‘The Outsiders,’ a Broadway Adaptation of the Classic Novel, Wins the Tony for Best Musical
The gritty, bloody and relentlessly youthful musical features some of the most effectively vivid violence seen on a Broadway stage.
Book Review: ‘Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life,’ by Michael Nott
A comprehensive new biography, by Michael Nott, lays bare the tragic circumstances behind a brilliant iconoclast’s life and work.
Book Review: ‘Little Rot,’ by Akwaeke Emezi
In Akwaeke Emezi’s latest novel, “Little Rot,” two exes trying to recover after a breakup inadvertently stumble into a dark, disturbing and dangerous side of Nigeria.
Book Review: ‘Traveling,’ by Ann Powers
In her new book, “Traveling,” the music critic Ann Powers offers a highly personal, even confessional, meditation on Mitchell’s life, work and influence.
Book Review: ‘I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself,’ by Glynnis MacNicol
In “I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself,” Glynnis MacNicol ignores the pearl-clutchers and does just that.
Cormac McCarthy Did Not Talk Craft, Except With Roger Payne
Notoriously reluctant to give advice, the author offered his views, and meticulous edits, to a lifelong friend: Roger Payne, the marine biologist who introduced the world to whale song.
Book Review: Best Graphic Novels June
Justice, feminism, freedom and cheap horror thrills make for an exciting month of reading.
Book Review: ‘Four Squares,’ by Bobby Finger
The second novel from the co-host of the “Who? Weekly” podcast follows a West Village writer in the early 1990s and today.
An Eclectic Summer Book Preview
Three editors gather to discuss 10 books they’re looking forward to over the next several months.
19 Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer
Memoirs from Anthony Fauci and Anna Marie Tendler, a reappraisal of Harriet Tubman, a history of reality TV from Emily Nussbaum — and plenty more.
New Novels to Read This Summer
Watch for new books by J. Courtney Sullivan, Kevin Barry and Casey McQuiston; re-immerse yourself in beloved worlds conjured by Walter Mosley, Elin Hilderbrand and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Fauci Speaks His Mind on Trump’s Rages and Their ‘Complicated’ Relationship
In a new book, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci recounts a career advising seven presidents. The chapter about Donald J. Trump is titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not.”
‘Apprentice in Wonderland’ Review: Ramin Setoodeh Dives Into Trump’s Theatrics
As a new book by Ramin Setoodeh shows, Donald Trump brought the vulgar theatrics he honed on TV to his life in politics.
Book Review: ‘Shadow Men,’ by James Polchin
A scion of wealth claimed self-defense and invoked a sinister blackmailing ring. But, James Polchin asks, what did they have on him?
Book Review: “Animal Albums From A to Z,” by Cece Bell
Kids don’t need to know what zydeco is, or that Mandy and the Meerkats are a nod to Diana Ross and the Supremes, to dig this spoof of vintage vinyl.
An A.I.-Powered App Helps Readers Make Sense of Classic Texts
Margaret Atwood and John Banville are among the authors who have sold their voices and commentary to an app that aims to bring canonical texts to life with the latest tech.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Book Review: ‘The Fall of Roe,’ by Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer
In “The Fall of Roe,” Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer explain exactly how Roe v. Wade was made — and unmade.
Interview with R.O. Kwon, the author of “Exhibit”
To write “Exhibit,” the queer novelist says she had to pretend that no one would read it. “By writing things I’m afraid of saying, I might stand a chance of voicing what I, too, really need and long to see in words.”
Harrison White, Groundbreaking (and Inscrutable) Sociologist, Dies at 94
A theoretical physicist-turned-sociologist, he upended his field by focusing on social networks to explain how society works. His writing was compared to James Joyce’s.
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