Dagwood Takes a Back Seat as Blondie Hires a Pastry Chef
Creators will spotlight Blondie in the comic strip, as she brings someone on board for her catering business.
Book Review: ‘The Rulebreaker,’ by Susan Page
In “The Rulebreaker,” Susan Page pays tribute to a pioneering journalist who survived being both a punchline and an icon.
A Novel of Lost Daughters and Waylaid Lives
Prison, pregnancies and other operatic turns propel Caroline Leavitt’s latest book, “Days of Wonder.”
Climate Doom Is Out. ‘Apocalyptic Optimism’ Is In.
Focusing on disaster hasn’t changed the planet’s trajectory. Will a more upbeat approach show a way forward?
Book Review: ‘Somehow: Thoughts on Love,’ by Anne Lamott
Slim and precious, “Somehow: Thoughts on Love” doesn’t measure up to her best nonfiction.
Book Review: ‘Reboot,’ by Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor’s novel “Reboot” examines the convergence of entertainment, online arcana and conspiracy theory.
2 Books That Capture New York
A stroll around the city with a great stylist; a comic novel of love and real estate.
Book Review: ‘The Paris Novel,’ by Ruth Reichl
In “The Paris Novel,” Ruth Reichl is a glutton for wish fulfillment.
Book Review: ‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande,’ by Raymond Jonas
In “Habsburgs on the Rio Grande,” Raymond Jonas’s story of French-backed nation building in Mexico foreshadows the proxy battles of the Cold War.
Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82
Espousing his ideas in best sellers, he insisted that religion was an illusion, free will was a fantasy and evolution could only be explained by natural selection.
Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library
Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world.
Book Review: ‘Four Shots in the Night,’ by Henry Hemming; ‘Tripped,’ by Norman Ohler; ‘Hell Put to Shame,’ by Earl Swift
Three books describe the work of government investigators who want to uncover or bury the truth.
Book Review: “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children: An Alphabetary of the Colonized World,” by Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker
Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker unearth botany’s buried history.
A Stunning Visual Celebration of Black Rodeo
A new photo book reorients dusty notions of a classic American pastime.
Lord Byron Died 200 Years Ago. He’s Still Worth Reading.
Two hundred years after his death, this Romantic poet is still worth reading.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Jorie Graham’s Poetry of the Earth and Humanity, Set to Music
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Inside the book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Inside the book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Interview: By the Book With Emily Henry, Whose ‘Funny Story’ Comes Out This Month
“I don’t want other people to miss out on the wisdom and joy this genre has to offer, the way I did for so long,” says the best-selling novelist. “Funny Story,” about a heartsore librarian and the new man in her life, is out next week.
Pages
Search this Site
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
