Louise Glück, 1943-2023: 5 Great Poems to Read
The American writer, who won a Nobel Prize in 2020, wrote with cool clarity and often puckish wit.
Louise Meriwether Dies at 100; in 1970, a New, Black Literary Voice
Writing of life in Harlem, she emerged at the same time as Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou but never achieved their fame, though James Baldwin was an admirer.
Louise Glück, Nobel-Winning Poet Who Explored Trauma and Loss, Dies at 80
Acclaimed as one of America’s greatest living writers, she blended deeply personal material with themes of mythology and nature.
Colette Rossant, 91, Dies; Gave French Cuisine a Global Flourish
A prominent cookbook author, critic and memoirist, she reinvigorated the dishes of her native France with a globe-trotter’s sensibility.
The Books We’re Looking Forward to for the Rest of the Year
New fiction from Michael Cunningham, Sigrid Nunez and others; a candid Mitt Romney biography; and memoirs by Barbra Streisand, Britney Spears and more.
Frankfurt Book Fair Cancels Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author
Organizers cited the Israel-Hamas war as the reason for stepping back from honoring a novel about the 1949 murder of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers.
Khaled Khalifa, Syrian Novelist ‘Exiled at Home,’ Is Dead at 59
His books, laced with humor and often banned in his country, chronicle centuries of strife in the Middle East, earning critical praise and an international readership.
LeVar Burton to Host National Book Awards
The actor and literacy advocate will host the ceremony after the National Book Foundation dropped its original host, Drew Barrymore.
Book Review: ‘Dialogue With a Somnambulist,’ by Chloe Aridjis; ‘Dearborn,’ by Ghassan Zeineddine; ‘Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare,’ by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
New fiction by Chloe Aridjis, Ghassan Zeinnedine and Megan Kamalei Kakimoto ranges from the fabulist to the vaguely autofictional.
How Jesmyn Ward Is Reimagining Southern Literature
The novelist is competing with giants like William Faulkner, while mapping territory all her own.
Graphic Review: ‘Sex and Rage,’ by Eve Babitz
Reading Eve Babitz, a “buttoned up” writer discovers she has more in common with the protagonist than she thinks.
New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
Three new books by Malon Edwards, Melinda Taub and Karen Lord.
New Science Fiction and Fantasy
Three new books by Malon Edwards, Melinda Taub and Karen Lord.
Audiobook Review: ‘The Fraud,’ by Zadie Smith
The author reads her latest novel about literary prestige, empire and a case of false identity that captivated 19th-century England.
Book Review: ‘Vengeance Is Mine,’ by Marie NDiaye
In Marie NDiaye’s new novel, “Vengeance Is Mine,” a woman is haunted by a decades-old trauma she feels, but cannot quite remember.
Book Review: ‘The Dictionary People,’ by Sarah Ogilvie
Sarah Ogilvie’s sprightly “The Dictionary People” pays tribute to the explorers, suffragists, murderers and ordinary citizens who helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Aaliyah Bilal on Her Debut, ‘Temple Folk’
“Temple Folk,” Aaliyah Bilal’s collection of stories featuring Black American Muslims, was inspired by her family’s experiences with the Nation of Islam.
Book Review: ‘My Death,’ by Lisa Tuttle
Lisa Tuttle’s “My Death” is short, uncanny, provocative, and pays tribute to a body of forgotten literature.
‘Goosebumps’ on Disney+: Here’s What to Know
The 10-episode series, premiering Friday on Disney+ and Hulu, adapts the children’s novels of R.L. Stine with a modern twist.
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