In May, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Lerner’s new novel, a cerebral exploration of technology, family, ...

This is a momentous year for U.S. history. Celebrating the semisesquicentennial of U.S. independence, America 250 will reach its apex on July 4 of this year.

Published in 1973, Agatha Christie's final novel features the final appearance of a dynamic detective duo and has yet to be ...

Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young” is Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s remarkable memoir confronting his parents, Bernardine Dohrn and Bill ...

The Writer’s Voice Listen to Thomas McGuane read “Ordinary Wear and Tear.” Shirley’s father, well-versed in litigation, ...

Across seven decades, Alan Bennett has revealed a great deal of himself through plays and screenplays. In 1994, with the ...

Hodges celebrated the arrival of his 12th grandchild last year, and that left him in a contemplative mood about life.

From 'The Crying of Lot 49' to 'Vineland,' discover why Thomas Pynchon's famously 'difficult' novels can actually be for any type of reader ...

One of the most important documents in human history — The Declaration of Independence — was written by our focus this week.

Several years ago, when I was profiling Ben Lerner for the Times Magazine, I spent an afternoon with him at the Whitney Museum. As we walked from room to room, Lerner spoke in freely flowing ...

I was disproportionately excited to be invited to review Dovetail Games’ new release Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor. Their timing couldn’t be more perfect given the alignment of my own nostalgia ...