2 Books That Wring Every Ounce From Their Story Lines
An editor recommends an Irish novel about a banker in trouble and a Swiss novel [+]
Book Review: ‘How We Named the Stars,’ by Andrés N. Ordorica
In “How We Named the Stars,” a young, queer student in mourning recounts the tale [+]
David J. Skal, Scholar Who Took Horror Seriously, Dies at 71
In books like “The Monster Show” and “Screams of Reason,” he examined the cultural significance [+]
Happily Married, and Seeing Other People
The author Molly Roden Winter discusses her new memoir, “More,” about her and her husband’s [+]
Jon Franklin, Pioneering Apostle of Literary Journalism, Dies at 82
He won two Pulitzer Prizes by transforming accounts of doctors at work into in-depth, narrative [+]
Marc Jaffe, Publisher of Paperback Hits, Is Dead at 102
He oversaw a boom in the format beginning in the 1960s, turning out best-sellers like [+]
Book review: ‘Dublin,’ by Evelyn Hofer
Nearly six decades ago, a German-born photographer, Evelyn Hofer, created beautifully crafted shots of the [+]
Fred Chappell, Writer Who Celebrated the Carolina Mountains, Dies at 87
He wrote lyrical poetry and novels about rural life in the Appalachian Piedmont, and was [+]
C.J. Box Isn’t Afraid to Wrangle With Issues Close to Home
The creator of two mystery series has the latitude — and the attitude — to [+]
Twisty New Psychological Thrillers
The setting of “The Fury,” the new novel by Alex Michaelides, is stunning. Its plot? [+]