Stephen Rubin, ‘Quintessential Hitmaker’ of the Book World, Dies at 81
He entered publishing when he was 43, then published many of the most popular books of recent decades, including “The Da Vinci Code.”
Marie NDiaye Raises Questions She Has No Intention of Answering
She published her first book at 17 and has since become one of France’s best-known novelists. NDiaye is not interested in easy — and she expects her readers to work, too.
Book Review: ‘Some People Need Killing,’ by Patricia Evangelista
The new book by the Philippine journalist Patricia Evangelista recounts her investigation into the campaign of extrajudicial murders under former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Book Review: ‘Remember Us,’ by Jacqueline Woodson, and ‘Gone Wolf,’ by Amber McBride
“Remember Us” recalls the fires of 1970s Bushwick. “Gone Wolf” begins in a 2111 Southern breakaway nation after a second Civil War.
New Thrillers, Including ‘The Exchange,’ John Grisham’s Sequel to ‘The Firm’
Skip “The Exchange,” our columnist advises, and pick up “The Plinko Bounce” or “The Last One” instead.
Barnes & Noble Undergoes a Back-to-Basics Redesign
As the bookstore chain mounts a comeback, it’s breaking a cardinal rule of corporate branding and store design: consistency.
John Stamos Is Done With Being Someone’s Idea of John Stamos
In a new memoir, the actor who couldn’t shake his breakthrough role on “Full House” talks about honesty, sobriety and his grief over Bob Saget’s death.
Book Review: ‘The Future Future,’ by Adam Thirlwell
Adam Thirlwell’s “The Future Future” follows a 19-year-old socialite through a prerevolutionary Paris that looks suspiciously like our present day.
Book Review: ‘I Love Russia,’ by Elena Kostyuchenko
“I Love Russia,” a collection of Elena Kostyuchenko’s reporting over the past 15 years, captures the lives of ordinary, often struggling, people in far-flung parts of the country.
Book Review: ‘House Gone Quiet,’ by Kelsey Norris; ‘The World Wasn’t Ready for You,’ by Justin C. Key
Kelsey Norris’s “House Gone Quiet” and Justin C. Key’s “The World Wasn’t Ready for You” share an interest in the ways that being bound shapes our understanding of freedom.
Book Review: ‘Tremor,’ by Teju Cole
His new novel, “Tremor,” uses images and artifacts to look deeply into trauma, identity and consolation.
Book Review: ‘The Lumumba Plot,’ by Stuart A. Reid
In “The Lumumba Plot,” the Foreign Affairs editor Stuart A. Reid asks whether the Central Intelligence Agency was involved in the death of one of Africa’s most famous post-colonial politicians.
Book Review: ‘Invitation to a Banquet,’ by Fuchsia Dunlop
Fuchsia Dunlop’s “Invitation to a Banquet” is a cultural investigation of an impossibly broad and often misunderstood cuisine.
Book Review: ‘Dartmouth Park,’ by Rupert Thomson
In Rupert Thomson’s new novel, “Dartmouth Park,” the sound of a mundane beep triggers in one man what may be either a revelatory metaphysical journey or a bout of male existential angst.
Robert Sapolsky Doesn’t Believe in Free Will. (But Feel Free to Disagree.)
Shedding the concept “completely strikes at our sense of identity and autonomy,” the Stanford biologist and neurologist argues. It might also be liberating.
Teju Cole Talks About His New Novel, “Tremor”
“Tremor,” his first novel in over a decade, is set in Massachusetts and Lagos, and came from a desire to capture the last moments of a pre-Covid world.
Book Review: ‘I Must Be Dreaming,’ by Roz Chast
In “I Must Be Dreaming,” the cartoonist serves up nutty nocturnal admissions, considers theories of sleep and, yes, imagines losing her teeth.
Book Review: ‘Prequel,’ by Rachel Maddow, and ‘Democracy Awakening,’ by Heather Cox Richardson
Rachel Maddow’s “Prequel” and Heather Cox Richardson’s “Democracy Awakening” follow plots against America hatched by homegrown autocrats.
Vladimir Nabokov’s Best Books: A Guide
Clever and dexterous, his writing delights in puzzles, puns and lepidoptera. Here’s where to start. (There’s so much more than “Lolita.”)
Vladimir Nabokov’s Best Books: A Guide
Clever and dexterous, his writing delights in puzzles, puns and lepidoptera. Here’s where to start. (There’s so much more than “Lolita.”)
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