Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Read More
View More New in Paperback: ‘The Grammarians’ and ‘Edison’Category: Culture & Traditions
100 Notable Books of 2020
The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book ReviewThe year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected…
View More 100 Notable Books of 2020News Quiz: Election Certification, Boeing, Vaccines
Did you follow the headlines this week?Did you follow the headlines this week?Read More
View More News Quiz: Election Certification, Boeing, VaccinesGiuliani Got a Bad Batch of ‘Just for Henchmen’ Hair Dye, Colbert Says
“Remind me, is it a good sign when your lawyer starts melting?” Stephen Colbert joked after Rudy Giuliani appeared to sweat hair dye during a…
View More Giuliani Got a Bad Batch of ‘Just for Henchmen’ Hair Dye, Colbert SaysNina Chanel Abney Imagines a Queer Black Utopia
The artist’s new body of work depicts life outside of the city, in a rural idyll free of the white gaze.The artist’s new body of…
View More Nina Chanel Abney Imagines a Queer Black Utopia12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.Read More
View More 12 New Books We Recommend This WeekDouglas Stuart Wins Booker Prize for ‘Shuggie Bain’
The autobiographical novel, about the lonely gay son of an alcoholic mother in 1980s Scotland, was one of four debut books in this year’s shortlist.The…
View More Douglas Stuart Wins Booker Prize for ‘Shuggie Bain’Smithsonian Museums Are Latest to Shutter as Virus Surges
Eight D.C.-area institutions that had reopened to the public will again temporarily close their doors, starting Monday.Eight D.C.-area institutions that had reopened to the public…
View More Smithsonian Museums Are Latest to Shutter as Virus SurgesReview: 4 Characters in Search of a Big Moment in ‘A Day’
They’re attractive, young and tech savvy, but their 24 hours don’t add up to much.They’re attractive, young and tech savvy, but their 24 hours don’t…
View More Review: 4 Characters in Search of a Big Moment in ‘A Day’Bessies to Forgo Individual Awards This Year
The organizers decided to recognize equally all the nominees for work they presented before the performing arts shut down in March.The organizers decided to recognize…
View More Bessies to Forgo Individual Awards This Year