The Best 5 Books About Artificial Intelligence
A guide to the best books about artificial intelligence.
Letha Dawson Scanzoni, Pioneer of Evangelical Feminism, Dies at 88
In books like “All We’re Meant to Be” and “Is the Homosexual My Neighbor?” she used the Bible to challenge beliefs that women were inferior to men and that homosexuality was a sin.
The Secret of Thomas Mann’s Translator
A new novel about Thomas Mann’s longstanding American translator portrays a woman ahead of her time and, despite her shortcomings, important to leading Mann to a Nobel Prize.
The Most Powerful Person in Publishing Doesn’t Like to Talk About Himself
Nihar Malaviya, Penguin Random House’s C.E.O., is a behind-the-scenes operator with a significant task: leading the company after a period of messy, and expensive, turbulence.
Book Review: ‘Hard by a Great Forest,’ by Leo Vardiashvili
In Leo Vardiashvili’s first novel, “Hard by a Great Forest,” a young man begins a fraught quest in the country he once fled.
Book Review: ‘One Nation Under Guns,’ by Dominic Erdozain; ‘What We’ve Become,’ by Jonathan M. Metzl
Two new books consider how the country’s obsession with firearms has become an existential threat.
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer-Winning Native American Novelist, Dies at 89
The success of his novel “House Made of Dawn,” the first work by a Native American to win a Pulitzer, inspired a wave of Native literature.
Audiobooks Are Booming. Spotify Wants in on the Action.
There are early signs that Spotify’s addition of audiobooks to its streaming service is helping drive audiobook consumption — already a growing market.
Where Southerners Go to Fill the Tank and Feed the Family
Are they gas stations that serve food or restaurants that pump gas? A new photography book explores the lure of these restorative community rest stops.
Book Review: ‘Alphabetical Diaries,’ by Sheila Heti
In her new book, the writer presents 10 years of her diaries in an unorthodox arrangement.
17 New Books to Read in February
New novels from Tommy Orange and Kristen Hannah; memoirs from Kara Swisher and Leslie Jamison; a biography of Medgar and Myrlie Evers — and more.
Book Review: ‘Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame,’ by Olivia Ford
In “Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame,” Olivia Ford whips up a sweet confection about a septuagenarian cook with reality TV dreams.
Book Review: ‘Come and Get It,’ by Kiley Reid
In her second novel, “Come and Get It,” Kiley Reid uses chatty college students to make substantive statements about consumerism.
Book Review: ‘Errand Into the Maze,’ by Deborah Jowitt
Deborah Jowitt’s “Errand Into the Maze” revels in the artistry of the dance legend, while downplaying the messy choices in her marathon career.
2 Books That Wring Every Ounce From Their Story Lines
An editor recommends an Irish novel about a banker in trouble and a Swiss novel about schoolgirl obsession.
Book Review: ‘How We Named the Stars,’ by Andrés N. Ordorica
In “How We Named the Stars,” a young, queer student in mourning recounts the tale of a pivotal romance.
Book Review: ‘Good Material,’ by Dolly Alderton
In her second novel, “Good Material,” Dolly Alderton adds her own flair to the classic rom-com.
David J. Skal, Scholar Who Took Horror Seriously, Dies at 71
In books like “The Monster Show” and “Screams of Reason,” he examined the cultural significance of movies meant to scare the bejesus out of people.
Jon Franklin, Pioneering Apostle of Literary Journalism, Dies at 82
He won two Pulitzer Prizes by transforming accounts of doctors at work into in-depth, narrative articles that read like dramatic short stories.
Happily Married, and Seeing Other People
The author Molly Roden Winter discusses her new memoir, “More,” about her and her husband’s decision to have an open marriage.
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