Interview: Yiyun Li
“They are meaningful books for my children, but I haven’t read them,” says the novelist and story writer, whose new book is the collection “Wednesday’s Child.”
The Mystery Behind ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Cover Art Is Solved
Sleuths have wondered for years who made a striking cover for Madeleine L’Engle’s novel. A podcast host and a blog writer who contacted hundreds of people figured it out.
Read Your Way Through Seoul
Han Kang grew up in Seoul, a city that embraces “thousands of years of turbulence.” She recommends reading that draws from the various eras that have made up her hometown.
Hemingway Survived Two Plane Crashes. A Letter About Them Just Sold for Over $237,000.
“I am weak from so much internal bleeding,” the novelist wrote to his lawyer. “Have been a good boy and tried to rest.”
Book Review: ‘The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy,’ by Robert P. Jones
In “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy,” Robert P. Jones explores the harmful legacy of a 15th-century Christian doctrine used to justify expansion and colonization in the New World.
Book Review: ‘Wound,’ by Oksana Vasyakina
Oksana Vasyakina’s first novel is a family history and a reflection on womanhood.
Book Review: ‘Beyond the Wall’ by Katja Hoyer
In “Beyond the Wall,” the historian Katja Hoyer draws on archives and interviews to bring the eastern half of Germany back into the postwar picture.
Book Review: ‘What You Are Looking For Is in the Library,’ by Michiko Aoyama
Five yearning Tokyo readers get life advice with their borrowed volumes in Michiko Aoyama’s “What You Are Looking For Is in the Library.”
Edith Grossman, Who Elevated the Art of Translation, Dies at 87
“You are my voice in English,” Gabriel García Márquez told her. She insisted that her name appear on the covers of books she translated, including with that of Cervantes.
Book Review: ‘Larry McMurtry: A Life,’ by Tracy Daugherty
Tracy Daugherty’s new biography is the first comprehensive account of the prolific novelist who brought us “Lonesome Dove,” “The Last Picture Show” and more.
New Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall
Memoirs by Barbra Streisand, Patrick Stewart, Jada Pinkett Smith; hotly-anticipated books on Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried; and plenty more.
New Fiction to Read This Fall
New books by Zadie Smith, Alice McDermott and Stephen King; family sagas by Ayana Mathis and Jesmyn Ward; and more.
Book Review: ‘Do You Remember Being Born?’ by Sean Michaels
Sean Michaels’s “Do You Remember Being Born?,” about a poet who is asked to collaborate with an A.I., explores the dangers and opportunities of incorporating technology into art.
New Crime and Mystery Books to Read in September
Our crime columnist recommends four September books.
Four New Mysteries
Our crime columnist recommends four September books.
Book Review: ‘The Witching Tide,’ by Margaret Meyer
Inspired by events in East Anglia, England, in 1645, “The Witching Tide,” by Margaret Meyer, evokes the climate of fear and accusation that grips a town with the arrival of a “witchfinder.”
Cody Rigsby’s 10 Favorite Things
The Peloton instructor and author of “XOXO, Cody” is a big believer in the power of a cold plunge and sticking with therapy even when things are going well.
Book Review: ‘Time’s Echo’ by Jeremy Eichler
In “Time’s Echo,” the classical music critic Jeremy Eichler examines the life and work of Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, Benjamin Britten and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Three New Psychological Thrillers
Three new books come in several shades of fear.
Book Review: ‘Amazing Grace Adams,’ by Fran Littlewood
Fran Littlewood’s debut novel, “Amazing Grace Adams,” takes readers on a tour of a mother’s darkest hour.
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