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In “Rope,” Tim Queeney makes a case for the humble material as the tie that binds human history.

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

Along with his side gig, Jens Lekman has put out five albums. Now he’s collaborated with David Levithan on the novel “Songs for Other People’s Weddings.”

He was 40 years old, “so I decided to rewrite it and make it for adults.” He’s now the title character of “The Magician of Tiger Castle.”

The author of the Red Rising series recommends books cloaked in myth that use fantastic adventures to explore what it means to be human.

Patrick Bateman, the titular ‘American Psycho’, was written as satire. He’s also the inspiration for a new perfume and bar.

A visit to the turbulent coastline of County Donegal reveals a place where the Welsh poet found creative enrichment in the summer of 1935.

Josephine Rowe’s slim, atmospheric novel “Little World” connects disparate characters through the traveling corpse of a young girl.

Our columnist on four notable new crime novels.

A new book collects paintings and photos of some of the most familiar names in English literary history.