NYT Books

A new graphic biography of Caravaggio draws a provocative line from the old masters to the outsider artists of today.

It was once considered a virtue. Why do some people now think it’s a bad thing?

Adapted from the Esi Edugyan novel, this Hulu series follows a child who escapes slavery and embarks on a life of swashbuckling adventure.

Examining artifacts from the archive of British Romanticism, a scholar finds evidence of intimate, if often overlooked, connections to slavery.

Two darkly amusing graphic novels for kids pit machine learning and rocket science against good old-fashioned humanity.

“Empire of the Elite,” by Michael M. Grynbaum, is a story of (mostly) insider-outsiders who helmed the glossiest American magazines in their heyday.

A master of spoken-word performance, Gibson insisted that poetry, especially when read aloud to an audience, was a political act.

A poet and memoirist as well, she drew a wide readership with her historical fiction, notably with a post-Civil War tale that was adapted for a movie starring Tom Hanks.

David Gate has a popular following online, but his best poems suggest he’s not entirely comfortable as an influencer.

The Alaska lawmaker was given a copy when first appointed to the Senate in 2002 and it’s still on her bedside table. “Far From Home” is her new memoir.