Marthe Cohn, a Wartime Jewish Nurse Who Spied for the French, Dies at 105
Fluent in German and passing as an Aryan, she once crossed into Germany, uncovered Nazi military secrets and nursed a wounded, and deceived, SS officer.
E. Jean Carroll Chronicles Her Legal Battles With Trump in a New Book
“Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President” includes reflections on being asked to testify about her sex life, as well as the thrill of winning two lawsuits.
50 Years After ‘Jaws’ Terrified Filmgoers, a Reporter Looks Back
The culture critic Brian Raftery, who wrote about “Jaws” for the Book Review last year, discusses the movie’s anniversary with Gilbert Cruz.
Is Biography the One A.I.-Proof Genre?
Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability.
Book Review: ‘Return to Sender,’ by Vera Brosgol, and ‘Mirror Town,’ by Daniel Nayeri
Two children’s novels take a gimlet-eyed look at the price of gifts with “no strings attached.”
7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
La Dolce Vita, the Valentino Way
Archival photographs, fashion layouts and anecdotes from celebrity clients: A new book is devoted to all things Valentino.
Lapham’s Quarterly Will Begin Its Revival with Website and Podcast
Now attached to Bard College, the literary journal is about to publish new commentary and a popular historical feature. Next year: the print magazine.
New Queer Nonfiction to Read This Pride Month
Plus: a cliff-top hotel in Brittany, dynamic sculptures at New York’s Japan Society and more recommendations from T Magazine.
Book Review: ‘Submersed,’ by Matthew Gavin Frank
In “Submersed,” Matthew Gavin Frank takes on the undersea universe of amateur submarine enthusiasts — and one obsession turned deadly.
Wally Lamb on His Favorite Books and New Novel, “The River is Waiting”
His go-to classic is by Joseph Campbell, and he admires “Brothers and Keepers” and “The New Jim Crow” on incarceration. “The River Is Waiting” is his new novel.
The Best Romance Books of 2025 (So Far)
Looking for a swoony, feel-good read? Our romance columnist will be updating this list all year.
The Best Romance Books of 2025 (So Far)
Looking for a swoony, feel-good read? Our romance columnist will be updating this list all year.
Thomas Mallon's NYC diaries get to the 'Very Heart' of the AIDS crisis
Mallon has been keeping diaries for most of his life. The Very Heart of It collects entries from the years 1983 to 1994, when he had recently come out as gay and moved to New York City.
The Joy of Reading One Poem in Many Different Translations
Poetry and translation are both about picking the just-right word. But reading multiple translations makes an implicit case for celebrating abundance and variety.
A Murdered Journalist’s Unfinished Book About the Amazon Gets Completed and Published
Killed in the rainforest he hoped to help save, the journalist Dom Phillips left behind an unfinished manuscript. Those who knew him carried it forward.
Barbara Holdridge, Whose Record Label Foretold Audiobooks, Dies at 95
Beginning with a reading by Dylan Thomas, she and a friend found unlikely commercial success in the 1950s with recordings of famous writers reciting their work.
Book Review: ‘Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly,’ by Jeff Weiss
In a scrappy new memoir, Jeff Weiss blurs fact and fancy as he recounts his stint as a bit player in the celebrity-industrial complex.
Book Review: ‘Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil,’ by V.E. Schwab
In V.E. Schwab’s “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil,” three women turned into vampires are thrown into a centuries-long drama of love, power and hunger.
Book Review: ‘King of Ashes,’ by S.A. Cosby
In S.A. Cosby’s new book, “King of Ashes,” a wealthy investment manager must return to his crumbling hometown and protect his family from a bloodthirsty gang.
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