With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same. By Alexandra Alter In H.M. Bouwman’s wise and ...

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By The New York Times Books Staff She Changed History, Then Erased Her Own In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy explores the tangled story of a simple but life-changing ...

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.

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The trials and tribulations of the world’s first seed bank reveal botanists’ enormous generosity and sacrifice during the siege of Leningrad.

Compelling and comprehensive, this book may nonetheless be an uphill climb for lay readers with little more than a basic ...

The CMA’s book awards “recognize the outstanding work of publishers, authors, and book editors that support the faith-filled life of Catholic readers.” Clockwise from top left: Thomas Groome, Daniel ...