8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (598+ words) Our picks for this year's best in arts and entertainment. Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves " and podcasts " to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie Ward, the host of the funny cult favorite "Ologies" podcast, to share…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (104+ words) If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. W. David Marx's doomscroll through 21st century pop culture, "Blank Space," is largely a catalog of cringe. From wine bars…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (213+ words) Sophie Kinsella, best-selling author of the "Confessions of a Shopaholic" book series, has died, her family announced on Monday. She was 55. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy). She died…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (489+ words) Nearly a decade after his 2016 novel, "All That Man Is," was passed over for the Booker Prize, David Szalay has taken home gold with his latest work, "Flesh." "I felt "Flesh" is quite a risky novel, a risky book. It…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (827+ words) A showcase for his dynamic range, the book careens from social critique to ghost stories and dream-like fables. On a recent Zoom call, the writer discussed the consolations of fiction, Franz Kafka and the moral rot of the gilded class....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (294+ words) The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories By Salman Rushdie Random House: 272, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. When a tsunami hits the city, it…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (203+ words) Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts By Margaret AtwoodDoubleday: 624 pages, $35If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In her light-spirited introduction, Atwood notes how a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (160+ words) Dead and Alive: Essays By Zadie SmithPenguin Press: 352 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In "Grand Union" Zadie Smith serves up a provocative, deeply…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (534+ words) A Guardian and a Thief" is Majumdar's follow-up to her critically acclaimed bestselling debut A Burning." We chatted with the author about white lies, the pleasures of anthropology and teaching as a form of learning. An exclusive look at what…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (383+ words) As an artist in Los Angeles, Hannah Polskin is used to designing site-specific installations. So it was only natural that when it came time to plan her wedding with then-fiance Gil Manzuri, her creator instinct kicked in. The couple, who…...