In African Publishing, ‘There Is a Renaissance Going On’
A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region.
Naomi Watts Thinks David Bowie Was Onto Something
“The first album I ever bought was ‘Hunky Dory,’” said the actress and author, “and all those songs, every single one, is amazing.”
Book Review: ‘Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers,’ by Anne Somerset, and ‘Q: A Voyage Around the Queen,’ by Craig Brown
Two very different books examine the reigns and legacies of Victoria and Elizabeth II.
Book Review: ‘The Uncollected Stories of Mavis Gallant’
Mavis Gallant wrote short stories full of brutal humor that examined the hell of other people.
How Silence Improves Pico Iyer’s Life
The travel writer and essayist discusses his new book, “Aflame,” about his stays at a California monastery.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, 90, Dies; Her Internment Inspired a Memoir
In “Farewell to Manzanar,” she wrote about the years she and her family were imprisoned in a camp for Japanese Americans. It became the basis for a TV movie.
Publishers and Influencers Wonder What Could Replace the Power of BookTok
With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same.
Poetry Review: ‘Helen of Troy, 1993,’ by Maria Zoccola
In “Helen of Troy, 1993,” the poet Maria Zoccola relocates a figure from Greek mythology into small-town Tennessee.
Book Review: ‘Scattergood,’ by H.M. Bouwman
In H.M. Bouwman’s wise and heartbreaking “Scattergood,” the shadow of the Holocaust reaches a farm girl trying to help her ailing friend.
Book Review: ‘We Do Not Part,’ by Han Kang
The Nobel laureate’s new novel, “We Do Not Part,” revisits a violent chapter in South Korean history.
Nathalie Dupree, ‘Queen of Southern Cooking,’ Dies at 85
As a cookbook author, TV personality and mentor, she sought to burst the chicken-fried stereotype of the South. Sometimes her life was as messy as her kitchen.
5 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Neko Case Has Sung Hard Truths. Now She’s Telling Hers in a Memoir.
In “The Harder I Fight the More I Love You,” the singer and songwriter outlines the personal and professional challenges that have shaped her career.
Masters of Allusion: The Art of Poetic Reference
Poets have a way of incorporating other poets into their work. Our columnist approves.
Book Review: ‘Hello Stranger: Musings on Modern Intimacies,’ by Manuel Betancourt
In his new essay collection, Manuel Betancourt explores the beauty, depth and riches found in brief romantic encounters with unfamiliar people.
Interview: Adam Haslett on ‘Mothers and Sons’ and His Reading Life
His new novel is titled after Turgenev’s “Fathers and Sons,” he says, “given the theme of incomprehension between generations in that book.”
Howard Buten, Autism Therapist, Novelist and Clown, Is Dead at 74
By day, he helped run an autism center he opened in a suburb of Paris. In the evening, he delighted audiences as a clown named Buffo. In between, he wrote novels.
Book Review: ‘Open Socrates,’ by Agnes Callard
In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek philosopher offers a blueprint for an ethical life.
Book Review: ‘Going Home,’ by Tom Lamont
Tom Lamont’s debut novel, “Going Home,” considers the joys and frustrations of raising a child who is not your own.
Gay Talese Keeps Notes, Especially on Everyone’s Clothes
In a new collection about New York City, the writer turns his gimlet eye on its icons, its architecture, its hot spots — and its suits. “Clothes matter — especially when you get old,” he says.
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