a place of safety or comfort but a site of labor.
Book Review: “Fortune’s Frenzy,” by Eilene Lyon
In “Fortune’s Frenzy,” Eilene Lyon traces the hardship and misery endured by Henry Jenkins, a stalwart Indiana farmer who, along with thousands of others, journeyed to California in 1851.
Interview: Melissa Etheridge
“I have music and rhythm to help me get my point across,” says the singer and songwriter, whose new memoir is “Talking to My Angels.” “But real poets do it all just with the language and the lines. That’s a gift.”
4 Design Books Discuss the Marks and Scars of Difficult Work
The marks and scars of difficult work underpin four new design books.
Are the Avengers America’s Most Toxic Work Force?
One thing that drew Leigh Bardugo to the Avengers as a girl was that their turnover rate meant they were always hiring.
When Your ‘Doppelganger’ Becomes a Conspiracy Theorist
If you’re Naomi Klein, you write a book about it.
16 New Books to Read in September: Zadie Smith, Stephen King and More
New novels from Zadie Smith, Stephen King and Lauren Groff; Walter Isaacson’s hotly anticipated Elon Musk biography; a history of the AR-15 assault rifle; and much more.
16 Books to Read in September
New novels from Zadie Smith, Stephen King and Lauren Groff; Walter Isaacson’s hotly anticipated Elon Musk biography; a history of the AR-15 assault rifle; and much more.
Book Review, ‘The Rigor of Angels,’ by William Egginton
“The Rigor of Angels,” by William Egginton, considers how three very different men — Jorge Luis Borges, Immanuel Kant and Werner Heisenberg — rejected conventional assumptions about reality and embraced paradoxical truths instead.
Jillian and Mariko Tamaki Talk About ‘Roaming’
Jillian and Mariko Tamaki have created award-winning graphic novels together. Their new book, “Roaming,” is an ode to the city that captivated them and the thrills of young adulthood.
Book Review: ‘Fixer,’ by Edgar Kunz
In “Fixer,” his second collection, the poet Edgar Kunz demonstrates a hard familiarity with the gig economy.
Georgia School District Canceled an Author’s Batman Talks After He Said ‘Gay’
An elementary school principal in Forsyth County emailed parents to apologize last week after Marc Tyler Nobleman used the word in a presentation about the origins of Batman.
New Histories on the Good and Bad of Military Leadership
Republicans are worried about the politics that shape our armed forces. Several recent books look at the good, the bad and the ugly of American military leadership and culture.
Book Review: ‘Terrace Story,’ by Hilary Leichter
“Terrace Story” is a novel about generations of women confronting the other side of reality.
Book Review: ‘The Fraud,’ by Zadie Smith
Her new novel, “The Fraud,” is based on a celebrated 19th-century criminal trial, but it keeps one eye focused clearly on today’s political populism.
Queer History Was Made in ’90s Clubs. These Fliers Captured It.
“Getting In,” a new book from David Kennerley, collects the edgy advertisements for parties at clubs like the Palladium and records a culture forged from defiance.
How Mathieu Belezi’s Novel About Algeria Became a Best Seller
Mathieu Belezi has been fascinated by the history of colonial Algeria for years. Acclaim finally came with his latest book, a sign of changing times.
Book Review: ‘Everything/Nothing/Someone,’ by Alice Carrière
In “Everything/Nothing/Someone,” Alice Carrière recalls her coming-of-age as the daughter of artists, and her eventual slip into dissociative disorder.
Book Review: “The Once Upon a Time World, “by Jonathan Miles
Jonathan Miles’s “Once Upon a Time World” is a delightful, dizzying romp through the world’s most glamorous muse: the French Riviera.
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