Maximizing Social Security
Open to adults. Registration requested. Learn how to determine the optimum time for you to file & begin to draw your social security benefits. Includes ways to potentially maximize benefits for you & your spouse.
Tommy Pico’s ‘Feed’: A Book-Length Meditation on Modern Appetites
Pico’s latest volume concludes what he has described as a four-book project about pretty much everything, mixing verse and prose, diary, comedy and accusation.
Brain Trust
A writer and illustrator remembers a kind doctor who influenced her career.
Tomi Adeyemi Hates Assigned Reading
“The vast majority of American classics were ruined for me because schools made me read them too young,” says the Y.A. fantasy novelist, whose new book is “Children of Virtue and Vengeance.”
Beethoven Was the Johnny Rotten of His Day
In “Music: A Subversive History,” the jazz critic and author Ted Gioia tells the story of music as one of radical nonconformists overturning convention.
‘A Warning,’ by Anonymous, Cracks the Best-Seller List
The White House memoir, written by someone identified only as “a senior Trump administration official,” vaults to the No. 1 spot, moving “Triggered” to No. 2.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Welcome to Story Times
Need recommendations for children’s books? You’ve come to the right place.
9 Great Bedtime Books for Preschoolers
These choices are outstanding read-alouds any time of day, but they will seem especially magical as you’re winding down at night.
9 Books to Watch For in December
A dive into Brett Kavanaugh’s ascent to the Supreme Court, Jeff VanderMeer’s new eco-horror novel, Ralph Ellison’s letters and more.
New in Paperback: ‘The Parisian’ and ‘Black Moses’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Is There a Double Standard for Survivors of Boko Haram?
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Enticing Books for Every Kid This Holiday Season
Mind-boggling pop-ups, a “Tintin” collection, a deluxe “Alice in Wonderland” and more gift-worthy children’s books that pack a visual punch.
Play Date at the Library
Suggested for ages 6-36 months. Registration requested. Enjoy stories, rhymes & songs, designed to develop early literacy skills, with your little one.
Wrap It Up: Holiday Gift Wrapping
Open to all. Wrap your gifts at the library as we come together for an evening of holiday cheer. Bring your own paper to share or use the wrapping supplies provided by the library. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2019
On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction.
N.Y. Public Library Selects 10 Best Books for Children en Español
The list includes a mix of books written originally in Spanish and in translation.
Don't Like Harry Potter? Come To The 'Dork' Side
Our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles has a secret: Her kids don't care about Harry Potter. But they do like Mike Johnston's relatably hapless boy wizard Wick, star of Confessions of a Dork Lord.
(Image credit: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)
‘The Cartiers: The Untold Story Behind the Jewelry Empire,’ by Francesca Cartier Brickell: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Cartiers: The Untold Story Behind the Jewelry Empire,” by Francesca Cartier Brickell
‘Tiny Love: The Complete Stories,’ by Larry Brown: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Tiny Love: The Complete Stories,” by Larry Brown
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