More Income for the Supreme Court: Million-Dollar Book Deals
The deals have become highly lucrative for the justices, including for those who used court staff members to help research and promote their books.
Interview: Tara Westover Likes to Read Herself to Sleep
“My thinking is that reading will focus my mind, bring a hush over the chaos of the day so I can drift off,” says the author of the memoir “Educated,” one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018. “But from time to time a book takes hold in that peculiar way that a book can, and I end up reading through the night. ... Books are both the best and worst thing for my sleep.”
Poem: My Life in the New Millennium
Joshua Clover begins with hating people and loving cats, quickly adding juxtapositions and surprises.
How Does a Prolific Author Deal With Cold Feet?
Riley Sager has been on a publishing tear since 2017. His seventh book, “The Only One Left,” almost interfered with his breakneck pace.
Book Review: ‘Winnie and Nelson,’ by Jonny Steinberg
Jonny Steinberg tells the story of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a moment when a new generation is reassessing their legacies.
Read Your Way Through Maine
Reading and writing are deeply valued in Maine. The novelist Lily King recommends fiction, nature writing, memoirs, children’s books and inspiration for writers.
6 Thought-Provoking Y.A. Thrillers That Tackle Social Issues
Angeline Boulley, the author of “Firekeeper’s Daughter” and “Warrior Girl Unearthed,” recommends exhilarating young adult books that explore important social topics.
Book Review: ‘In the Blood,’ by Charles Barber
“In the Blood” traces how an engineer and a salesman took on military leaders and Big Pharma to get a revolutionary clotting agent to those in dire need.
Booksellers Move to the Front Lines of the Fight Against Books Bans in Texas
With a book-rating law set to take effect in September, a group of booksellers, along with publishers and authors, filed suit to argue that it is unconstitutional.
Book Review: ‘Theoderic the Great,’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer
In “Theoderic the Great,” the historian Hans-Ulrich Wiemer dissects the rule of the Goth king who nurtured Roman culture and impressed Machiavelli.
From Pet Cemetery Owner to Identity Thief to Best-Selling Ghostwriter
How did a felon and former heroin addict spin her background in canine cremation into a lucrative publishing career?
Book Review: ‘Disruptions,’ by Steven Millhauser
In his new story collection, “Disruptions,” Steven Millhauser reveals the bizarre within the mundane.
Book Review: ‘The Country of the Blind,’ by Andrew Leland
In his memoir, Andrew Leland discovers that slowly losing one’s sight offers a special understanding of vision — and its limits.
Cheri Pies, Author of “Considering Parenthood,” Dies at 73
She made her name with a watershed book for same-sex parents and later studied the impact of racial and economic inequality on health.
Book Review: ‘Somebody’s Fool,’ by Richard Russo
Like “Nobody’s Fool” and “Everybody’s Fool,” “Somebody’s Fool” is set in a fictional town with lots of problems.
Book Review: ‘Don’t Look at Me Like That,’ by Diana Athill
First published in 1967, “Don’t Look at Me Like That” follows a young woman from her unpopular teenage years to uncertain adulthood.
The Setting of Colson Whitehead’s ‘Crook Manifesto,’ in Archives
A selection of photos from The New York Times of Harlem in the 1970s.
Colson Whitehead on ‘Crook Manifesto’ and Harlem in the ’70s
The Pulitzer-winning novelist discusses the sequel to his 2021 crime story “Harlem Shuffle.”
Book Review: ‘How to Love Your Daughter,’ by Hila Blum
In her second novel, Hila Blum plumbs the depths of one of the most complicated relationships known to women.
Martha Saxton, Historian Who Explored Women’s Lives, Dies at 77
Her wide range of subjects included the actress Jayne Mansfield, the novelist Louisa May Alcott and Mary Washington, the mother of a president.
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