Book Review: ‘My Beloved Life,’ by Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar’s novel links a professor who lived through a nation’s tribulations and his daughter, an Atlanta journalist, before and after the pandemic.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Joy-Ann Reid’s ‘Medgar and Myrlie’ Is a 352-Page Love Letter
In a new biography, the MSNBC host offers an intimate look at Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams, both civil rights leaders in their own right.
Amy Herzog on Adapting Ibsen’s ‘An Enemy of the People’ for Broadway
She has become known an Ibsen whisper, bringing “An Enemy of the People” to Broadway this spring, along with a play of her own, which stars Rachel McAdams.
On the Road With ‘The Outsiders,’ Where the Greasers and Socs Rumbled
It’s one of the best-selling Y.A. novels of all time and a star-studded Coppola movie from the ’80s. On its way to Broadway, the show’s cast and creators paid S.E. Hinton a visit.
Book Review: New Horror Books
Premee Mohamed, C.J. Cooke, Tim Lebbon and Amanda Jayatissa return with their latest terrifying books.
Book Review: ‘Piglet,’ by Lottie Hazell
Lottie Hazell’s debut novel, “Piglet,” is a tantalizing layer cake of horror, romance (sort of) and timely questions about the power of appetite.
Interview: Brontez Purnell
“I’ve been prank-calling Justin Torres for like two decades,” says the poet and performer, whose new book is called “Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt: A Memoir in Verse.”
Steven Wise, Champion of Animal Rights, Is Dead at 73
He filed lawsuits to define chimpanzees as persons and to establish their right to what he called “bodily liberty” over confinement.
At Jeremiah Brent’s Book Party Pondering: What Makes a Home?
While celebrating Jeremiah Brent’s first book, guests pondered the keys to a home, from lighting to artifacts of past lives.
Book Review: ‘The Bloodied Nightgown,’ by Joan Acocella
In a posthumous collection, “The Bloodied Nightgown,” Joan Acocella pays tribute to her many and varied interests.
Book Review: ‘Strong Passions,’ by Barbara Weisberg
In “Strong Passions,” the historian Barbara Weisberg tells the story of an explosive, lurid 1860s case that still resonates today.
“Poor Things,” the Weird Movie, Was “Poor Things” the Weird Novel, First
The Oscar-nominated film is based on a 1992 book by the prolific Scotsman Alasdair Gray. Beloved by writers, “that’s not the same as being widely read,” says one of them.
Book Review: ‘This American Ex-Wife,’ by Lyz Lenz
Lyz Lenz opens up about an unhappy union, and what she learned from it, in “This American Ex-Wife.”
Book Review: ‘Out of the Darkness,’ by Frank Trentmann
In “Out of the Darkness,” Frank Trentmann details the way people in the country that started World War II are still confronting and atoning for the atrocities of their government.
Book Review: ‘Remembering Peasants,’ by Patrick Joyce
In “Remembering Peasants,” the historian Patrick Joyce presents a stirring elegy for a vanishing culture.
Rabbi Jules Harlow, 92, Dies; Helped Redefine Conservative Jewish Prayer
Rabbi Harlow’s prayer books, including “Siddur Sim Shalom,” became the standards of worship in Conservative synagogues across North America.
It’s Alive! EC Comics Returns
Oni Press will revive the beloved horror and sci-fi name with new stories starting this summer.
Book Review: ‘Carson McCullers: A Life,’ by Mary V. Dearborn
A new biography chronicles this essential American writer’s complicated love life, celebrated career and singular talents.
Book Review: ‘Language City,’ by Ross Perlin
In “Language City,” the linguist Ross Perlin chronicles some of the precious traditions hanging on in the world’s most linguistically diverse metropolis.
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