Dispelling the Myth of Cormac McCarthy as Cowboy-Artist
The first biography of the elusive novelist shows how little the lore ever told us about the man — or his art.…
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Book Review: ‘Will and Attention,’ by Meghan O’Gieblyn
In her new memoir, Meghan O’Gieblyn plumbs the philosophical implications of twin longings: for spiritual fulfillment and for…
Book Review: ‘Sleeping Beauties,’ by David Byrne
“Sleeping Beauties,” by the musician David Byrne, explores artistic and scientific innovations that were overlooked before being embraced.…
Book Review: ‘Other Worlds Than These,’ by Stephen King and Peter Straub
“Other Worlds Than These” is the final volume in the Talisman trilogy, which King wrote with Peter Straub.…
The Best New Thriller Novels
Our columnist on new novels from Richard Osman, Lucy Foley and John Grisham.…
Jeffrey Archer on His Favorite Books and His Final Novel
“London Falling” and “Dissection of a Murder” were among his recent favorite books. “War and Peace” and “A…
How a Painstaking Scholar Reinterpreted African History
In six major books, John Iliffe centered his research not on kings, dictators and guerrilla chiefs but rather…
Here are the 2026 National Book Awards finalists.
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the finalists in all five categories—Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young…
Here Are the Finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
Novels by Edwidge Danticat and Valeria Luiselli are among the books up for the fiction prize, while Karl…
Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98
The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature who subtly captured the…