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How to Read More Books Than Ever This Year

The first part of this six-step plan: giving up on "War and Peace"

Rian Johnson Explained the Literary Roots of the "Knives Out" Films

A recent interview with the filmmaker offers some notable book recommendations

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This January

Relics, cults and Surrealist art abound in this month’s book picks

This New Edition of a Classic Book Evokes Ireland's Landscape and History

Making the definitive edition of “I Could Read the Sky”

Library Checkout Data Points to Americans' Favorite Books in 2023

"Lessons in Chemistry" and "Spare" loomed large on some lists

Here’s How Fly by Jing’s Founder Makes Her Popcorn Chicken

Jing Gao shares a recipe from "The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp"

The 10 Best New Cookbooks of 2023

From celebrations of vegetables to a Michelin-starred chef’s fish bible, these are the titles we’ve been cooking from all year

Can Knowing a Place’s History Make You a Better Traveler?

Mary Quade’s “Zoo World” contains multitudes — and that’s before the ducks show up

Colonizing Space Might Be More Difficult Than Anyone Expected

“A City on Mars” explores the big questions of space exploration — including booze and cannibalism

The 10 Best Books of 2023

This year’s best books embraced contradictions and big ideas

Russian Government Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin Critic Masha Gessen

Gessen won a National Book Award in 2017 for a book on Russian totalitarianism

How Glen E. Friedman Captured the Brief, Intense Life of Minor Threat

The photographer’s new book, “Just a Minor Threat,” features a raft of never-before-seen images

See the 7 Seas Through a Surf Photographer’s Lens

Chris Burkard shares some shots from his new book "The Oceans: The Maritime Photography of Chris Burkard"

This New Book Revisits Francis Ford Coppola’s Complex Artistic Vision

Sam Wasson on writing “The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story”

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This December

From thrilling mysteries to an unconventional take on travel

"The Wire" Creator David Simon's Latest Project Is In a New Medium: Comics

Artist Philippe Squarzoni has adapted his book "Homicide" as a graphic novel