A powerful new book by the law professor Michelle Adams recounts the failed effort to integrate Detroit’s schools and the case’s relevance today. By Jeffrey Toobin A beloved illustrator died ...

By Sarah Lyall In Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel, “Death of the Author,” a once-struggling writer grapples with power, privilege, agency and art after her book becomes a life-changing hit.

Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha found refuge from their hardscrabble upbringings in each other — and ice skating. They became childhood sweethearts and Olympic ice dancers, but an unexpected twist ...

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The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary” delves into the truths and misunderstandings about the legendary knight. The new novel by “The Reader” author Bernhard ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

January 10, 2025 • There are so many great books to look forward to in 2025. But first, you'll want to catch up on these perspective-shifting titles from 2024, exploring art, the afterlife ...

The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. In this new book by Professor John S. Tregoning he gives you the tips and tricks to get you as close to living ...

Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. A May-December friendship, a gripping marital mystery and self-improvement for ...

When I taught high-school English, I loved planning out the syllabus, book by book. Once chosen, one novel might lead naturally to another; certain titles seemed to go with certain seasons.

Some of these titles, of course, include elements of other genres; in these cases, we’ve made judgment calls as to whether a book skews more “literary” or more “genre” and have placed ...