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The character’s racial identity is at the heart of accusations that the film’s casting is “whitewashing.” But what does the original novel really say?

Two new reboots of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic give the March sisters’ story a darker and more contemporary spin.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

After a 16-month search, the free speech group has chosen two longtime employees, Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, as co-chief executives.

He survived the Holocaust and Communist rule in Hungary, arrived penniless in New York and made himself into a pre-eminent Civil War scholar.

The author, who brought Japanese literature into the global mainstream, grapples with aging and his place in the world of letters.

In “End of Days,” Chris Jennings recounts how a collision between apocalyptic Christianity and federal overreach led to a deadly standoff in Idaho.

After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms.

Thirteen recommendations for fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile series.

In “The Boundless Deep,” Richard Holmes explores the forces that formed the young Alfred Tennyson.