Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 11:03am
By Calum Marsh
Yes, there is a Stephen King influence. But the video game’s metanarrative was inspired by unorthodox novels, films and plays such as “House of Leaves” and “Fight Club.”
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
One Pulitzer Prize, two book tours, 54 weeks on the best-seller list and many admiring messages later, the author reflects on “Demon Copperhead.”
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 5:00am
By David Enrich
In “The Bill Gates Problem,” Tim Schwab excoriates the billionaire philanthropist and his foundation.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 5:00am
By Alexis Coe
In “The Life and Lies of Charles Dickens,” Helena Kelly revisits the image the author crafted so carefully in his lifetime.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 5:00am
“I have a lot of books on near-death experiences, psychic phenomena and past-life regression on my shelves,” says the two-time poet laureate, whose new book is the memoir “To Free the Captives.” “These kinds of books nudge me to remember our world is but one facet of an enormous continuity.”
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 12:13am
By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter
Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.”
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 12:44pm
By Hope Reese
We asked 14 psychologists, counselors and therapists for the titles they recommend to couples.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 10:24am
By Andy Kroll
In “A Woman I Know,” Mary Haverstick discovers that the subject of her documentary may have once been a key player in Cold War espionage.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 5:03am
By Jennifer Szalai
The new book by Jennifer Burns aims to bring fresh complexity to our understanding of the Nobel Prize-winning economist.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 5:01am
By Alexandra Jacobs
A new biography resuscitates the colorful, tragic life of Mal Evans: roadie, confidant, procurer, cowbell player.