2 Novels to Make You Sweat and Shiver
A love affair between jurors; reclaiming a classic.
Book Review: ‘Jaded,’ by Ela Lee
In “Jaded,” a young lawyer searches for justice after she’s sexually assaulted by a colleague.
Book Review: ‘One Way Back,’ by Christine Blasey Ford
Her lucid memoir, “One Way Back,” describes life before, during and after she testified that [+]
Talking ‘Dune’: Book and Movies
The Times’s critic Alissa Wilkinson discusses Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel and Denis Villeneuve’s [+]
‘The Boxcar Children,’ by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Turns 100
Gertrude Chandler Warner’s “The Boxcar Children,” celebrating its 100th year, depicts the delights of concocting [+]
Dan Wakefield, Multifaceted Writer on a Spiritual Journey, Dies at 91
He was prolific and acclaimed, producing novels, journalism, essays, criticism, screenplays and, in a memoir, [+]
Attempts to Ban Books Accelerated in 2023
Book challenges around the country reached the highest levels ever recorded by a library organization.
Writing a Book About Grief Isn’t Always Cathartic
Sloane Crosley’s apartment was robbed. Then her friend died. The only sensible thing to do [+]
Book Review: ‘Glad to the Brink of Fear,’ by James Marcus
In “Glad to the Brink of Fear,” James Marcus frames the great Transcendentalist as a [+]
Book Review: ‘Soldiers and Kings,’ by Jason De León
In “Soldiers and Kings,” the anthropologist Jason De León interviews smugglers, arguing that they are [+]