Alan Cumming Talks About ‘Baggage’
The actor and author discusses his new memoir, and Allen C. Guelzo talks about “Robert E. Lee: A Life.”
Sonic Sensations: Picture Books About Nina Simone and Jimi Hendrix
“Nina,” by Traci N. Todd, and “Song for Jimi,” by Charles R. Smith Jr., spotlight Black musicians who broke sound and color barriers.
A Different Kind of California Dreaming
In Gayle Forman’s “Frankie & Bug,” a bittersweet coming-of-age novel, late-1980s Venice Beach is a living, breathing character.
Tales That Linger in Your Mind and Take up Residency in Your Soul
Our crime fiction columnist assesses three riveting new novels and an emotionally devastating short-story collection.
Like Riding a Bike: A Middle Grade Novel Asks, What if We Do Forget How?
In Alejandra Algorta’s “Neverforgotten,” illustrated by Iván Rickenmann, a baker’s son loses trust in himself, and has to gain it back.
Picturing the Power of Community
Four invitations to reach across borders and affirm our shared humanity.
The First English Translation of Hayao Miyazaki’s Favorite Childhood Book
Genzaburo Yoshino’s novel “How Do You Live?” may be the basis for the award-winning animator’s final film.
Opening the Door: 3 Picture Books Look at Life on the Other Side
Dan Yaccarino’s “The Longest Storm,” Brendan Wenzel’s “Inside Cat” and David Soman’s “The Impossible Mountain” provide fresh eyes on our “first great wonder at the world.”
The 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
We invite you to take a look at this year’s winners.
The 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Winners at Work
A look at the artists behind this year’s winning books, in their studios.
A Singer Lends Her Voice to a Conversation About Autism
In “I Dream He Talks to Me,” Allison Moorer reflects on her own experience as the mother of a nonverbal son.
A Singer Lends Her Voice to a Conversation About Autism
In “I Dream He Talks to Me,” Allison Moorer reflects on her own experience as the mother of a nonverbal son.
New in Paperback:
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
James Baldwin’s Review, Babe Ruth and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Five Poets Who Find Music in the Personal, the Political or in Music Itself
New collections from Paul Muldoon, Rita Dove, Jim Moore, Marianne Worthington and Frank Bidart.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
On the Best Seller List, Rachel Held Evans’s Legacy Endures
How ‘Wholehearted Faith’ survived computer problems and the death of its creator
Claire Tomalin’s Favorite Fictional Heroine? It ‘Must Be Natasha’ in ‘War and Peace’
“Joined of course by Emma, Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot, Marianne — well, that’s enough.,” says the renowned British biographer, whose latest book is “The Young H.G. Wells.” “We all enjoy heroines who don’t always behave themselves.”
Closed: Thanksgiving Day
All branches of the Atlantic County Library System will be closed for Thanksgiving Day.
A Biography of E.O. Wilson, the Scientist Who Foresaw Our Troubles
In Richard Rhodes’s “Scientist,” a portrait emerges of Wilson’s ability to focus on the smallest details in nature and recognize the ways in which they connect to larger ecosystems.
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