The Best Poetry of 2023
Five collections our columnist loved this year.
The Best Poetry of 2023
Five collections our columnist loved this year.
Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65
He opened the door for future generations of poets of color to use their own voices.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Jon Fosse Wants to Say the Unsayable
The prolific Norwegian is the rarest of recent literary prize winners: an author and playwright in thrall to the divine.
Jane Wodening, Experimental Film Star and Intrepid Writer, Dies at 87
For 30 years she collaborated with the filmmaker Stan Brakhage, her husband, often appearing on camera. After they divorced, she lived off the grid and wrote about her life.
Benjamin Zephaniah, British Poet and Author Who ‘Overturned Ideas of Who a Poet Could Be,’ Dies at 65
He opened the door for future generations of poets of color to use their own voices.
Hemingway, Jack London and Unabomber Typewriters Go to Auction
Coming to auction is a clattering collection of machines once owned by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Shirley Temple, Andy Rooney and … the Unabomber.
German Cultural Scene Navigates a Clampdown on Criticism of Israel
A torrent of canceled events is threatening Germany’s reputation as a haven for artistic freedom.
Simon & Schuster Board Announced: Members Come from Disney, TikTok and Publishing
The publisher’s new board of directors has expertise spanning the life cycle of a book.
A Book Club Took 28 Years to Read ‘Finnegans Wake.’ Now, It’s Starting Over.
The group in California started on the notoriously challenging novel by James Joyce in 1995. In October, it reached the end.
In Geddy Lee’s Memoir, Family Is the Constant Refrain
At 512 pages, “My Effin’ Life” has its share of Rush lore. But the most memorable parts of the singer and bassist’s book are about survival.
Book Review: ‘Into Siberia,’ by Gregory Wallance
“Into Siberia” traces the journalist George Kennan’s long-forgotten trip to Russia in 1885.
These Poems
The act of being inspired by others is akin to collecting pebbles of experience, letting them escape into flowing consciousness and resurfacing them again in one’s writing.
Interview: Sigrid Nunez
“A great story casts a spell,” says the author, whose new novel is “The Vulnerables.” “It can enthrall you so completely that you not only forget that you’re stuck between two manspreaders in a noisy, crowded, smelly subway car but miss your stop.”
Book Review: ‘Falling Rocket,’ by Paul Thomas Murphy
Paul Thomas Murphy’s “Falling Rocket” focuses on the explosive trial that divided the London art world.
His ‘Dracula’ Project: Creating a Funny Vampire
The great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker has written a comic version of “Dracula” that is appearing Off Broadway.
Best Horror Books of 2023
It was an amazing year for horror. Here are 10 great titles that stood out.
Read Your Way Through Madrid
Like many who call Madrid home, Elena Medel was born elsewhere, but forged her identity in the Spanish capital. Here, she recommends books about this city that “refuses to be reduced to an ideal.”
‘Life & Times of Michael K’ Review: An Arduous Trek That’s a Marvel to Watch
This captivating adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s novel, a collaboration with Handspring Puppet Company, follows a man and his ailing mother during a civil war in South Africa.
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