Tom Perrotta on the Return of Tracy Flick
Perrotta talks about “Tracy Flick Can’t Win,” and Ann Leary discusses “The Foundling.”
Werner Herzog’s Fever Dreams
The filmmaker behind “Grizzly Man” and “Fitzcarraldo” makes a late-career foray into fiction with his new book, “The Twilight World.” He feels he has finally found his medium.
Peter Lamborn Wilson, Advocate of ‘Poetic Terrorism,’ Dies at 76
His concept of a “temporary autonomous zone” became an inspiration for protests like Occupy Wall Street and for gatherings like Burning Man.
Peter Lamborn Wilson, Advocate of ‘Poetic Terrorism,’ Dies at 76
His concept of a “temporary autonomous zone” became an inspiration for protests like Occupy Wall Street and for gatherings like Burning Man.
Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘Lapvona’ Is Gloomy Folk Horror Set Long Ago
Moshfegh’s latest novel, which takes place in a fictional medieval village, fixates on ugliness and pain.
Swapping Books Brings Katy Tur Closer to Her Mother
“It’s like getting a postcard from inside the other’s head without even having to talk about it,” says the NBC News correspondent, whose new book is “Rough Draft,” a memoir. “Because who wants to talk about it?”
John Merriman, Eminent Historian of France, Is Dead at 75
An indefatigable researcher, he wrote books about terrorists, anarchists, leftists and ordinary people and spent a lot of time in France’s archives.
Review: ‘The Men,’ by Sandra Newman; and ‘When Women Were Dragons,’ by Kelly Barnhill
Two speculative novels imagine rather drastic rearrangements to our existing gender relations.
Abortion Politics, Money and the Reshaping of the G.O.P.
In “Dollars for Life,” Mary Ziegler argues that, over the course of decades, the anti-abortion movement laid the groundwork for an insurgent candidate like Donald Trump.
The Very Human Pleasure of Being Read To
From a Terry Pratchett fantasy to memoirs set in Northern Ireland and on a pig farm, these stories are most memorable for the voices telling them.
Review: ‘How You Get Famous,’ by Nicole Pasulka
Nicole Pasulka’s new history of drag in Brooklyn, “How You Get Famous,” closely follows a handful of queens to explore the cultural and business evolution of the drag industry.
Ranan Lurie, Political Cartoonist With a Global Pen, Dies at 90
Starting in the Air Force in Israel and later moving to the United States, he set a record as the world’s most widely syndicated in his field.
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.
“Red Scare” by Liam Francis Walsh
Liam Francis Walsh’s graphic novel “Red Scare” revisits a chapter in American history when the fear of being labeled a communist led to rampant conformism.
“Red Scare” by Liam Francis Walsh
Liam Francis Walsh’s graphic novel “Red Scare” revisits a chapter in American history when the fear of being labeled a communist led to rampant conformism.
“The Golden Twine” (Cat’s Cradle, Volume 1) by Jo Rioux
In Jo Rioux’s “The Golden Twine,” an orphan girl who lives among traveling merchants aspires to be a monster tamer.
The Best Books to Read on Disinformation: Its History, Techniques and Effects
The phenomenon has undermined our trust in electoral systems, in vaccines — and in what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Here are books on its history, techniques and effects.
Island Records’ Chris Blackwell Finally Tells His Story
In a new memoir, the 84-year-old founder of Island Records reflects on helping bring the music of Bob Marley, U2 and Grace Jones to the world.
Book Review: ‘The Twilight World,’ by Werner Herzog
In “The Twilight World,” the filmmaker Werner Herzog vividly reconstructs the personal war of Hiroo Onoda, who stayed in the jungle for years after World War II ended.
Book Review: ‘The Twilight World,’ by Werner Herzog
In “The Twilight World,” the filmmaker Werner Herzog vividly reconstructs the personal war of Hiroo Onoda, who stayed in the jungle for years after World War II ended.
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