Richard Severo, Times Reporter in Internal Clash Over Book, Dies at 90
He challenged a company’s prerogative to transfer an employee and a news organization’s ability to assert publishing rights when a reporter’s articles are used for a book.
What It’s Like to Write an MLK Jr. Biography
Jonathan Eig discusses his new book about the life and times of Martin Luther King.
Carol Higgins Clark, Mystery Writer, Is Dead at 66
She had a modest career as an actress but was best known for following in the footsteps of her mother, the best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark.
Taking a Late-in-Life Victory Lap, Thanks to His Novel’s ‘Lunatic Energy’
Plunket's 1983 novel, “My Search for Warren Harding,” was out of print for decades — but remained stealthily influential. Its reissue has catapulted him out of retirement.
Riveting New Psychological Thrillers
Gossips, cheaters and hypocrites strut through Emma Rosenblum’s delicious thriller of manners, “Bad Summer People.”
Riveting New Psychological Thrillers
Gossips, cheaters and hypocrites strut through Emma Rosenblum’s delicious thriller of manners, “Bad Summer People.”
Picture Books About Alone Time
“Sometimes it’s nice to be alone. Just you, reading your book. … But what if a friend stops by?”
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Book That Changed Robert Rubin’s Thinking About Poverty
The former Treasury secretary, whose new book is “The Yellow Pad,” says that Ken Auletta’s “The Underclass” convinced him that “trying to break the cycle of poverty through policy and through private efforts is not just right for moral reasons, but is enormously in the interest of all.”
Book Review: ‘National Dish,’ by Anya von Bremzen
A new book digs into the histories of some of the world’s most iconic fare.
Christian Cooper and Amy Tan on How Birding Brings Them Joy: a Live Event
The two will discuss their shared love of birding in a free live virtual event as part of The New York Times summer birding project.
Newly Published Visual Books, From Asylum Seekers to Ruth E. Carter
A selection of recently published books.
20 LGBTQ YA Books to Add to Your Reading List
These stories — heartfelt family sagas, thrillers and everything in between — dive into the beauty, challenges and complexity of being queer today.
Poem: from ‘Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return’
This work about what the skeptic loses shows signature care for the visual impact of the words on the page.
Steph Catudal’s Memoir Is Actually Two Books Woven Together
When her husband was diagnosed with lung cancer, the author was haunted by a long-ago loss — one she’d already written about.
Christian Cooper and Amy Tan on How Birding Brings Them Joy: a Live Event
The two will discuss their shared love of birding in a free live virtual event as part of The New York Times summer birding project.
Robert Gottlieb, Eminent Editor From le Carré to Clinton, Dies at 92
At Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf and The New Yorker, he polished the work of a who’s who of mid-to-late 20th century writers.
Readers Reflect on Cormac McCarthy
McCarthy’s death inspired hundreds of people to share their impressions of him and his work.
Cormac McCarthy: An Appreciation
Cormac McCarthy was the last of a generational cohort of writers who redefined American prose.
Read Your Way Through the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
The poet and novelist Luis Alberto Urrea thinks the borderlands are the most interesting book in the world, being rewritten every day. These are his recommendations.
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