By J. D. Biersdorfer Our critic on new books by Stephanie Wrobel, Lawrence Robbins and Hildur Knútsdóttir. By Sarah Lyall A graphic tribute to the British novelist who documented the blight ...

In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. By Abby McGanney Nolan How do you explain ...

A great read for history and science lovers alike, this book is an immersive exploration of not only the dancing plague itself but also the medieval world that engendered it. From the townspeople ...

Counterfactual history is now a well-established means of trying to explore what might or might not have happened in the Second World War, had different decisions been taken. If only ‘x’ had been the ...

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The Great British Baking Show Recap: Sticky Fingers It’s caramel week, which means lots of splitting, curdling, and burned sugar in the tent. vulture 10x10 5:00 a.m. The Teeth Puzzle 25-Across ...

The deaths of Abraham Lincoln, JFK and Natasha Richardson were some of the most shocking deaths by brain injury in history, but this new book by brain surgeon Theodore H. Schwartz delves into ...

About Best Books: Every year the librarians and staff on our Best Books committees read thousands of titles to select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages. Find out more, discover which titles ...

"Colored Television" (Riverhead Books), a satirical novel from Danzy ... who can't sell her ambitious book about biracial people in history, who considers selling out to Hollywood by transforming ...

Whether you’re reading to your child, or they’re learning to read by themselves, little ones will want to return to these picture books for kids again and again. Full of loveable characters, playful ...

October 17, 2024 • Chilean author Alia Trabucco Zerán has written an intense novel about the kind of deep down rot that lingers, despite the most vigorous scrubbing.

Julia Child’s home kitchen serves as the opening story for the exhibition Food: Transforming the American Table.