Book Review: ‘The Book of Ayn,’ by Lexi Freiman
In Lexi Freiman’s “The Book of Ayn,” a canceled novelist drifts from New York parties to L.A. parties to a commune in Greece, spreading the gospel of Ayn Rand.
Book Review: ‘The Manuscripts Club,’ by Christopher de Hamel
The bibliophiles in Christopher de Hamel’s lavishly illustrated book ensured the survival of medieval texts over centuries.
Book Review: ‘Gator Country,’ by Rebecca Renner
In “Gator Country,” Rebecca Renner goes beyond the stereotypes to pay tribute to her beloved Everglades.
Book Review: ‘Broken Code,’ by Jeff Horwitz
Jeff Horwitz’s “Broken Code” draws on 25,000 pages of internal documents to reveal the company’s tumultuous inner workings — and their devastating impact on humanity.
Book Review Podcast: Talking Rebecca Yarros and Barbra Streisand
Alexandra Alter talks about her profile of the best-selling author behind “Fourth Wing” and Alexandra Jacobs discusses her review of “My Name is Barbra.”
Overlooked No More: Ángela Ruiz Robles, Inventor of an Early E-Reader
Long before Kindles and iPads became popular, Ruiz Robles, a teacher, created her Mechanical Encyclopedia to help lighten her students’ textbook load.
Book Review: ‘The Little Match Girl Strikes Back,’ by Emma Carroll, and ‘Hans Christian Andersen Lives Next Door,’ by Cary Fagan
Two new middle grade novels insist Hans Christian Andersen got it all wrong.
Book Review: Mac Barnett on Children’s Picture Books About “Nothing”
From mouse holes and doughnut holes to a world without night, these five picture books have it all.
Book Review: ‘I’m a Fan,’ by Sheena Patel; ‘Candelaria,’ by Melissa Lozada-Oliva; ‘And Then She Fell,’ by Alicia Elliott
A lonely Londoner cyber-stalks her married lover and his other paramours; a dispersed Guatemalan American family comes together in crisis; a Mohawk mother navigates life off the rez.
The Literary Lives of New York City’s Youth
Archival photos of children’s reading rooms at the New York Public Library over the years.
The 2023 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Take a peek at this year’s winners.
The 2023 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Take a peek at this year’s winners.
Audiobook Review: ‘The Glow,’ by Jessie Gaynor
In Jessie Gaynor’s debut novel, “The Glow,” read by Gabra Zackman, a P.R. rep immerses herself in the woo-woo world of a cultlike “spiritual retreat,” and its enigmatic leader.
Essay: Taboos About What Can’t Be Shown in Children’s Picture Books Vary Around the World
Taboos about what can’t be shown in picture books vary around the world.
Book Review: ‘Eyeliner,’ by Zahra Hankir
In her perceptive cultural history, “Eyeliner,” Zahra Hankir shows that liquid versus pencil is only the beginning.
Linda R. Hirshman, Who Challenged Stay-at-Home Mothers, Dies at 79
A feminist provocateur, she went on to write about the gay rights movement and transformative figures like the first two female Supreme Court justices.
Interview: Annie Ernaux
“The first condition is silence,” says the 2022 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, whose most recent book is “The Young Man.” “The when and where do not matter.”
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Behind the Story: How a Writer Prepared for a 40,000-Mile Trip
The dozens of books that T writer Aatish Taseer read before his journey through Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq, and what he learned from each pilgrimage.
Read With Jenna, Who Writes With Barbara
The twin sisters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush published their third picture book this week. They sat down to discuss fighting, writing and chosen family.
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