Anne Edwards, Best-Selling ‘Queen of Biography,’ Dies at 96
She profiled Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Ronald Reagan. She also [+]
What Murder Mysteries Solve
The books offer the promise of an ending where all questions are answered and some [+]
Book Review: ‘The Holocaust,’ by Dan Stone
A new book by the historian Dan Stone seeks to amend — and expand — [+]
Letha Dawson Scanzoni, Pioneer of Evangelical Feminism, Dies at 88
In books like “All We’re Meant to Be” and “Is the Homosexual My Neighbor?” she [+]
The Secret of Thomas Mann’s Translator
A new novel about Thomas Mann’s longstanding American translator portrays a woman ahead of her [+]
The Most Powerful Person in Publishing Doesn’t Like to Talk About Himself
Nihar Malaviya, Penguin Random House’s C.E.O., is a behind-the-scenes operator with a significant task: leading [+]
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer-Winning Native American Novelist, Dies at 89
The success of his novel “House Made of Dawn,” the first work by a Native [+]
Audiobooks Are Booming. Spotify Wants in on the Action.
There are early signs that Spotify’s addition of audiobooks to its streaming service is helping [+]
Where Southerners Go to Fill the Tank and Feed the Family
Are they gas stations that serve food or restaurants that pump gas? A new photography [+]
Book Review: ‘Errand Into the Maze,’ by Deborah Jowitt
Deborah Jowitt’s “Errand Into the Maze” revels in the artistry of the dance legend, while [+]