Saturday, May 25, 2024 - 5:01am
By Dina Gachman and Daniel Arnold
Jesmyn Ward, Bridget Everett, Sigrid Nunez and seven other writers, actors, musicians and filmmakers talk to us about grief — how they’ve experienced it and how it has changed them.
Saturday, May 25, 2024 - 5:00am
By Sarah Menkedick
Recent best sellers have reached for a familiar feminist credo, one that renounces domestic life for career success.
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 3:28pm
By Penelope Green
His own dark history prompted him to write about and investigate the roots of violence, notably in his best-selling novel “The Alienist.”
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 1:44pm
By The New York Times Books Staff
The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 12:42pm
Stuart Turton’s bizarre whodunit also works as a science fiction allegory full of mystery that contemplates the end of the world and what it means to be human.
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 12:00pm
By Alexandra Jacobs
In “The Editor,” Sara B. Franklin argues that Judith Jones was a “publishing legend,” transcending industry sexism to champion cookbooks — and Anne Frank.
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 6:29am
By A.O. Scott
At a time of extreme polarization on campus, the banality of the graduation ceremony is a tradition worth celebrating.
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 5:03am
By Alexander Nazaryan
Some books sprint; others take the scenic route. The heady, highly absorbing titles here earn their marathon run times.
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 5:02am
By Alan Gratz
Two new picture books dive into refugee childhoods.
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 5:02am
By Walker Mimms
In “The Work of Art,” famed creators from the worlds of film, fashion, theater and more explore the hidden alchemy of their craft.