Book Review: ‘Baumgartner,’ by Paul Auster
In “Baumgartner,” a professor contends with mortality and the haunting memory of his wife.
How Rebecca Yarros Packed Dragons, Magic and Steamy Sex Into a Blockbuster Fantasy
Yarros drew on her experience with chronic illness and life in a military family to write “Fourth Wing,” a huge best seller that spawned a spicy fantasy series.
Book Review: ‘Class,’ by Stephanie Land
In her second memoir, the author of “Maid” recounts the struggle of getting educated in America below the poverty line.
Book Review: ‘Correction,’ by Ben Austen
In “Correction,” Ben Austen investigates a system meant to promote rehabilitation, and reward prisoners who change, but that no longer seems to work the way it was intended.
Book Review: ‘A Death in Malta,’ by Paul Caruana Galizia
Daphne Caruana Galizia devoted her life to exposing Malta’s pervasive corruption, writes her son, the journalist Paul Caruana Galizia, in “A Death in Malta.”
Book Review: ‘The Picnic,’ by Matthew Longo
Matthew Longo’s new book details how ordinary citizens helped speed the downfall of the Soviet empire.
A Scholarly Scoundrel and a Monkish Detective
Our critic recommends “Hermit of Peking,” by Hugh Trevor-Roper, and “A Morbid Taste for Bones,” by Ellis Peters.
What Happens to Illustrators When Robots Can Draw Robots?
Illustrators have made a living creating book covers. Now, artificial intelligence is learning to make art.
Book Review: ‘A Nearby Country Called Love,’ by Salar Abdoh
Salar Abdoh’s latest novel, “A Nearby Country Called Love,” explores the complexities of relationships, sexuality and cultural norms in modern Iran.
Book Review: ‘Among the Bros,’ by Max Marshall
Max Marshall’s “Among the Bros” investigates a multimillion-dollar crime network among fraternity brothers at the College of Charleston.
Book Review: ‘The Revolutionary Temper,’ by Robert Darnton
In “The Revolutionary Temper,” the historian Robert Darnton immerses readers in the world of the everyday Parisians who would help topple the monarchy of Louis XVI.
Book Review: ‘Cross-Stitch,’ by Jazmina Barrera
In her searching new novel, Jazmina Barrera threads together loss, needlework and the hypnotic coming-of-age tale of three Mexican teenagers.
Jane Garrett, Editor of Acclaimed History Books, Dies at 88
In her 44 years at Alfred A. Knopf, seven of the books she edited won the Pulitzer Prize — and one set off a furious academic debate.
British Library Hit by Apparent Cyberattack
Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age.
Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97
One of the few women at the top of her field in book and magazine publishing, she was also a champion of her fellow professionals.
Shakespeare’s First Folio Turns 400
Sarah Lyall talks to Adrian Edwards, head of the Printed Heritage Collections at the British Library, about the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
‘Sabbath’s Theater’ Review: John Turturro Embodies a Life and a Libido
Though a tour de force for its actors, an Off Broadway adaptation of Philip Roth’s willfully obscene 1995 novel is too faithful to its source.
What the Suburbs Did for Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen
A new book by the author Jim Cullen explores the uncanny parallels between the careers of these two musicians, and how they were products of their time and place.
Britney Spears escribió sus memorias con otros autores. Entérate aquí
El libro de la estrella del pop es una obra colectiva. Otros tres autores participaron.
Critic’s Notebook: How Inequality Became a Hot Topic in Economics
A flurry of new books highlights broad disagreements over how to address the problem.
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