New Crime and Mystery Novels
In “Last Call at the Nightingale,” a fizzy detective novel set in Prohibition-era Manhattan, a champagne-soaked evening at a speakeasy ends in murder.
Spring Awakening
Rachel Carson, the power of wonder, and me.
The author pays tribute to the power of Rachel Carson’s work
Rachel Carson, the power of wonder, and me.
New in Paperback: ‘Sexual Justice’ and ‘Last Call’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
New in Paperback: ‘Sexual Justice’ and ‘Last Call’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Viewing the Civil Rights Movement Through Children’s Books
“Picture the Dream,” on display at the New-York Historical Society, shows that children, far from being mere witnesses to the civil rights movement, have played central roles in it.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Poem: The Many Deaths of Inocencio Rodriguez
This poem is a meditation on memory’s playback loop, as well as both the specific and general violence against immigrants and people of color.
A Daughter, Her Father and the Long-Gone Poet Who Brought Them Together
In her memoir “Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me,” Ada Calhoun set out to write a poet’s biography and found a connection to her father instead.
Once a Literary Snob, Chris Pavone Learned From the Experts
The best-selling author crossed paths with John Grisham and Pat Conroy early in his career. Here’s what they taught him.
Once a Literary Snob, Chris Pavone Learned From the Experts
The best-selling author crossed paths with John Grisham and Pat Conroy early in his career. Here’s what they taught him.
Jim Murphy, Who Wrote Vivid Histories for the Young, Dies at 74
His books on the Chicago fire, an 18th-century plague and wars drew on first-person accounts to re-create dramatic times.
Review: ‘Under the Skin,’ by Linda Villarosa
In “Under the Skin,” Linda Villarosa disproves once and for all the theory that people of color are responsible for their own failed health care.
Review: ‘Under the Skin,’ by Linda Villarosa
In “Under the Skin,” Linda Villarosa disproves once and for all the theory that people of color are responsible for their own failed health care.
Book Review: “Virology,” by Joseph Osmundson
In his essay collection “Virology,” Joseph Osmundson examines the myriad ways we coexist with viruses.
Book Review: “Virology,” by Joseph Osmundson
In his essay collection “Virology,” Joseph Osmundson examines the myriad ways we coexist with viruses.
'The Facemaker' profiles the British surgeon who treated WWI's disfigured soldiers
Lindsey Fitzharris' new book tells the true story of Harold Gillies, a British surgeon whose team worked to reconstruct the faces of some of the 280,000 men who suffered facial trauma during WWI.
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‘Look What You’ve Turned Us Into’: The Roots of Women’s Shame
Three recent memoirs detail various injustices inflicted on young female bodies.
Review: ‘Everything I Need I Get From You,’ by Kaitlyn Tiffany
In defense of One Direction, Twitter teens and screaming women everywhere.
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