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Reckoning With Joan Didion, the Archpriestess of Cool

Reckoning With Joan Didion, the Archpriestess of Cool

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These Old Hands Have Written New Best Sellers

These Old Hands Have Written New Best Sellers

12 hours ago 9

‘Devil House,’ a Confident, Creepy Novel About a Wicked Unsolved Crime

‘Devil House,’ a Confident, Creepy Novel About a Wicked Unsolved Crime...

2 days ago 15

Steve Jenkins, 69, Dies; His Children’s Books Brought Science to Life

Steve Jenkins, 69, Dies; His Children’s Books Brought Science to Life

3 days ago 13

A Library the Internet Can’t Get Enough Of

A Library the Internet Can’t Get Enough Of

4 days ago 18

The Book That Turned Annie Leibovitz Into a Photographer

The Book That Turned Annie Leibovitz Into a Photographer

1 week ago 23

Finding Joy Through Art at the End of the World in ‘Station Eleven’

Finding Joy Through Art at the End of the World in ‘Station Eleven’

1 week ago 23

Into the Belly of the Whale With Sjón

Into the Belly of the Whale With Sjón

1 week ago 31

‘American Urbanist,’ a Well-Timed Biography of a Man Who Reshaped City Life

‘American Urbanist,’ a Well-Timed Biography of a Man Who Reshaped City...

1 week ago 33

National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $24.7 Million in New Grants

National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $24.7 Million in New G...

1 week ago 29

In David Guterson’s New Novel, a Criminal Trial Is All in the Family

In David Guterson’s New Novel, a Criminal Trial Is All in the Family

1 week ago 26

In Zora Neale Hurston’s Essays, the Nonfiction of a Nonconformist

In Zora Neale Hurston’s Essays, the Nonfiction of a Nonconformist

1 week ago 30

Book Review: ‘To Paradise,’ by Hanya Yanagihara

Book Review: ‘To Paradise,’ by Hanya Yanagihara

1 week ago 35

F.B.I. Arrests Man Accused of Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts

F.B.I. Arrests Man Accused of Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts

2 weeks ago 26

YIVO Institute Makes Archives of Yiddish Life Available Online

YIVO Institute Makes Archives of Yiddish Life Available Online

2 weeks ago 25

Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No.

Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No.

2 weeks ago 33

‘Lost & Found’ Ponders Profound Grief Alongside Newfound Love

‘Lost & Found’ Ponders Profound Grief Alongside Newfound Love

2 weeks ago 28

Book Review: ‘Anthem,’ by Noah Hawley

Book Review: ‘Anthem,’ by Noah Hawley

2 weeks ago 35

Noah Hawley Keeps Changing Lanes

Noah Hawley Keeps Changing Lanes

2 weeks ago 33

Book Review: ‘Fiona and Jane,’ by Jean Chen Ho

Book Review: ‘Fiona and Jane,’ by Jean Chen Ho

2 weeks ago 31

How the Founder of Subway Book Review Spends Her Sundays

How the Founder of Subway Book Review Spends Her Sundays

2 weeks ago 47

Ben McFall, ‘the Heart of the Strand,’ Is Dead at 73

Ben McFall, ‘the Heart of the Strand,’ Is Dead at 73

2 weeks ago 34

Is the Human Impulse to Tell Stories Dangerous?

Is the Human Impulse to Tell Stories Dangerous?

3 weeks ago 36

Banned Books, Parisian Spaghetti Dinners and Other Letters to the Editor

Banned Books, Parisian Spaghetti Dinners and Other Letters to the Edit...

3 weeks ago 34

The Storybook Marriage of Alice and Martin Provensen

The Storybook Marriage of Alice and Martin Provensen

3 weeks ago 34

A Story of Love and Obsession

A Story of Love and Obsession

3 weeks ago 35

Maggie Gyllenhaal Has Dangerous Ideas About Directing

Maggie Gyllenhaal Has Dangerous Ideas About Directing

3 weeks ago 40

Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters

Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters

3 weeks ago 37

‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life and Beyond

‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life...

3 weeks ago 63

Jonathan Spence, Noted China Scholar, Dies at 85

Jonathan Spence, Noted China Scholar, Dies at 85

3 weeks ago 46

Five Joan Didion Movies You Can Stream Right Now

Five Joan Didion Movies You Can Stream Right Now

3 weeks ago 41

An Ode to All the Great Books I Haven’t Read

An Ode to All the Great Books I Haven’t Read

3 weeks ago 50

Thomas Kinsella, Evocative, and Debated, Irish Poet, Dies at 93

Thomas Kinsella, Evocative, and Debated, Irish Poet, Dies at 93

3 weeks ago 45

Four New Crime Novels

Four New Crime Novels

4 weeks ago 48

Robots, Female War Correspondents and Other Letters to the Editor

Robots, Female War Correspondents and Other Letters to the Editor

4 weeks ago 47

Beyond the Books: Joan Didion’s Essays, Profiles and Criticism

Beyond the Books: Joan Didion’s Essays, Profiles and Criticism

4 weeks ago 43

Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87

Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at ...

4 weeks ago 61

Thomas Kinsella, Evocative Irish Poet, Is Dead at 93

Thomas Kinsella, Evocative Irish Poet, Is Dead at 93

4 weeks ago 48

New Books Update Our Thinking About Cruelty

New Books Update Our Thinking About Cruelty

4 weeks ago 59

Four Poets Write New Histories

Four Poets Write New Histories

4 weeks ago 48

Eve Babitz, a Hedonist With a Notebook, Is Dead at 78

Eve Babitz, a Hedonist With a Notebook, Is Dead at 78

1 month ago 68

Alex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to Write

Alex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to Write

1 month ago 58

Mac Barnett Reviews Picture Books About Time and Space

Mac Barnett Reviews Picture Books About Time and Space

1 month ago 54

bell hook's Legacy Informed

bell hook's Legacy Informed

1 month ago 53

The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks

The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks

1 month ago 51

The Wide-Angle Legacy of bell hooks

The Wide-Angle Legacy of bell hooks

1 month ago 53

Julius S. Scott, Groundbreaking Historian of the Caribbean, Dies at 66

Julius S. Scott, Groundbreaking Historian of the Caribbean, Dies at 66...

1 month ago 59

Julius S. Scott, Groundbreaking Author of ‘The Common Wind,’ Dies at 66

Julius S. Scott, Groundbreaking Author of ‘The Common Wind,’ Dies at 6...

1 month ago 40

bell hooks, Pathbreaking Black Feminist, Dies at 69

bell hooks, Pathbreaking Black Feminist, Dies at 69

1 month ago 53

New Romance Novels

New Romance Novels

1 month ago 43