Khaled Khalifa, Syrian Novelist ‘Exiled at Home,’ Is Dead at 59
His books, laced with humor and often banned in his country, chronicle centuries of strife in the Middle East, earning critical praise and an international readership.
LeVar Burton to Host National Book Awards
The actor and literacy advocate will host the ceremony after the National Book Foundation dropped its original host, Drew Barrymore.
Book Review: ‘Dialogue With a Somnambulist,’ by Chloe Aridjis; ‘Dearborn,’ by Ghassan Zeineddine; ‘Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare,’ by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
New fiction by Chloe Aridjis, Ghassan Zeinnedine and Megan Kamalei Kakimoto ranges from the fabulist to the vaguely autofictional.
How Jesmyn Ward Is Reimagining Southern Literature
The novelist is competing with giants like William Faulkner, while mapping territory all her own.
Graphic Review: ‘Sex and Rage,’ by Eve Babitz
Reading Eve Babitz, a “buttoned up” writer discovers she has more in common with the protagonist than she thinks.
New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
Three new books by Malon Edwards, Melinda Taub and Karen Lord.
New Science Fiction and Fantasy
Three new books by Malon Edwards, Melinda Taub and Karen Lord.
Audiobook Review: ‘The Fraud,’ by Zadie Smith
The author reads her latest novel about literary prestige, empire and a case of false identity that captivated 19th-century England.
Book Review: ‘Vengeance Is Mine,’ by Marie NDiaye
In Marie NDiaye’s new novel, “Vengeance Is Mine,” a woman is haunted by a decades-old trauma she feels, but cannot quite remember.
Book Review: ‘The Dictionary People,’ by Sarah Ogilvie
Sarah Ogilvie’s sprightly “The Dictionary People” pays tribute to the explorers, suffragists, murderers and ordinary citizens who helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Aaliyah Bilal on Her Debut, ‘Temple Folk’
“Temple Folk,” Aaliyah Bilal’s collection of stories featuring Black American Muslims, was inspired by her family’s experiences with the Nation of Islam.
Book Review: ‘My Death,’ by Lisa Tuttle
Lisa Tuttle’s “My Death” is short, uncanny, provocative, and pays tribute to a body of forgotten literature.
‘Goosebumps’ on Disney+: Here’s What to Know
The 10-episode series, premiering Friday on Disney+ and Hulu, adapts the children’s novels of R.L. Stine with a modern twist.
Heather Cox Richardson Wants You to Study History
The author of “Democracy Awakening” and a popular politics newsletter makes a powerful case for studying the past.
Interview: Tiya Miles
“My favorite author was Madeleine L’Engle,” says the National Book Award-winning historian, whose new book is “Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation.” “In middle school I would ride the city bus to the public library and check out L’Engle’s novels for teens.”
Michael Chiarello, Chef and Food Network Star, Dies at 61
His culinary empire included several restaurants, an olive oil company, a winery and retail stores with a robust catalog business.
Salman Rushdie to Write Memoir About Stabbing Attack
Rushdie, who was grievously injured onstage last year, said the forthcoming book was a way “to answer violence with art.”
Halloween Is Coming: 7 New Comics for Horror Fans
These spine-tingling thrillers involve talking animals, vampires and zombies, supernatural monsters and serial killers.
India Charges Novelist Arundhati Roy Over a 2010 Speech
The action against a Booker Prize winner was the latest in a growing crackdown on free expression by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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