Jesse Kornbluth, Magazine Writer Who Covered Everything, Dies at 79
He reported on the highs and lows of culture in the pages of Vanity Fair and elsewhere. He also wrote seven books of nonfiction and two novels.
Book Review: ‘The Living Mountain,’ by Nan Shepherd
Nan Shepherd’s meditative book on the great outdoors is an inspiring guide to stepping away from comforts and routine.
Book Review: ‘The Float Test,’ by Lynn Steger Strong
In Lynn Steger Strong’s new novel, “The Float Test,” one semi-estranged family is forced to come back together amid a crisis.
Paige DeSorbo of ‘Summer House’ Adds Author to Her Resume With ‘How to Giggle’
Paige DeSorbo chose her own path, conquering reality television, becoming an influencer and starting a hit podcast. Now she’s written a book.
Book Review: ‘Thrilled to Death,’ by Lynne Tillman
“Thrilled to Death” collects many of Lynne Tillman’s spiky short stories, where dreams tell the truth and glamour mingles with the mundane.
2 Books to Keep You Pleasantly Diverted
A collection of autobiographical sketches; a complicated Japanese mystery.
Book Review: ‘The Thinking Machine,’ by Stephen Witt
In “The Thinking Machine,” the journalist Stephen Witt tries to figure out what the Nvidia C.E.O. Jensen Huang sees in the future of artificial intelligence.
Book Review: “Tongues,” by Anders Nilsen
In “Tongues,” Anders Nilsen takes the story of Prometheus and sets it in the modern world.
The Best New Thriller Novels
Our critic on the month’s best releases.
The Best New Thriller Novels
Our critic on the month’s best releases.
Book Review: ‘Liquid,’ by Mariam Rahmani, and ‘Paradise Logic,’ by Sophie Kemp
“Liquid: A Love Story” and “Paradise Logic” follow young women searching for love, while commenting on the state of modern romance.
Jean Van Leeuwen, 87, Dies; Wrote ‘Oliver Pig’ Series of Children’s Books
She wrote for many ages, from picture books to young adult fiction. Her children led her to create a series of books about two pigs named Oliver and Amanda.
Colum McCann on the Surprising Drama of Undersea Cables
The Irish writer’s new novel, “Twist,” is a shipboard adventure about the ragtag crews who repair ruptured information cables deep in the ocean.
Sam Keen, Philosopher of the Men’s Movement, Is Dead at 93
“Only men,” he wrote, “understand the secret fears that go with the territory of masculinity.” His message resonated: His book “Fire in the Belly” was a best seller.
Book Review: ‘Children of Radium,’ by Joe Dunthorne
In “Children of Radium,” Joe Dunthorne explores the absurdity of family histories and his own clan’s complicated past.
New Books About Cartoons That Will Bring You Back to Childhood
Mine came flooding back as I read Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud’s “The Cartoonists Club” and Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander’s “J vs. K.”
Books About Cartooning by Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud, Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander
Mine came flooding back as I read Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud’s “The Cartoonists Club” and Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander’s “J vs. K.”
How Christopher Lasch’s ‘The Revolt of the Elites’ Anticipated Trumpism
Christopher Lasch’s “The Revolt of the Elites” anticipated the resentments of ordinary Americans that have led inexorably to Trumpism.
Book Review: ‘John & Paul,’ by Ian Leslie
T Bone Burnett reviews Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul,” which explores the partnership of “two extraordinarily gifted young men.”
7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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