Have you ever pondered what life was like in 19th century America? The boulevards were full of horse carriages, towns were little, and life moved gradually. Chronicled fiction books set…
Sentiment has been a foundation of writing for centuries, capturing hearts with stories of cherish, misfortune, and yearning. From the slow-burning pressure of period shows to clearing adore stories that…
Teens love an excellent mystery—the fun of fixing a puzzle, the suspense of surprising twists, and the satisfaction of the truth. Whether your youngster is an avid reader or simply…
You don’t need an excuse to read romance, though if one helps, I won’t object. Say you want something steamy in summer or cozy in winter, or the state of…
Leonard Levitt, a journalist and author whose investigative and gossipy revelations of wrongdoing by the New York City police made him a must-read as the self-anointed conscience of Police Headquarters,…
I am, as we all are, stuck at home these days. Back in mid-March I assumed I would spend much of my time in lockdown reading — still and always…
Image Credit...Illustration by David Furst/The New York Times The Joy of Having Plans Cancel Themselves By No longer do I have to make creative excuses for the things I don’t want to do.…
Nick Kotz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who exposed health hazards in the nation’s slaughterhouses, the gamut of hunger in America and the politics behind the Pentagon’s B-1 bomber,…
If you’ve tried to read a book — or anything longer than 280 characters — lately, you’ve likely pondered the role of, and appetite for, fiction in our attention-fractured times.…
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Ralph W. McGehee, a veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency’s clandestine…
Not so long ago, at a time when it was still socially acceptable to gather for all kinds of nonessential reasons, including the love of a…
Carolyn Reidy, a visionary publishing executive who steered Simon & Schuster through a deep recession and a digital revolution, died on Tuesday in Southampton, N.Y. She was 71. The cause was…
