Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. In “The Woman Who Knew Everyone,” Meryl Gordon offers a thorough biography ...
Wine bottles increasingly feature colorful, whimsical, eye-catching art, with label descriptions that read more like short stories than mere tasting notes. And now a new store in Berkeley has brought ...
In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast.
It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.
By The New York Times Books Staff She Changed History, Then Erased Her Own In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy explores the tangled story of a simple but life-changing ...
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In her debut book, the popular — 2.6 million Instagram ... In 1990, an airline pilot named Charlotte finds something surprising in a case of wine that dates back to the German occupation.
Jan 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner A conversation with Peter Gordon about the enduring influence of the Frankfurt School's leader, the future of critical theory, and his recent book ...
The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary” delves into the truths and misunderstandings about the legendary knight. The new novel by “The Reader” author Bernhard ...
For those who enjoy the feeling of a book in one hand and a glass of fine merlot in the other, a bookstore-cum-wine lounge just landed in Berkeley. The lounge offers a menu of savory “nibbles ...