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Oct 30, 2026

Veronica Ditting's Collection of Tiny Books, Plus More From the T List
Plus: Peruvian stone boxes, holiday party-ready necklaces and more recommendations from T Magazine.

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Oct 30, 2026

Book Club: Read ‘The Calamity Club,' by Kathryn Stockett, With the Book Review
In November, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Stockett's latest, about two outcasts in Mississippi working to change their fate.

New York Times Books
Oct 30, 2026

Spellbinding New Fantasy Novels
Our columnist reviews Leigh Bardugo's "Dead Beat" and other recent releases.

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Oct 30, 2026

Two New Picture Books About Healing Our Polarized World
Two new picture books use kid-friendly art to help young readers explore the idea of bridging the divide.

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Oct 30, 2026

My Kids Love the Creepy Carrots Books. What Should They Read Next?
Nine recommendations for big kids in training who like scary books.

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Oct 30, 2026

Why Is Every Book ‘Gothic' Now?
Candlelit corridors, eerie old portraits and other tropes aren't exclusive to horror and romance this year — they're everywhere.

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Oct 29, 2026

‘The Heart' Review: A Bracing New Musical Pulses With Life
The show's electronic dance-influenced music perfectly suits its story about a young man's death and the rush to carry out a heart transplant.

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Oct 29, 2026

Books Our Editors Loved This Week
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Oct 29, 2026

A ‘Supergirl' Actress Writes the Children's Book She Wished for as a Kid
Azie Tesfai, the Eritrean and Ethiopian actor, was inspired by her childhood and her time on set to write "You're a Superhero!"

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Oct 29, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Glass Box,' by Calum Marsh
In "The Glass Box," Calum Marsh chronicles the rise and fall of a fitness empire.

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Oct 29, 2026

LeVar Burton on His Favorite Books and New Memoir
That genre "has always been a place where we can imagine a better future," says the actor and longtime "Reading Rainbow" host, who has a new memoir.

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Oct 29, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Widow van Gogh,' by Joan Martelli
Were it not for the artist's sister-in-law, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, a new biography argues, the world might not have encountered his extraordinary work.

New York Times Books
Oct 29, 2026

19 New Books to Read in November: Bob Woodward, LeVar Burton, Annie Proulx and More
Fiction by Annie Proulx and Solvej Balle; memoirs by Joe Biden, Dustin Hoffman and LeVar Burton; a long-buried Don DeLillo hockey romance; and more.

New York Times Books
Oct 29, 2026

R.L. Stine Haunted My Childhood
An anxious middle-schooler moved next door to the man who wrote horror for kids. Were those ghosts floating from his chimney?

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Oct 28, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Creativity Con,' by Thomas Frank
In a new book, the culture critic Thomas Frank skewers pundits who promote novelty and ingenuity as a solution to our ills at the expense of working people.

New York Times Books
Oct 28, 2026

Peter May Has Died. The Scottish Noir Author Turned Rejections Into Best-Sellers.
He made his name with "The Blackhouse," a mystery set in the Outer Hebrides that was turned down by publishers before fueling a bidding war. He was 74.

New York Times Books
Oct 28, 2026

The Perfect Books for Classic Horror Movie Fans
The author Nick Medina recommends novels that capture the vibes of beloved scary movies like "The Thing," "Scream" and more.

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Oct 28, 2026

Horror Bookstores Are (Gasp!) Multiplying
More shops are opening their doors, providing genre fans the chance to browse, buy and find creepy community.

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Oct 28, 2026

The Month's Best New Mystery Books
Our columnist on four new books worth your time.

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Oct 27, 2026

Book Review: ‘All in Your Head,' by Fredrik deBoer
In a new book, Fredrik deBoer argues that deinstitutionalization, the anti-psychiatry movement and Gen Z's romanticization have done more harm than good.

New York Times Books
Oct 27, 2026

Book Review: ‘Public Access Afterworld,' by Jane Schoenbrun
In the filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun's first novel, a strange broadcast invites curious outsiders to an alternate world behind the screen.

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Oct 27, 2026

Book Review: ‘American Socialist,' by Shawn Gude
In "American Socialist," Shawn Gude tracks the rise and fall of the movement led by the left-wing presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs.

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Oct 27, 2026

Jane Schoenbrun's First Novel is Another Exploration of Weird Pop Culture
The filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun envisioned a sci-fi TV series about a sinister video store. "Public Access Afterworld" is the ambitious 600-page result.

New York Times Books
Oct 26, 2026

Book Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,' by Matthew Cole
The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump's son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.

New York Times Books
Oct 26, 2026

Book Review: ‘Morel's Invention,' by Adolfo Bioy Casares
"Morel's Invention," by Adolfo Bioy Casares, explores ideas that are quickly becoming daily realities.

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Oct 26, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Brightness,' by Chad Harbach
Chad Harbach's "The Brightness" explores the fraught politics of college life and the precarious years that come after it.

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Oct 26, 2026

Book Review: ‘Dead Batteries,' by Kate Maupin
In "Dead Batteries," a woman must raise her neurodivergent child while surviving in a deadly postapocalyptic world.

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Oct 25, 2026

How ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Grew Up
A musical adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story has been in the works for nearly 10 years. Now it is making its U.S. debut at the Public Theater.

New York Times Books
Oct 25, 2026

Book Review: ‘D: Heavy Water,' by Neal Stephenson
In Neal Stephenson's new novel, a foppish reporter stumbles into a plot to secure materials crucial to building nuclear weapons.

New York Times Books
Oct 25, 2026

How Wonderful Was the Man Who Made ‘It's a Wonderful Life'?
Sam Wasson venerates Frank Capra, who directed a clutch of Hollywood classics. His new biography aims to challenge an earlier, unflattering portrait.

New York Times Books
Oct 25, 2026

Crusading to Restore the Reputation of His Favorite Filmmaker
Sam Wasson venerates Frank Capra, who directed a clutch of Hollywood classics. His new biography aims to challenge an earlier, unflattering portrait.

New York Times Books
Oct 24, 2026

Book Review: ‘Peck & Peck,' by Bonnie Garmus
In the fizzy if didactic "Peck & Peck," Bonnie Garmus observes a young man climbing the ranks of a very eccentric literary magazine.

New York Times Books
Oct 24, 2026

Writers Are Making Millions Selling Short Stories to Hollywood
Publishers generally don't race to acquire story collections these days, but studios appear eager to shell out for unpublished short works.

New York Times Books
Oct 23, 2026

How Patricia Highsmith Came to Star in a Ripley-esque Movie
"A Talent for Murder" turns the novelist into a suspicious character in a psychological thriller. The author's caustic personality makes the leap plausible.

New York Times Books
Oct 23, 2026

How to Write a Great Letter
An expert in correspondence shares how to craft letters with impact for both the sender and the recipient.

New York Times Books
Oct 23, 2026

What to Know Before Reading ‘A Court of Splintered Harmony,' the Latest ACOTAR Book
After a five-year hiatus, Sarah J. Maas returns with the latest installment in her best-selling romantasy series.

New York Times Books
Oct 23, 2026

Book Review: ‘Sleuth-Hound,' by Lindsey Fitzharris
A probing, excellent account of one crusading medical professor explores the humanity behind literature's master of deduction.

New York Times Books
Oct 23, 2026

Book Review: ‘This Is a Door,' by Daniel Nayeri
Whether you're following a path through the woods or gasping at a voice from the ghost world, Daniel Nayeri's new novel surprises and delights.

New York Times Books
Oct 22, 2026

No Sleep Till the End of ‘The Bell Jar'
Spending seven hours and 51 minutes at the second annual marathon reading of Sylvia Plath's novel in Manhattan.

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Oct 22, 2026

Tom Hanks Will Return to Broadway in ‘This World of Tomorrow,' a Time-Travel Romance
"This World of Tomorrow," co-starring Kelli O'Hara, will come to Broadway next fall.

New York Times Books
Oct 22, 2026

Jim Knipfel, Blind, Dyspeptic Memoirist, Dies at 61
His Slackjaw column drew on his life, which included going blind and being locked up in a psychiatric ward. Two of his books were praised by Thomas Pynchon.

New York Times Books
Oct 22, 2026

‘Klara and the Sun' Review: She's Not Like the Other Girls
In Taika Waititi's latest film, Jenna Ortega plays a futuristic android with a winsome outlook. Unfortunately, no emotional button goes unpushed.

New York Times Books
Oct 22, 2026

Steamy New Paranormal Romance Books
Just in time for Halloween.

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Oct 22, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Shadow of the Object,' by Chloe Aridjis
Magic lanterns, doppelgängers and unsettling events haunt "The Shadow of the Object," an intoxicatingly off-kilter novel.

New York Times Books
Oct 22, 2026

Clive Barker's Best Books: A Guide
The horror and dark fantasy writer is known for his gruesome imagination and lush, baroque prose. Here's where to start.

New York Times Books
Oct 22, 2026

Chad Harbach Returns to a Different Literary Playing Field
Chad Harbach broke big with "The Art of Fielding." While set on the same campus, his long-awaited follow-up arrives at a different literary moment.

New York Times Books
Oct 21, 2026

Thélyson Orélien's Quebec Publisher Cuts Ties Over A.I. Accusations
Thélyson Orélien, a celebrated novelist, used artificial intelligence while writing a breakout book, his publisher says.

New York Times Books
Oct 21, 2026

Su Wu Celebrates Her Book "Mesoamerican Modern" at Mexico City's Casa Möbius
To toast her new design book, "Mesoamerican Modern," Su Wu co-hosted a dinner at Mexico City's Casa Möbius.

New York Times Books
Oct 21, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Last Best Place on the Internet,' by Richard Cooke
A jaunty new history recounts how the online encyclopedia turned the promise of collective creation into a global juggernaut.

New York Times Books
Oct 21, 2026

A Novelist Writes a Grown-Up American Girl's Story
For the first time, a young heroine from the toy juggernaut is at the center of a book for adults, written by a novelist who admires her pluck.

New York Times Books
Oct 21, 2026

Is Wikipedia the ‘Last Best Place on the Internet'?
Richard Cooke's book, "The Last Best Place on the Internet" retells the history of Wikipedia with an emphasis on the human. Jennifer Szalai, a New York Times book critic, reviews the book.

New York Times Books
Oct 20, 2026

4 Novels Filled With Slow-Burn Dread
Our columnist on new horror fiction, including the latest from Stephen Graham Jones and Tananarive Due.

New York Times Books
Oct 20, 2026

4 Novels Filled With Slow- Burn Dread
Our columnist on new horror fiction, including the latest from Stephen Graham Jones and Tananarive Due.

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Oct 20, 2026

Book Review: ‘I Can't Stop Thinking About Horses and Sex,' by Lisa Hanawalt
The "Bojack Horseman" designer Lisa Hanawalt bridles at glib therapists and is hot to trot for Mister Rogers in her new graphic memoir.

New York Times Books
Oct 20, 2026

Book Review: ‘Needlemouth,' by K-Ming Chang
K-Ming Chang's "Needlemouth" blends body horror with feminist allegory in the story of three cousins grappling with their inherited trauma.

New York Times Books
Oct 19, 2026

Book Review: ‘Love and Death in the American Novel,' by Leslie A. Fiedler
With its bracing studies of fiction's secrets, this 66-year-old work of literary criticism still surprises and delights.

New York Times Books
Oct 19, 2026

What Can We See in All the Recent Art About AIDS?
Nearly five decades after the disease first appeared, many filmmakers, writers and others are finding new meaning in catastrophe.

New York Times Books
Oct 19, 2026

Horror Novels Filled With Slow- Burn Dread
Our columnist on new horror fiction, including the latest from Stephen Graham Jones and Tananarive Due.

New York Times Books
Oct 18, 2026

Book Review: ‘Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David,' by Blake J. Smith
Thanks to begrudging cooperation from the comedian and writer, a new biography is suitably kvetchy, if a little too long and a little too nice.

New York Times Books
Oct 18, 2026

America's Answer to John le Carré
David McCloskey, a C.I.A. analyst turned spy novelist, has just released his fifth book, "London Station."

New York Times Books
Oct 17, 2026

The Best Book Parties Are at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Each October, the international publishing business descends on Frankfurt, Germany, for days of dealing and long nights of partying.

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Oct 17, 2026

In Netflix's ‘East of Eden,' Florence Pugh's Cathy Ames Is Recognizably Human
Zoe Kazan and Florence Pugh's nuanced take on the Netflix show's villain has rankled Steinbeck purists by making her a human being.

New York Times Books
Oct 17, 2026

Banter and Booze at the Best Book Parties of the Year
Each October, the international publishing business descends on Frankfurt, Germany, for days of dealing and long nights of partying.

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Oct 17, 2026

Book Review: ‘Redemption,' by Lawrence Wright
In "Redemption," the Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright asks whether people sentenced to die in Texas should have a second chance.

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Oct 17, 2026

Book Review: ‘Every Story Is a Love Story,' by Imbolo Mbue
In "Every Story Is a Love Story," a widower develops complicated feelings for the woman who upended his life.

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Oct 16, 2026

Book Review: ‘Pandemic Architecture,' by Penny Hardy
Penny Hardy photographed the restaurant sheds that cropped up across the city in 2020. Only a fraction of them remain today.

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Oct 16, 2026

Book Review: ‘Bogland,' by Merritt R. Turetsky
In "Bogland," Merritt R. Turetsky argues for the importance of that least glamorous of terrains, the bog.

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Oct 16, 2026

A Book Review Critics' Roundtable
Jennifer Szalai, Alexandra Jacobs and Dwight Garner discuss their approach to reading and offer stacks and stacks of book recommendations.

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Oct 16, 2026

Book Review: ‘Licorice,' by Kara LaReau
In Kara LaReau's "Licorice," a shelter kitten adopted by a boy named Max is tormented by the lingering presence of her recently departed predecessor.

New York Times Books
Oct 15, 2026

Book Review: ‘A Dead White,' by Wendy S. Walters
A meandering manifesto illustrates the challenges of building cultural criticism on big reading and decadent contrariness.

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Oct 15, 2026

Bonnie Garmus on Her Favorite Books and Her New Novel
For her follow-up to "Lessons in Chemistry," she's written a novel about poetry editors, one of whom is a "typeface connoisseur." On the other hand, don't get her started on clowns.

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Oct 15, 2026

Best Sci-Fi Books With Monsters and Other Creature Features
The best-selling author John Scalzi recommends his favorite alien thrillers, mad scientist tales and an intergalactic spin on "Moby Dick."

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Oct 15, 2026

Min Jin Lee on ‘Parachute Kids'
Min Jin Lee, the author of the new novel "American Hagwon," breaks down the phenomenon of young children living far from home that inspired one of the characters in the book.

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Oct 14, 2026

Book Review: ‘Kolkhoz,' by Emmanuel Carrère
Emmanuel Carrère's latest book combines a nuanced portrait of his formidable mother with a meditation on the fraught nature of truth.

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Oct 14, 2026

Book Review: ‘Edward Hopper,' by Louis Shadwick
A new biography argues that the artist famous for haunting canvases of solitary figures in late-night diners was deeply influenced by his times.

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Oct 14, 2026

Book Review: ‘Witchland,' by Marion Gibson
In her latest work, the historian Marion Gibson focuses on the victims of a deadly English witch hunt.

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Oct 14, 2026

Acclaimed Writers Turn to Classical Music in New Novels
The challenge for Barbara Kingsolver and Yiyun Li: capturing how dedication to the piano can be a source of joy and pain.

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Oct 13, 2026

Min Jin Lee on "Parachute Kids"
Min Jin Lee, the author of the new novel "American Hagwon," breaks down the phenomenon of young children living far from home that inspired one of the characters in the book.

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Oct 13, 2026

Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Detailed C.I.A. Propaganda, Dies at 60
In a 1999 book, she chronicled the spy agency's secret backing of Cold War culture projects to manipulate public opinion against Communism in Western Europe.

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Oct 13, 2026

New York Comic Con Celebrates 20 Years
More anime, fewer superheroes. More nostalgia, less heavy promo. The annual convention continued on its path as a fan-driven event and not an industry hype machine.

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Oct 13, 2026

Book Review: ‘The End of Everything,' by M. John Harrison
Very little is clear in M. John Harrison's Booker-nominated novel "The End of Everything," except that nothing is as it seems.

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Oct 13, 2026

Book Review: ‘Music Against the Night,' by Yiyun Li
In Yiyun Li's new historical novel, two pianists on opposite sides of the world are brought inexorably together, by music.

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Oct 13, 2026

Book Review: ‘Freedom's Gate,' by Soyica Diggs Colbert
A new book traces the careers of five talented Black women artists and activists who converged at a venue where performance and politics collided.

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Oct 13, 2026

White Paint. It's Everywhere. She Hates It.
In her latest book, "A Dead White," Wendy S. Walters considers the seemingly neutral background of daily life.

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Oct 13, 2026

Book Review: ‘Passengers,' by Alexander Maksik
Alexander Maksik's new novel explores the bonds and strains of a father-daughter relationship amid a developing crisis.

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Oct 12, 2026

Book Review: ‘Brother of the More Famous Jack,' by Barbara Trapido
Her 1982 novel "Brother of the More Famous Jack" is a pocket classic about a young woman who falls in with a raucous family.

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Oct 12, 2026

A Trove of Truman Capote's Possessions Is Up for Auction
Four decades after his death, a revealing trove of the author's possessions is up for auction.

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Oct 12, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Best Kind of American,' by Kim Ghattas
In "The Best Kind of American," Kim Ghattas shows what an American's assassination in Lebanon four decades ago reveals about chaos in the Middle East.

New York Times Books
Oct 12, 2026

Book Review: ‘Luna, Phoenix, Queen,' by Julie Orringer
In Julie Orringer's novel "Luna, Phoenix, Queen," a husband discovers his ailing wife's secret, steamy manuscript — and co-opts it as his own.

New York Times Books
Oct 12, 2026

John Berger Is Back in Focus Thanks to Reissues, New Biography
A new biography and a flurry of reissues underline how the prolific author of "Ways of Seeing" continues to be read and embraced.

New York Times Books
Oct 11, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Havana Syndrome,' by Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados
In "The Havana Syndrome," Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados make the case that a mysterious Russian weapon has been used to target American intelligence agents.

New York Times Books
Oct 11, 2026

Book Review: ‘The Case of the Autographed Corpse,' by Jack El-Hai
In "The Case of the Autographed Corpse," Jack El-Hai reveals how the relationship between a celebrity author and a captive healer reopened a closed case.

New York Times Books
Oct 11, 2026

50 Years Later, ‘The Hite Report' Still Matters
Its author became a pop culture celebrity, and sometimes punchline, but "The Hite Report" helped make way for frank discussions about pleasure.

New York Times Books
Oct 10, 2026

Book Review: ‘Weimar Germany,' by Victor Sebestyen
In "Weimar Germany," Victor Sebestyen focuses on the populist culture wars that brought an end to popular rule in the fledgling republic.

New York Times Books
Oct 10, 2026

Should You Put Your Books in the Freezer?
Silverfish, book lice and mold are a thing, especially in secondhand books. Here's how to deal with them.

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Oct 10, 2026

Book Review: ‘Voice of a Century,' by Anthony Tommasini
As Anthony Tommasini demonstrates in his new biography, the inspiring singer preferred to incite change through excellence, not banner-waving.

New York Times Books
Oct 10, 2026

Have Rachel Cusk's Novels Lost the Plot?
Rachel Cusk's newest novel, "Life of M," arrived in a pile of old-fashioned gossip. Alexandra Jacobs, a New York Times book critic, reviews the author's latest novel.

New York Times Books
Oct 09, 2026

Sidney Offit, a ‘Central Figure' in the World of New York Writers, Has Died
He was the author of more than a dozen books. "He knew every writer in New York," Robert A. Caro said.

New York Times Books
Oct 09, 2026

Anne Carson's Publisher Has Won the Nobel Prize Twice in Two Years
Fourteen authors in the New Directions stable have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, including this year and last. How does this small press pack such a punch?

New York Times Books
Oct 09, 2026

Eli McCann Talks About ‘Stitched,' His Best-Selling Novel About Quilting
Eli McCann had a surprise hit with his debut novel, "Stitched." He talks about how he came to write the book and what its success has meant.

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