Book Review: ‘Playground,’ by Richard Powers
The wonders of the ocean and the terrors of A.I. meet in Richard Powers’s new novel, which considers the future of an environmentally challenged Polynesian island.
Nelson DeMille, Blockbuster Author Who Thrilled Millions, Dies at 81
In best seller after best seller, world-weary investigators tackled military malfeasance and Russian spies, cracking jokes and beers to the delight of legions of devoted fans.
2 Books for a Real-Life ‘Brilliant Friend’
Adventures in Russian literature; a novel of domestic discontent.
Book Review: ‘A Reason to See You Again,’ by Jami Attenberg
The domestic drama runs high in “A Reason to See You Again,” Jami Attenberg’s latest novel.
Book Review: ‘Life. Hollywood,’ by Taschen
A massive, two-volume coffee table book revisits the heyday of classic Hollywood glamour as seen in Life magazine.
Book Review: ‘The Frindle Files,’ by Andrew Clements
More than 25 years later, the pen of another name meets a new generation of wordsmiths.
7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Book Review: ‘On Freedom,’ by Timothy Snyder
In “On Freedom,” Timothy Snyder looks at what kinds of societies help people thrive.
Mark Podwal, Prolific Artist of Jewish Themes, Dies at 79
His art included cartoons for The New York Times, collaborations with Elie Wiesel and images that traced the history of antisemitism. He was also a dermatologist.
The Author of ‘Impossible Creatures’ Tucks Big Ideas in Tales of Wonder
Katherine Rundell said children can handle hefty themes, but finds it “bad manners to offer a child a story and give them just a moral.”
A Trip to the Many Worlds of Hellboy’s Creator
Skeletons, ghosts and more: Mike Mignola has a show at a Chelsea gallery, and it might not be what fans expect.
Why You Should Read The New Translation of Karl Marx’s ‘Capital'
What good is one of the communist thinker’s most important texts to 21st-century readers?
The Actress Gillian Anderson on Editing ‘Want,’ a Collection of Women’s Sexual Fantasies
Her own is among the anonymous tales included in “Want,” a new collection she has edited: “It only felt right, given I was requesting courage from everyone else.”
Frederick Schauer, Scholar Who Scrutinized Free Speech, Dies at 78
In more than a dozen books and several hundred articles, he devoted himself, as he once said, to “questioning the unquestionable or thinking the unthinkable.”
Booker Prize Shortlist Includes Rachel Kushner and Percival Everett
For the first time in the award’s 55-year history, five of the six nominated titles are by female authors.
Elias Khoury, Master of the Modern Arabic Novel, Dies at 76
In his fiction and journalism, he sought to illustrate the story of the contemporary Middle East and his native Lebanon.
‘Something Lost, Something Gained,’ by Hillary Clinton: 8 Takeaways
In her latest memoir, Clinton takes on student protests, foreign policy and even clown school.
A Guide to London’s Most Distinctive Shops
Sure, you can hit Harrods. But the British capital also has small specialized shops, some centuries old and still crafting items by hand. Here, a selection of singular shopping experiences.
Book Review: ‘Defectors,’ by Paola Ramos
In “Defectors,” the journalist Paola Ramos interviews MAGA supporters, Proud Boys and others to investigate a constituency long thought reliably Democratic.
Making ‘The Wild Robot’ Even Wilder
Roz, the beloved protagonist of Peter Brown’s popular children’s book, gets a glow-up for the big-screen adaptation.
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