Book Review: ‘The Breath of the Gods,’ by Simon Winchester Image Date Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 3:01 AM Description In “The Breath of the Gods,” the prolific polymath takes on a force that’s powered much of human history.
The Secret to Getting Through Big, Dense, Difficult Books Date Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 3:01 AM Description Learning is painful, pleasant and, above all, communal.
New to Cyberpunk Books? Here’s Where to Start. Image Date Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 3:01 AM Description The science fiction writer Chloe Gong recommends new and classic books that push the boundaries of the genre, with plenty of techno thrills.
Book Review: ‘A Certain Lucas,’ by Julio Cortázar Date Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description A newly reissued book by the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar highlights his most consistent qualities.
Sex Had Become a Chore. Then They Started Reading Romantasy. Date Monday, November 17, 2025 - 8:38 AM Description The wildly popular fiction genre allows readers to talk openly about yearning, sex and desire. And it’s spilling over into their bedrooms.
Book Review: ‘Baby Driver,’ by Jan Kerouac Image Date Monday, November 17, 2025 - 3:02 AM Description Jan Kerouac’s 1981 novel “Baby Driver” chronicles a fearless and windblown life entirely distinct from her famous parent’s.
Book Review: ‘Lovers and Haters,’ by Gilbert Hernandez Date Monday, November 17, 2025 - 3:01 AM Description With “Lovers and Haters,” Gilbert Hernandez expands on the surreal storytelling and bosomy B-movie film stars of his beloved long-running series.
Book Review: ‘The Pelican Child,’ by Joy Williams Image Date Sunday, November 16, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description At its best, Joy Williams’s “The Pelican Child” is delightfully unhinged; at its worst, willfully weird and repetitive.
Creepy New Psychological Thrillers Date Sunday, November 16, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description Our columnist on three novels thrumming with menace.
Poetry Review: ‘The Poems of Seamus Heaney’ Is Complete, and Great Date Sunday, November 16, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description Even the previously uncollected work in “The Poems of Seamus Heaney” shows a master craftsman in full control of his powers.