Another Way Jimmy Carter, 100 Today, Bested His Fellow Presidents
The longest-lived president has also written more best-selling books than any modern president — and had the fewest written about him.
Robert Downey Jr. Is a Novelist With a Novel Muse in ‘McNeal’
The “Oppenheimer” star makes his Broadway debut in Ayad Akhtar’s timely new play about a literary lion who gets assistance from A.I.
How a Book About Gloves Inspired Philip Roth’s Masterpiece ‘American Pastoral’
For years, Roth couldn’t get beyond the premise for his novel “American Pastoral.” Then he stumbled on a copy of “Shtetl in the Adirondacks: The Story of Gloversville and Its Jews.” The rest is literary history.
Book Review: ‘Model Home,’ by Rivers Solomon
The protagonist of Rivers Solomon’s novel “Model Home” has tried to outrun childhood trauma, but their ghosts lure them right back.
Book Review: ‘Annihilation,’ by Michel Houellebecq
In what the author says is his last novel, both a family and a society are on the verge of collapse.
How Mexican Novelist Yuri Herrera Found Himself in New Orleans
Much of Yuri Herrera’s work has focused on Mexican social realities. In “Season of the Swamp” he turns his attention to the uniquely American city that has been his home for 13 years.
Book Review: ‘Suggested in the Stars,’ by Yoko Tawada
The Japanese author, frequently mentioned as a possible Nobel laureate, has a new novel, the second in her “Scattered All Over the Earth” trilogy.
John D. MacDonald Knew a Hurricane Like Helene Was Coming
John D. MacDonald was eerily prescient about the risks of human-driven climate disasters in the region.
Book Review: ‘The Message,’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates
“The Message” marks his re-entry as a public intellectual determined to wield his moral authority, especially regarding Israel and the occupied territories.
Book Review: ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point,’ by Malcolm Gladwell
In “Revenge of the Tipping Point,” the best-selling author looks back at his old theories.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Knows Not Everyone Will Love ‘The Message’
In “The Message,” Coates grapples with questions about which stories are told, and how, through his visits to Senegal, South Carolina and the West Bank.
Book Review: ‘The Bog Wife,’ by Kay Chronister
In “The Bog Wife,” a West Virginia family must reckon with secrets, betrayals and the destruction of their legacy when a supernatural covenant that protected them begins to falter.
Book Review: ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens,’ by Ina Garten
In “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” the TV cooking icon asks, “How easy is that?” The answer? Not very.
Review: Roald Dahl Is Antisemitic, but Not a Cartoon Villain, in ‘Giant’
A new play in London portrays the beloved children’s author as a rounded character, while making no apology for his bigotry.
Molly Recommends Small Takes on Big Ideas, and a Novel of Sisterhood
James Richardson’s aphorisms; Nora Lange’s novel “Us Fools”
4 New Horror Books Filled With Eldritch Terrors and Other Frights
Our columnist reviews September’s new horror releases.
Book Review: ‘The Mighty Red,’ by Louise Erdrich
In Louise Erdrich’s new novel, “The Mighty Red,” a high school jock proposes to the Ojibwe daughter of a woman who works for his family’s sugar farm.
Book Review: ‘Monet,’ by Jackie Wullschläger
A new biography of the French Impressionist argues that Monet himself owed everything to the three most important women in his life.
Brontë Sisters Plaque at Westminster Abbey Typo Fixed
Punctuation delayed, but not denied: A memorial to Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë at Poets’ Corner in the celebrated London church finally gets its accent marks.
Production Linked to Neil Gaiman Is Halted Amid Sexual Assault Claims
The British author of dozens of literary works has denied the allegations that five women made against him on a podcast series.
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