Book Review: ‘The Second Coming,’ by Garth Risk Hallberg
In Garth Risk Hallberg’s new novel, a teenage rebel and her father reconnect amid a sea of their own troubles.
Book Review: ‘Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy,’ by Elizabeth Beller
In “Once Upon a Time,” Elizabeth Beller examines the life and death of the woman who was best known for marrying John F. Kennedy Jr.
After a Wrenching Best Seller, an Author Takes Up Her Dream Project
An assault led to Chanel Miller’s book, “Know My Name.” But she had wanted to write children’s books since she was a child. She’s done that now with “Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All.”
After a Wrenching Best Seller, an Author Takes Up Her Dream Project
An assault led to Chanel Miller’s book, “Know My Name.” But she had wanted to write children’s books since she was a child. She’s done that now with “Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All.”
Books With Lesson on Civil War
Three new books show us why the United States should do everything it can to nip the possibility in the bud.
Book Review: ‘Exhibit,’ by R.O. Kwon
R.O. Kwon’s second novel, “Exhibit,” sees two Korean American women finding pleasure in a bond that knits creative expression and sadomasochism.
Defeat Is Agonizing. In These 2 Books, It’s Also Thrilling.
If you love stories about beautiful losers, consider Brian Moore’s novel about an alcoholic virgin or Benjamin Anastas’s tale of an inferior twin.
Queen of the Book Club
Sitting down for lunch with Reese Witherspoon, whose book picks have become a force in the publishing industry.
Reese Witherspoon’s Literary Empire
When her career hit a wall, the Oscar-winning actor built a ladder made of books — for herself, and for others.
Book Review: ‘Mood Swings,’ by Frankie Barnet
In Frankie Barnet’s novel, “Mood Swings,” two young women work to craft meaningful lives as society collapses around them.
Book Review: ‘Wait,’ by Gabriella Burnham
In “Wait,” Gabriella Burnham examines island life from a fresh angle.
Why Did the First Space Shuttle Disaster Happen?
Adam Higginbotham discusses his new book, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.”
Alta, Irreverent Feminist Poet and Small-Press Pioneer, Dies at 81
She wrote lusty work about her life. She also started what may have been America’s first feminist press, Shameless Hussy, in her garage.
Book Review: ‘Night Stories: Folktales From Latin America,’ by Liniers, and ‘Plain Jane and the Mermaid,’ by Vera Brosgol
A comics collection’s sibling narrators and a graphic novel’s hapless heroine change their stories as they go along.
PEN America’s Literary Gala Goes Forward After a Season of Protest
The free-expression group has been engulfed by debate over its response to the Gaza war that forced the cancellation of its literary awards and annual festival.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Overlooked No More: Bill Hosokawa, Journalist Who Chronicled Japanese American History
He fought prejudice and incarceration during World War II to lead a successful career, becoming one of the first editors of color at a metropolitan newspaper.
In the Corporate World, Woke Is the Rage but Greed Is Still King
Three new books chronicle businesses where executive self-enrichment at the expense of workers — and sometimes the law — prevails.
Interview: Kara Walker on Her Collaboration With Jamaica Kincaid
Audiobooks have let the artist “stay invested in stories while working with my hands.” Her new project: illustrating Jamaica Kincaid’s “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children.”
A Leading Free Expression Group Is Roiled by Dissent Over Gaza
As it cancels events amid criticism of its response to the Israel-Hamas war, PEN America faces questions about when an organization devoted to free speech for all should take sides.
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