Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:01am
Richard Goodwin, an adviser to presidents, “was more interested in shaping history,” she says, “and I in figuring out how history was shaped.” Their bond is at the heart of her new book, “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s.”
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:00am
By Ayana Mathis
What can fiction tell us about the apocalypse? Ayana Mathis finds unexpected hope in novels of crisis by Ling Ma, Jenny Offill and Jesmyn Ward.
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 12:12am
By Gavin Edwards
Obsessed with comics from a young age, she was a pioneer in a male-dominated field and later documented the contributions of other women.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 11:26am
By Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris
The milestone comes after a particularly turbulent period, when the publisher was put up for sale and bought by a private equity firm. Since then, investments have boosted morale and helped it grow.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 5:02am
By Jennifer Szalai
In “The Invention of Prehistory,” the historian Stefanos Geroulanos argues that many of our theories about our remote ancestors tell us more about us than them.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 2:33pm
By Marc Tracy and George Gene Gustines
Ed Piskor, 41, was known for his detailed “Hip Hop Family Tree” and “X-Men: Grand Design.” A Pittsburgh gallery canceled an exhibition of his work after the initial allegation.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 1:38pm
By Maureen Corrigan
Shriver's new novel is one of her best. It takes place in an alternative America, where the last acceptable bias — discrimination against people considered not so smart — is being stamped out.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 10:40am
By Claire Oshetsky
In Clare Beams’s eerie new novel, “The Garden,” nefarious things are afoot.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 9:00am
By Alex Marshall
Books by Jenny Erpenbeck and Hwang Sok-yong are among six nominees for the prestigious award for translated fiction.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 5:02am
By Doug Bock Clark
In “The Wide Wide Sea,” Hampton Sides offers a fuller picture of the British explorer’s final voyage to the Pacific islands.