How Cave Canem Has Nurtured Generations of Black Poets
The poets’ collective, which was founded in 1996, has worked with poets who have gone on to win many of the genre’s most important accolades.
Circular Walks Outside London
A handy guidebook outlines 27 bucolic walks outside the British capital that begin and end at train stations. We tried some out.
Book Review: ‘We Must Not Think of Ourselves,’ by Lauren Grodstein
Lauren Grodstein’s new novel takes place in the Warsaw ghetto, where a secret group of archivists made sure the truth survived.
Paul Lynch Wins Booker Prize for ‘Prophet Song’
The judges for the prestigious award were not unanimous in their decision to select this novel, which depicts an Ireland descending into totalitarianism.
Book Review: ‘Endgame,’ by Omid Scobie
In “Endgame,” Harry and Meghan’s sympathetic biographer, Omid Scobie, takes on the in-laws — and takes no prisoners.
Two Novels by Renegade Women
Leah Greenblatt recommends “Meg,” by Theodora Keogh, and “The Glass Cell,” by Patricia Highsmith.
Paju, South Korea’s City of Books
With some 900 book-related businesses, Paju Book City, northwest of Seoul, is an intentional and euphoric celebration of books and the bookmaking process.
Paju, South Korea’s City of Books
With some 900 book-related businesses, Paju Book City, northwest of Seoul, is an intentional and euphoric celebration of books and the bookmaking process.
Book Review: ‘Magic,’ by Roland Lazenby
Roland Lazenby’s big biography of Magic Johnson gives us a wealth of detail, a huge cast of characters and, in a way, the tapestry of our time.
Betty Rollin, Who Wrote Candidly About Her Breast Cancer, Dies at 87
Her coping with illness was the subject of a popular memoir, “First, You Cry.” In “Last Wish,” a best seller, she wrote about helping her mother end her life.
Book Review: Children’s Books About Eyesight, Hearing and Literacy Challenges
What children who face eyesight, hearing and literacy challenges can decipher may be limited, but what they appreciate and celebrate knows no bounds.
Book Review: ‘The Bars Are Ours,’ by Lucas Hilderbrand
In “The Bars Are Ours,” Lucas Hilderbrand offers a transcontinental look at a half-century of queer nightlife in America.
Book Reviews: ‘Julian,’ by Philip Freeman; ‘Touch the Future,’ by John Lee Clark; and ‘Son of the Old West,’ by Nathan Ward
New books detail the lives of a politicking Roman emperor, people who communicate through touch and a man who helped make the American West into legend.
Audiobook Review: ‘Worthy,’ by Jada Pinkett Smith
In “Worthy,” the actor recalls her gritty Baltimore upbringing, her early stardom, her marriage and her mental health.
Charles Peters, Neoliberal Founder of The Washington Monthly, Dies at 96
His political journal challenged liberal and conservative orthodoxies for decades and added an important perspective for Washington’s cognoscenti.
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Who Looked at History From the Bottom Up, Dies at 94
He led a movement that rejected historiography’s traditional emphasis on great events and leaders in favor of mining the “mental universe” of peasants, merchants and clergymen.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Janet Evanovich Can Laugh at Her Own Mistakes
As her Stephanie Plum series hits a milestone with “Dirty Thirty,”, the prolific octogenarian looks back on a few bloopers.
Interview: Mark Kurlansky
“There are too many books celebrating it,” says the author, whose new book is “The Core of an Onion.”
Bob Contant, Dedicated Bohemian Bookseller, Dies at 80
A founder of the St. Mark’s Bookshop in the East Village, he prided himself on stocking titles that were not “too popular” and stayed in business for four decades.
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