Literature

Review: ‘The Sellout,’ Paul Beatty’s Biting Satire on Race in America

Mr. Beatty's novel is told from the view of a young isolated black man born on outskirts of Los Angeles who lands before the...

ArtsBeat: Jill Abramson, Former Top Times Editor, Signs Book Deal

The book will explore the challenges that traditional media organizations face in the digital age. ...read more

ArtsBeat: Hey, the Hulk’s in Central Park! Marvel Comics Covers Highlight New York

Marvel is celebrating the New York roots of its heroes in May with New York-themed covers on 15 series. ...read...

By the Book: Kim Gordon: By the Book

The musician and author of the memoir “Girl in a Band” is a fan of Joan Didion: “How cool is it that Céline chose...

Review: In Reif Larsen’s ‘I Am Radar,’ an Odyssey of Exploding Particles

The novel opens with the birth of a boy during a power failure at a hospital and follows with a journey through time and...

Tom Wolfe’s Papers Pop Up at the New York Public Library

A glimpse of Mr. Wolfe's huge archive, acquired by the library in 2013, is on display for a short time. ...

For Kazuo Ishiguro, ‘The Buried Giant’ Is a Departure

Mr. Ishiguro explains why it took him so long to finish his new book, “The Buried Giant,” which wanders into George R.R. Martin and...

Helen Macdonald’s ‘H Is for Hawk’

In “H Is for Hawk,” Helen Macdonald recounts her efforts to train a notoriously difficult bird of prey in the wake of her beloved...

By the Book: Richard Price: By the Book

The author of “Clockers” and, as Harry Brandt, “The Whites” regrets reading “Sophie's Choice” in 1982: “Never ever read a powerful novel when you're...

ArtsBeat: Princeton Gets a $300 Million Trove of Rare Books

The collection, given by William H. Scheide, includes a Gutenberg Bible, an original printing of the Declaration of Independence, all four of Shakespeare's Folios...