Adaptations of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Are Proliferating
Suddenly, remakes and adaptations of L.M. Montgomery’s “Anne of Green Gables” series are proliferating.
Ukrainians Turn to Diaries for Solace, and to Share Life in Wartime
Writers have long used diaries to make sense of life. Now, diaries can be shared in real time, helping shape public perception of events as they unfold — including war.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Hannah Pick-Goslar, a Presence in Anne Frank’s Diary, Dies at 93
The two young women knew each other from kindergarten until their final encounter, on opposite sides of a barbed-wire fence in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Philip Hiat, Rabbi Who Forged Bonds With Other Faiths, Dies at 95
His bridge-building efforts notably included a book and traveling exhibition of Jewish manuscripts from the Vatican’s archives.
Her Plan for Putting the World Back Together? Trees.
Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s connection to trees stems from an ancient Irish prophecy she heard in childhood. And she thinks trees are crucial in addressing climate change.
Brigitte Giraud Wins Goncourt Prize With Tragic Novel of Loss
The prestigious French literary award went to “Living Fast,” or “Vivre Vite,” which explores the causes of an accident that killed the author’s partner.
In ‘Dangerous Liaisons,’ Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton Play the Game
In a decadent new Starz drama, the two actors play young versions of literature’s most poisoned and poisonous power couple.
Book Review: ‘Shanda,’ by Letty Cottin Pogrebin; ‘A Girlhood,’ by Carolyn Hays; ‘The Family Outing,’ by Jessi Hempel
From lost children to sexual and gender identity, moral crises abound.
Bono By the Book Interview
“I got a copy of Edna O’ Brien’s ‘The Country Girls’ growing up, which hurried my puberty to a place where I thought differently about girls and women,” says the singer and frontman for U2, whose new memoir is “Surrender.” “I still do.”
Bono By the Book Interview
“I got a copy of Edna O’ Brien’s ‘The Country Girls’ growing up, which hurried my puberty to a place where I thought differently about girls and women,” says the singer and frontman for U2, whose new memoir is “Surrender.” “I still do.”
Sizzling, Sparking, White-Hot Romance Novels
Nothing is more satisfying than the emotional combustion of characters who were meant to be together.
Poem: Metaphor of the Floating Life
Images articulate the feelings of a “divided self” and a sense of being everywhere and nowhere at once.
Review: ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’ Gets Joan Didion’s Intention Just Right
A play based on the writer’s memoir about the death of her husband, in its first New York revival, goes small to powerful effect.
How Her Ancestors Reignited Her Return to Theater
Quiara Alegría Hudes is back with a new work, an Off Broadway production of “My Broken Language,” adapted from her 2021 memoir.
Books on Democracy to Understand Increasing Threats
It’s among the world’s oldest forms of government, but it’s increasingly under threat. These books consider the sources and effects of an alarming global trend.
Book Review: ‘It’s Not TV,’ by Felix Gillette and John Koblin
A new history of the entertainment company traces its origins in a culture of male license, misogyny — and violence.
Book Review: ‘Magic To Do,' by Elysa Gardner
Elysa Gardner’s “Magic to Do” goes backstage at Bob Fosse and Stephen Schwartz’s 1972 musical about a lost prince.
Book Review: ‘Shuna’s Journey,’ by Hayao Miyazaki
First published in Japan in 1983, this picture book from the fabled animator is eerie, enchanting and surpassingly strange.
Book Review: ‘Cheap Land Colorado,’ by Ted Conover
For his new book, the journalist Ted Conover joined a community of off-gridders in a desolate corner of the West, capturing lives full of anguish and contradiction.
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