Judith Butler Thinks You’re Overreacting
How did gender became a scary word? The theorist who got us talking about the subject has answers.
Four Spicy New Romance Novels
Our columnist reviews saucy new books by Rebecca Ross, Rebekah Weatherspoon and Felicia Grossman.
Book Review: ‘Memory Piece,’ by Lisa Ko
In Lisa Ko’s adventurous novel “Memory Piece,” youthful exploration takes a dark turn for an artist, an activist and a web developer.
Book Review: ‘God’s Ghostwriters,’ by Candida Moss
In “God’s Ghostwriters,” the historian Candida Moss explores the many people who penned the Scriptures.
Book Review: ‘Nuclear War,’ by Annie Jacobsen; ‘Countdown,’ by Sarah Scoles
In “Nuclear War” and “Countdown,” Annie Jacobsen and Sarah Scoles talk to the people whose job it is to prepare for atomic conflict.
2 Novels Bestowed by Fate
A Chinatown hotel; an adventuress on the make.
His Novel Sold a Million Copies. James McBride Isn’t Sure How He Feels About That.
“The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” has been a runaway critical and commercial success. When you’ve been David all your life, everything changes “when you become Goliath.”
Cynthia Nixon Knows What Poem She Wants Read at Her Funeral
“I love ‘I heard a Fly buzz — when I died,’” said the actress, currently performing Off Broadway in “The Seven Year Disappear.” “That one gets me every time.”
Book Review: ‘Rabbit Heart,’ by Kristine S. Ervin
In the memoir “Rabbit Heart,” Kristine S. Ervin explores the human being behind sensational headlines, and our culture’s insatiable thirst for other people’s tragedy.
Book Review: ‘Worry,’ by Alexandra Tanner
In “Worry,” Alexandra Tanner puts a humorous spin on the fixations, disappointments, aversions and maladjustments of adulthood.
Laurent de Brunhoff, Artist Who Made Babar Famous, Dies at 98
After his father, who created the character, died, he continued the series of books about a modest elephant and his escapades in Paris for seven decades.
Lyn Hejinian, 82, Dies; Leading Light of the Language Poetry Movement
A poet, publisher and professor, she channeled the revolutionary spirit and deconstructionist currents of the 1960s to challenge the conventions of poetry.
Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher to Star in Broadway Play
The duo will lead the cast of “Left on Tenth,” a stage adaptation of Delia Ephron’s best-selling memoir.
Talking to Tana French
The great Irish crime novelist talks about her newest series.
She Started With a 39-Cent Camera. She Ended Up in Magazines.
A posthumous release from the famed photographer Ruth Orkin casts a female gaze on subjects both ordinary and iconic.
Tom Hanks Reviews the Children’s Novel ‘Olivetti,’ by Allie Millington
A boy’s mother is missing. Her Olivetti was the last one to see her before she disappeared.
Book Review: ‘On the Move,’ by Abrahm Lustgarten
In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten predicts a massive demographic shift in response to an increasingly unlivable world.
Book Review: 4 New Debut Novels
New books from Hanna Johansson, Julia Malye, Scott Alexander Howard and Scott Guild.
Book Reviews: ‘An American Dream,’ by David Finkel; ‘A Dangerous Country,’ Ron Kovic; ‘Diplomats at War’ Charles Trueheart.
Three new books track the pain that persists among American soldiers and diplomats in the aftermath of war.
Audiobook Review: ‘Doppelganger,’ by Naomi Klein
The writer and public intellectual reads “Doppelganger,” a searching exploration of uncanny doubles both personal and political.
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