Watching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom Image Date Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 8:47 AM Description In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.
Who Is the Ultimate Onscreen Mr. Darcy From ‘Pride and Prejudice’? Date Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description Welcome to our Regency Thunderdome, where we will endeavor to answer this question once and for all.
Joanna Trollope, Popular British Author, Dies at 82 Image Date Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:08 AM Description Her books, many of which were best sellers, often described empty marriages, love affairs (with tasteful sex) and heroic clergymen.
The President of the Yaddo Artist Retreat Steps Down Image Date Monday, December 15, 2025 - 6:16 AM Description After a quarter century, the Yaddo president Elaina Richardson will step down, having made her mark on the storied arts residency.
The Best Book Covers of 2025 Image Date Sunday, December 14, 2025 - 12:33 PM Description A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year.
They Read Hundreds of Books a Year. How Do They Pick the Top 10? Date Sunday, December 14, 2025 - 3:02 AM Description Crafting The New York Times Book Review’s annual list involves arguments, politicking and, every once in a while, a rare consensus.
The Best Children’s Books of 2025 Date Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 8:27 PM Description Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.
Our Critics Look Back on Their Year in Reading Date Friday, December 12, 2025 - 11:10 AM Description It’s been a good one. Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai discuss the books that have stayed with them.
How Matt Dinniman’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Became a Blockbuster Image Date Friday, December 12, 2025 - 8:49 AM Description Matt Dinniman introduced his series about an alien reality TV show free on the web. But readers ate up the goofy humor, now to the tune of 6 million books sold.
The Best Poetry of 2025 Date Friday, December 12, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist.