The Man Who Taught Us How to Pay Attention
I’ve never been to Colmar, and there’s no picture of the altarpiece, which was painted by the German…
John Berendt Honed His Voice for ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ in the Unlikeliest Place
When he was 8 years old, John Berendt so desperately wanted a watch that he wrote a miniature…
The 50 Best Thriller Books of the 21st Century
Naila Ruechel for The New York Times As voted on by 291 crime novelists, editors, booksellers, librarians and…
Midtown Manhattan Bookstore Crawl: Where to Shop and Recharge
Midtown Manhattan is known for many things: packed sidewalks, Broadway theaters, the commercial cacophony that is Times Square.…
Booker Prize 2026 Nominees: Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout and More
Marlon James’s “The Disappearers,” the Jamaican writer’s first non-fantasy novel since he won the 2015 Booker Prize for…
Someone Used A.I. to Write an Unauthorized Biography of Me. I Don’t Recommend Reading It.
Recently, I received a strange text from a new acquaintance. “You have your own biography???” it read. “How…
Book Review: ‘City of Fortune,’ by Mason B. Williams
He did. With Manhattan Institute advisers by his side, Giuliani sought to make New York great again. The…
Too Many Books? – The New York Times
For a young Jewish scholar and writer named Mendel Uminer, books are the wellspring of enlightenment. So when…
New York Times and Other Publishers Ask Court to Penalize OpenAI
The New York Times, The New York Daily News and 15 other media organizations said in a federal…
The Most American Episode of the Daily, Ever.
Listen to and Follow ‘The Daily’ Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | iHeartRadio Unlock…
A Tenacious Lifeguard Still Swims Against the Tide
If you’ve ever walked the halls of a big school with a well-respected principal, you know what it’s…
Madeline Cash Isn’t Playing Around. Or Is She?
Madeline Cash has had many infestations in her life. On a recent day in London, she let in…