Books

InsideCart: What Our Editors Bought in October

Including cocktail kits, cowboy knits, clarifying skincare and more

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading in November 2023

Including inside looks at the worlds of comedy, film and technology

Revisit the 1980s Cola Wars in This Excerpt From Paul Crenshaw’s “Melt With Me”

Politics and soft drinks can collide in ways you'd never expect

How Bold Fork Books Became a Literary Destination

The shop offers a wide selection of cooking, baking and beverage-making books

How Sandra Newman Brilliantly Reenvisioned “1984”

The acclaimed author’s new book “Julia” is an officially sanctioned retelling of George Orwell’s dystopian classic

Rich Cohen Wants to End the NBA “Different Eras” Debate Once and for All

The author of “When the Game Was War: The NBA’s Greatest Season” defends his stance in the great Jordan vs. LeBron matchup

Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and John Burroughs Were Road Trip Pioneers

An interview with Wes Davis, author of “American Journey”

A New Biography Explores the Contradictory, Influential Life of Lou Reed

Will Hermes discussed his book about a musical legend

Salman Rushdie's Next Book Will Revisit His Attempted Murder

"Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder" is scheduled for release on April 16, 2024

Excerpt: Remembering Frazier vs. Ali in the “Fight Of The Century”

The epic bout is covered in "The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America"

How an International Con Artist Defrauded People for Decades

Yepoka Yeebo on her new book “Anansi’s Gold”

“The Black Angels” Unlocks a Historic Medical Mystery

Maria Smilios’s new book describes the path towards curing tuberculosis

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This October

Ideal Halloween fare, a music legend's memoir and much more

"The Wheel of Time" Has Done the Impossible

After a cringe-inducing first season for this big-budget fantasy epic, the second feels like an entirely new (and finally binge-worthy) show

Fiction Is Fitness Inspiration

What a joy to enter the worlds of racers, survivalists and flâneurs. Literary characters are always on the move.

InsideCart: What Our Editors Bought in September

Including a Breville espresso machine, leather iPhone case and a vintage Gucci wallet

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News, advice and insights for the most interesting person in the room.

Meet the Writer Expanding Our Knowledge of Extinction

Talking science and fiction with “The Tusks of Extinction” author Ray Nayler

What Can Great Vocalists Tell Us About the Music We Love?

Zachary Pace on writing “I Sing to Use the Waiting”

TASCHEN's Semiannual Sale Means It's the Best Day for Your Coffee Table

Take up to 75% hundreds of titles from this high-end arthouse publisher

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This February

From ruminations on modern desire to a history of an influential newspaper

A Younger Generation Is Embracing Public Libraries

Good news at a challenging time for libraries

Is the Algorithm Inevitable? This Book Argues It’s Not.

Kyle Chayka on the making of “Filterworld”

A New Book Shows a Very Different Side of the Rolling Stones

“The Rolling Stones: Icons” features a stunning lineup of photographers

What Can the History of Travel Tell Us About Its Future?

Shahnaz Habib discusses her engaging new book “Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel”

How to Read More Books Than Ever This Year

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

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

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