British Library Hit by Apparent Cyberattack
Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age.
Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97
One of the few women at the top of her field in book and magazine publishing, she was also a champion of her fellow professionals.
Shakespeare’s First Folio Turns 400
Sarah Lyall talks to Adrian Edwards, head of the Printed Heritage Collections at the British Library, about the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
‘Sabbath’s Theater’ Review: John Turturro Embodies a Life and a Libido
Though a tour de force for its actors, an Off Broadway adaptation of Philip Roth’s willfully obscene 1995 novel is too faithful to its source.
What the Suburbs Did for Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen
A new book by the author Jim Cullen explores the uncanny parallels between the careers of these two musicians, and how they were products of their time and place.
Britney Spears escribió sus memorias con otros autores. Entérate aquí
El libro de la estrella del pop es una obra colectiva. Otros tres autores participaron.
Critic’s Notebook: How Inequality Became a Hot Topic in Economics
A flurry of new books highlights broad disagreements over how to address the problem.
Book Review: ‘Birds of America,’ by John James Audubon; ‘Birds of the World,’ by Elizabeth Gould
Two art books revisit 19th-century illustrations by John James Audubon and Elizabeth Gould.
Book Review: ‘To Free the Captives,’ by Tracy K. Smith
The former poet laureate examines our country’s oldest wounds — and ongoing racism — through the lens of her own family’s experience.
Book Review: ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),’ by Sly Stone with Ben Greenman
At the age of 80, Sly Stone has finally produced his memoir, and it gives a strong sense of this giant’s voice and sensibility.
Book Review: Children’s Science Fiction Novels by Donna Barba Higuera, Patricia Forde and Jeanne DuPrau
Jeanne DuPrau’s “Project F,” Patricia Forde’s “The Girl Who Fell to Earth” and Donna Barba Higuera’s “Alebrijes” answer the question, Could this be the beginning of the end?
Audiobook Review: ‘The Motherlode,’ by Clover Hope
On the genre’s 50th anniversary, “The Motherlode” honors contributions by the women, like Salt-N-Pepa, Roxanne Shanté and Megan Thee Stallion, who’ve made it what it is today.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Celebrating Literature That ‘Brings the World Close’
Words Without Borders, a magazine dedicated to literature in translation, is turning 20 at a fraught time. How to celebrate words when bombs are dropping?
Who Is Hannah Grace? And Why Won’t She Show Her Face?
The author of “Icebreaker” and “Wildfire” has her own reasons for avoiding the limelight.
Poem: […]
In this poem from a Palestinian American writer, absence becomes atmosphere.
Book Review: ‘Same Bed Different Dreams,’ by Ed Park
“Same Bed Different Dreams” is the rare sophomore novel that has the wild, freewheeling ambition of a debut.
Interview: Jeff Tweedy
“I read them the way that people surf the internet today, maybe,” says the Wilco frontman, whose new memoir is “World Within a Song.” “So I know everything.”
Celebrity Narrators: The ‘Matchmaking’ Behind Britney Spears and Michelle Williams
Snippets of Michelle Williams’s narration of Britney Spears’s new memoir have proved explosively popular online. But what goes into selecting a celebrity reader for an audiobook?
Book Review: ‘Fierce Ambition,’ by Jennet Conant
As recounted in Jennet Conant’s biography, Marguerite Higgins played the high-stakes game of journalism in a man’s world.
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