Audiobook Review: ‘Sing a Black Girl’s Song,’ by Ntozake Shange
A new volume of the Black feminist’s previously unpublished writing is read in audiobook form by a full cast of Black women.
7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Ted Morgan, 91, Dies; Pulitzer-Winning Writer Straddled Two Cultures
An esteemed journalist and author, he was born to a French count but later shed his aristocratic roots (and name) to became a U.S. citizen.
Nancy Silverton Finally Discovered the Joy of Sprinkles
Not only is her latest cookbook her first best seller, the veteran chef has come around to whimsical rainbow flair on baked goods.
Nancy Silverton Finally Discovered the Joy of Sprinkles
Not only is her latest cookbook her first best seller, the veteran chef has come around to whimsical rainbow flair on baked goods.
Memoirs by the Unapologetic Rich: Gloria Vanderbilt, Guy de Rothschild, David Rockefeller and Others
A look back at a time when the super-wealthy felt they had nothing to lose by letting readers inside their gilded corridors.
Interview: Kate Christensen
“A book is made of language,” says the author, whose new novel is “Welcome Home, Stranger.” “How can a house be great if it’s made of shoddy materials? How can a dinner be great if it’s made with terrible ingredients?”
Beatles Biographer Grapples With the ‘Paradox’ of George Harrison
Philip Norman, the author of books about Paul McCartney, John Lennon and the Beatles as a group, discovers that Harrison was, among other things, a puzzle.
Book Review: ‘Things That Go Bump in the Universe,’ by C. Renée James
In “Things That Go Bump in the Universe,” the astronomer C. Renée James writes about what we can learn from the more exotic shapes and sounds in outer space.
Lionel Dahmer, Who Agonized About Raising a Serial Killer, Dies at 87
The father of Jeffrey Dahmer, he wrote a memoir that one reviewer said sought to “peer not just into the soul of his son but into his own.”
Author Cait Corrain Admits to ‘Review Bombing’ on Goodreads
Cait Corrain, a debut fantasy author, admitted to creating fake accounts on Goodreads to bolster her own book and tank the ratings of others.
Michael Bishop, Genre-Busting Writer Known for Science Fiction, Dies at 78
His early work took readers to the stars, but his later work ventured into noir mystery and the back roads of the American South.
The Best Cookbooks of 2023
A rigorously researched guide on Chinese cooking, a choose-your-own adventure for pasta lovers and more, as tested by New York Times Cooking and the Food desk.
Lost Poem by Raymond Chandler Is Found
Chandler, best remembered for his hard-boiled detective novels, also wrote poetry. The poem, “Requiem,” was among papers his family donated to the University of Oxford in the 1980s.
Book Review: Anthony Hecht’s ‘Collected Poems’ and ‘Late Romance: Anthony Hecht — A Poet’s Life,’ by David Yezzi
A new biography and a career-spanning collection of Anthony Hecht’s work show how fluent he was in his period’s style, and hint at the ways it might have restrained him.
Jennifer Finney Boylan to Lead PEN America
The author and L.G.B.T.Q. rights advocate will take the helm of the free expression organization at a time when challenges to books and to free speech are on the rise.
Book Review: ‘Everywhere an Oink Oink,’ by David Mamet
In a new memoir, the filmmaker and playwright shares his opinions on Hollywood past and present.
‘The O.C.’ Creators Are Right Back Where They Started From
With the publication a new book about their influential teen drama, which debuted in 2003, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage have learned to love “The O.C.” again.
Book Review: ‘Airplane Mode,’ by Shahnaz Habib
Shahnaz Habib’s “irreverent history” takes a lively and sometimes ruthless look at who gets to go where and what gets papered over in their accounts.
Dhonielle Clayton Is Working to Make the Book World More Diverse
Her solution? A packaging business that sells ideas for commercial genre fiction featuring characters from broadly diverse backgrounds.
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