Kelly Ripa Wrote for So Long, She Wore Out Her Chair
The morning show veteran did not mince words when she described her journey to become a first-time author.
Book Review: ‘The Sassoons’ by Joseph Sassoon
In “The Sassoons,” Joseph Sassoon charts his family’s triumphs and tragedies across continents and centuries.
Ken Burns By the Book Interview
“What about ‘O Pioneers!’ or ‘My Ántonia’?” asks the documentarian and author of the forthcoming photo book “Our America.” “For that matter, what about Gabriel García Márquez? We do not have a copyright on the word ‘American.’”
Review: ‘The Passenger,’ by Cormac McCarthy
In “The Passenger,” a pair of siblings contend with the world’s enigmas and their own demons.
Book Review: ‘Seduced by Story,’ by Peter Brooks
In “Seduced by Story,” the literary critic Peter Brooks argues that a “mindless valorization of storytelling” has crept into every aspect of public discourse, from politics to cookie packages, with alarming results.
Murder in the Mosque
In “Blackwater Falls,” Ausma Zehanat Khan introduces a Muslim police detective bent on bringing justice to marginalized communities.
Recent Books of Military History
Historians rethink North America before colonization, American racial divisions over two centuries and a Persian Empire under steady duress.
Newly Published, From Homecoming Queens to Visual Thinking
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: ‘The Escape Artist,’ by Jonathan Freedland
Jonathan Freedland’s “The Escape Artist” tells the story of Auschwitz’s horrors — and the multitudes who refused to listen.
Book Review: ‘The Escape Artist,’ by Jonathan Freedland
Jonathan Freedland’s “The Escape Artist” tells the story of Auschwitz’s horrors — and the multitudes who refused to listen.
Book Review: ‘Rap Capital,’ by Joe Coscarelli
In a regional game, rap’s Southern contingent has come to dominate its counterparts in New York and L.A.
Book Review: ‘README.txt,’ by Chelsea Manning
In a new memoir, “README.txt,” the former military intelligence analyst tells her life story and explains her decision to blow the whistle on U.S. actions in the Middle East.
Paul Newman’s Humanity and Star Power
When the actor appeared in the movie version of “Nobody’s Fool,” Richard Russo saw another side of him.
The Oldest Surviving Book in the Americas
Dating from 1100, the fourth known Maya codex reveals this ancient civilization’s staggering understandings of — and reverence for — time, the cosmos and the role of the human scribe.
Book Review: ‘Newsroom Confidential,’ by Margaret Sullivan
In her new memoir, “Newsroom Confidential,” Margaret Sullivan argues that traditional ideas about reportorial objectivity need to be re-examined in an era of constant assaults on truth.
Book Review: ‘Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman’
“Madly, Deeply” recounts the English actor’s greatest years of fame.
Book Review: ‘Half American,’ by Matthew F. Delmont
In “Half American,” Matthew F. Delmont tells the stories of the Black Americans who helped win the war abroad while battling racism at home
Book Review: “Demon Copperhead,” by Barbara Kingsolver
“Demon Copperhead” reimagines Dickens’s story in a modern-day rural America contending with poverty and opioid addiction.
Book Review: “Poster Girl,” by Veronica Roth
In “Poster Girl,” Veronica Roth imagines life after a surveillance state. Its collaborators are excommunicated — with one exception.
Book Review: ‘Get ’Em Young, Treat ’Em Tough, Tell ’Em Nothing,’ by Robin McLean
The characters in this collection endure ordeals with unstinting energy and humor.
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