Book Review: ‘Liberation Day,’ by George Saunders
In a post-democratic America, the characters in Saunders’s story collection “Liberation Day” are waiting for the end. But what if it never comes?
Book Review: ‘Liberation Day,’ by George Saunders
In a post-democratic America, the characters in Saunders’s story collection “Liberation Day” are waiting for the end. But what if it never comes?
Can Black Literature Escape the Representation Trap?
A crop of recent novels strains against the expectations of a publishing industry attempting to embrace diversity.
Poem: Apricots
This seems as if it would be a simple meditation on apricots, but the poem is more comfortable within its own mysteries.
Bruno Latour, Philosopher on the Social Basis of Scientific Facts, Dies at 74
He later became an unexpected ally of the science establishment in the face of attacks by climate deniers and conspiracy theorists.
Book Review: ‘Nerd: Adventures in Fandom From This Universe to the Multiverse,’ by Maya Phillips
In a new book, the cultural critic Maya Phillips explores the impact and evolution of nerd culture, especially in her own life.
Book Review: ‘Nerd: Adventures in Fandom From This Universe to the Multiverse,’ by Maya Phillips
In a new book, the cultural critic Maya Phillips explores the impact and evolution of nerd culture, especially in her own life.
Sex, Death, Family: Sharon Olds Is Still Shockingly Intimate
“No one should read more than one poem at a time from this book.”
Book Review: ‘The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy,’ by Anand Giridharadas
“The Persuaders,” by Anand Giridharadas, profiles progressive activists and organizers who are embracing bold tactics to persuade other Americans to change their views.
Book Review: ‘The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy,’ by Anand Giridharadas
“The Persuaders,” by Anand Giridharadas, profiles progressive activists and organizers who are embracing bold tactics to persuade other Americans to change their views.
Read Your Way Through London
Bernardine Evaristo, whose “Girl, Woman, Other” won the Booker Prize, invites readers into London, a city whose rich literary landscape is “for everyone, not just the privileged few.”
Newly Published Poetry, From Alice Fulton to Saeed Jones
A selection of books published this week.
Newly Published Poetry, From Alice Fulton to Saeed Jones
A selection of books published this week.
New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers: October 16, 2022
An up-to-date list of the New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers. Weekly.
Delivered: 10/11/2022 9:00:00 PM
Delivered: 10/11/2022 9:00:00 PM
Playdate at the Library
Open to ages 6-36 months. Registration required. Enjoy stories, rhymes & songs designed to develop early literacy skills with your little one.We ask that guardians remain present.
New York Times Fiction Bestsellers: October 16, 2022
An up-to-date list of the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers. Weekly.
Delivered: 10/11/2022 8:00:00 PM
Delivered: 10/11/2022 8:00:00 PM
Walter Dean Burnham, Who Traced Political Parties’ Shifts, Dies at 92
A noted political scientist, he saw parties periodically realigning themselves in stark fashion, presaging the rise of Donald Trump.
Leonard Kriegel, 89, Dies; Wrote Unflinchingly About His Disability
He was known for his scholarly and popular writings about historical phenomena. But he was best known for writing about losing the use of his legs.
Book Review: ‘Daughters of the New Year,’ by E.M. Tran
In “Daughters of the New Year,” E.M. Tran explores assimilation, rebellion and the power of ancestry, as seen through the history of one Vietnamese family.
Book Review: ‘Daughters of the New Year,’ by E.M. Tran
In “Daughters of the New Year,” E.M. Tran explores assimilation, rebellion and the power of ancestry, as seen through the history of one Vietnamese family.
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