Mary Ann Hoberman, Rhyming Children’s Author, Dies at 92
She wrote whimsical tales about the little things in a child’s life. “A House Is a House for Me” won a National Book Award.
What Jon Bonné Learned From Writing ‘The New French Wine’
For the first time in 20 years, a sweeping new wine book examines France thoroughly. What’s new may be surprising.
Book Review: ‘Into the Bright Sunshine,’ by Samuel G. Freedman
In “Into the Bright Sunshine,” Samuel G. Freedman makes the case that Humphrey was part of the vanguard in the fight for civil rights.
Book Review: ‘Crook Manifesto,’ by Colson Whitehead
“Crook Manifesto,” set in the 1970s, finds the “Harlem Shuffle” protagonist Ray Carney drawn back into the game in order to score Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter.
Book Review: ‘The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale,’ by Jon Klassen
The title character in Jon Klassen’s new chapter book, “The Skull,” is the personification of his unique brand of expressionless humor.
I Scream, You Scream, the Kennedys Scream for Ice Cream
While researching her best-selling book, “White House by the Sea,” Kate Storey inquired about dessert that unites us.
Hua Hsu: An Interview
“A collection of these issues would undoubtedly be my favorite book that no one has heard of,” says the author of the memoir “Stay True,” one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2022. “If you are reading this, please write me!”
Poem: Peridots of Kings
A postapocalyptic landscape and a stark view of the present, hollowed out but for the corporate interests.
Book Review: ‘The Militia House,’ by John Milas
In “The Militia House,” by John Milas, an abandoned building in Afghanistan captivates and terrifies the Marines stationed nearby.
Milan Kundera: An Appreciation
His best novels, charged with a distrust of authority, retain their sweep and power.
Book Review: ‘Nineteen Claws and a Blackbird,’ by Agustina Bazterrica; ‘Zero-Sum,’ by Joyce Carol Oates; ‘The Best Possible Experience,’ by Nishanth Injam; ‘Emergency,’ by Kathleen Alcott
New short fiction by Agustina Bazterrica, Joyce Carol Oates, Nishanth Injam and Kathleen Alcott.
Milan Kundera, Czech Literary Star, Dies at 94
Mr. Kundera, the author of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” was known for sexually charged novels that captured the suffocating absurdity of life in his native Czechoslovakia.
An Exiled Publisher Creates a ‘Brotherhood Across Tibetans’
Buchung Sonam co-founded a press to nurture the writing of Tibetans, helping provide through literature a sense of home for a stateless population.
John le Carré’s Best Books
His clever, melancholic mind produced some of the most enduring heroes in spy fiction. Here are his best books.
John le Carré’s Best Books
His clever, melancholic mind produced some of the most enduring heroes in spy fiction. Here are his best books.
Book Review: ‘Blight,’ by Emily Monosson
“Blight,” by Emily Monosson, chronicles the threats fungal pathogens pose to humans, animals and plants as the world’s most devastating agents of disease.
Book Review: ‘Jews in the Garden,’ by Judy Rakowsky
In “Jews in the Garden,” the journalist Judy Rakowsky helps a relative uncover the truth of what happened to their family during World War II.
Book Review: ‘Directions to Myself,’ by Heidi Julavits; ‘Lesbian Love Story,’ by Amelia Possanza; ‘Strong Female Character,’ by Fern Brady
New books by Heidi Julavits, Amelia Possanza and Fern Brady explore a future of self-discovery by mining the past.
Book Review: ‘Not Even the Dead,’ by Juan Gómez Bárcena
“Not Even the Dead,” a novel by Juan Gómez Bárcena, is a transhistorical epic with echoes of Cormac McCarthy and Joseph Conrad.
Book Review: ‘Under the Eye of Power,’ by Colin Dickey
In “Under the Eye of Power,” Colin Dickey unearths the long, disturbing history of fearmongering in American politics and culture.
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