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  1. Buried for Years in an Archive, a Novel by a Master of Horror Is Out Books, Today

    “Pay the Piper,” a manuscript by George A. Romero, the director of classics like “Night of the Living Dead,” was incomplete. Daniel Kraus, who studied Romero’s oeuvre, gave it a fitting finish.

  2. Gillian Anderson Wants Women to Put Pleasure First Well, Today

    With a new book about fantasies, the “Sex Education” star is hoping to help women tap into their most intimate desires — in and out of the bedroom.

  3. A Midlife Transition Rattles a Suburban Family Book Review, Today

    In his memoir “Frighten the Horses,” Oliver Radclyffe recalls his gradual awakening to the sexuality and gender identity he spent 40 years denying.

  4. Robert Caro on 50 Years of ‘The Power Broker’ Book Review, Yesterday

    The Pulitzer-winning biographer revisits his seminal 1974 life of the New York City bureaucrat Robert Moses.

  5. A French Punk Feminist Takes on #MeToo and Addiction Book Review, Yesterday

    Virginie Despentes confronts sexual politics in an epistolary novel with a stubbornly idealistic streak.

  6. Horror That Illuminates Humanity’s True Monsters Book Review, Yesterday

    The Argentine writer Mariana Enriquez indicts our worst offenses in 12 haunting new stories.

  7. Pedro Almodóvar ha escrito un libro que no puede clasificar En español, Yesterday

    En ‘El último sueño’, el director español, maestro del cine enigmático, ofrece un vistazo a su complicada relación con la creatividad y la mortalidad.

  8. An Acerbic Young Writer Takes Aim at the Identity Era Magazine, Yesterday

    Tony Tulathimutte is a master comedian whose original and highly disturbing new book skewers liberal pieties.

  9. At 95, Jules Feiffer Tries Something New: A Graphic Novel for Young Readers Book Review, Yesterday

    With “Amazing Grapes,” the legendary cartoonist has composed a wondrous hymn to what’s lost and found.

  10. Pedro Almodóvar, Master of Mystifying Films, Wrote a Book He Can’t Classify Arts & Leisure, Yesterday

    In “The Last Dream,” the Spanish director offers insights into his complicated relationship with creativity and mortality.

  11. Tracking the French Impressionists, at Work and at War Book Review, Yesterday

    Sebastian Smee’s “Paris in Ruins” follows the lives and careers of Manet, Degas and Berthe Morisot during the Franco-Prussian fiasco.

  12. Is Inequality the Key to the Climate Change Debate? Climate, September 12

    In his new book, the economist Thomas Piketty argues that the world can’t stop climate change without addressing issues of inequality.

  13. Mark Jury, Whose Stark Photography Captured the Vietnam War, Dies at 80 Obits, September 12

    He produced an early photo book about what he called the first “rock ’n’ roll war,” documented his grandfather’s dementia and became a filmmaker.

  14. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week Book Review, September 12

    Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

  15. ‘Chaos’ Reigns! Interactive, September 12

    ‘Chaos’ is an unruly word for a volatile time. The election is the least of it.

  16. No Shoes, No Phones Allowed at This Brooklyn Shop T Style, September 12

    Plus: Sardinian furniture, a Jordan Casteel exhibition and more recommendations from T Magazine.

  17. Robert Caro Reflects on ‘The Power Broker’ and Its Legacy at 50 Books, September 12

    Caro’s book on Robert Moses, a city planner who reshaped New York, is also a reflection on “the dangers of unchecked power,” and remains more resonant and relevant than ever.

  18. ‘The Power Broker’ Is Finally Getting a Digital Edition. What Took So Long? Books, September 12

    Robert Caro’s mammoth study of the urban planner Robert Moses is coming out as an e-book this month, on the 50th anniversary of the biography’s publication.

  19. ‘The Americans’ Made the Photographer Robert Frank a Star. What Came Next? Weekend, September 12

    MoMA’s centenary exhibition of the artist revered for a groundbreaking book makes the case for his later work.

  20. A Double Homage for James Baldwin’s 100th. Will It Ever Be Enough? Weekend, September 12

    At the New York Public Library, two exhibitions add little to a very public writer’s mystique. But our critic dived deeper.

  21. Debt Was Supposed to Cure Poverty and Help Pay for College. What Went Wrong? Book Review, September 12

    Three new books examine debt’s fraught politics and history.

  22. This Novel Has Fewer Periods Than This Headline. It’s 400 Pages Long. Book Review, September 12

    Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s single-sentence tale unearths the catastrophe lurking inside the mundane.

  23. Ketanji Brown Jackson Looks Forward to Reading Fiction Again Book Review, September 12

    The Supreme Court justice has been drawn to American history and books about the “challenges and triumphs” of raising a neurodiverse child. She shares that and more in a memoir, “Lovely One.”

  24. Parenting Has Always Been Hard Op Ed, September 11

    Accepting that is the first step toward making it more tolerable.

  25. His Poems Are a Joy to Hear, Even When Their Meanings Aren’t Clear Book Review, September 11

    In his latest collection, Paul Muldoon continues his longtime trick of marshaling obscure references into fluent, fun and rollicking lyrics.

  26. Sex, Drugs, Raves and Heartbreak Book Review, September 11

    In a new memoir, the journalist Emily Witt delivers a coolly precise chronicle of Brooklyn’s underground party scene and her romance with a fellow partygoer.

  27. Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Are Star Crossed in Central Park Arts & Leisure, September 11

    As the stars of the “Romeo + Juliet” that opens on Broadway, they will die for love. And to make that convincing, they need to become friends first.

  28. In These Four Enticing Novels, Escape Takes Many Forms Book Review, September 11

    A medieval heist, a Halifax murder, a Dutch wartime winter and a daring 1939 journey to Shanghai provide egress for any taste.

  29. The Book That Prepared This Veteran Editor for a Literary Life Book Review, September 11

    A 1966 novel captures a publishing world full of chronic malcontents, strategic lunches and ideas that mattered.

  30. Will Jennings, Oscar Winner for ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ Dies at 80 Obits, September 10

    As an in-demand lyricist, he won a shelf of awards for hits with Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton and Dionne Warwick, as well as for the theme song for “Titanic.”

  31. Was It Written by ChatGPT, or by a Novelist? Letters, September 10

    Three readers could pick the story written by Curtis Sittenfeld; another calls the experiment unfair. Also: Afghan women; athletes and crowds; pro-union workers.

  32. Pulling Back the Silicon Curtain Book Review, September 10

    Yuval Noah Harari’s study of human communication may be anything but brief, but if you can make it to the second half, you’ll be both entertained and scared.

  33. What Makes the Far Right Tick? Book Review, September 10

    In “Stolen Pride,” Arlie Russell Hochschild explores the emotional lives of Americans who vote for Donald Trump.

  34. Liane Moriarty Has Sold 20 Million Books. She Would Rather Not Talk About It. Books, September 10

    The author of “Big Little Lies” and several other best-sellers has a new novel, “Here One Moment.” Promoting it — doing any publicity — remains a challenge, she said.

  35. An Unlikely Pair’s Difficult Pilgrimage From Rural Alabama to the White House Book Review, September 10

    In Jamie Quatro’s Southern Gothic novel “Two-Step Devil,” a dying “Prophet” and a former sex-trafficking victim make the same journey for two very different reasons.

  36. In Liane Moriarty’s Bustling New Novel, Fate Takes Flight Book Review, September 10

    There are stakes on the plane in “Here One Moment,” the latest from the Australian fiction powerhouse.

  37. In ‘Still Life,’ a Trans Woman’s Homecoming Is Shaped by Grief Book Review, September 10

    In Katherine Packert Burke’s debut novel, a woman is haunted by change while grappling with the death of a friend.

  38. Wander Lonely, Never Die and Other Things a Cloud Might Do Book Review, September 9

    Whether as metaphors, decorations or (literal) forces of nature, clouds are everywhere in poetry.

  39. The Life-Changing Journey of ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Culture, September 9

    The four actresses who played Lenù and Lila from adolescence to middle age discuss the end of the HBO series.

  40. Do You Know These Sports Books That Became Movies? Interactive, September 9

    Try this short quiz about screen adaptations and the source material that inspired them.

  41. The Endless Drama, and Tedium, of a Medical Mystery Book Review, September 9

    Garth Greenwell takes on pain and illness in his new novel, “Small Rain.”

  42. Did Ronald Reagan Pave the Way for Donald Trump? Book Review, September 9

    In his new biography, Max Boot reckons with the president who was once his hero and another who led him away from the Republican Party.

  43. She’s Rich, Beautiful and Lethal to Men Book Review, September 9

    Inspired by the true story of the first woman condemned as a witch in medieval Ireland, “Bright I Burn,” by Molly Aitken, features a protagonist as dangerous as she is beguiling.

  44. Was Iraq an ‘Artificial Nation’ Created by the West? This History Says No. Book Review, September 8

    A new book by the journalist Bartle Bull recounts 5,000 years of the country’s past, showing how long before colonial powers defined its borders, it was a place with a common history.

  45. The Nicest Hostage Takers You’ll Ever Meet Book Review, September 8

    In “The Siege,” Ben Macintyre gives a lesser-known Iranian hostage crisis its due.

  46. Is Don Lemon in His Prime? Books, September 8

    In his new memoir, the CNN veteran opens up about faith, his midlife career upheaval and that time he got into homemade laundry detergent.

  47. She’s Been to Hell and Back. Now Comes the Reckoning. Book Review, September 8

    In his new novel, Roddy Doyle revisits his character Paula Spencer, a woman managing some fraught feelings. Our reviewer had some fraught feelings of her own.

  48. Dan Morgenstern, Chronicler and Friend of Jazz, Dies at 94 Obits, September 8

    He wrote prolifically about the music and played an important role in documenting its history, especially in his many years with the Institute of Jazz Studies.

  49. 2 Books Celebrating Happy Marriages Book Review, September 7

    Elizabeth Alexander and John Bayley loved their partners to the end.

  50. Elizabeth Strout Gets the Gang Back Together for a Murder Mystery Book Review, September 7

    In “Tell Me Everything,” Bob Burgess deepens his emotional connection with Lucy Barton as he defends a local man accused of killing his mother.

  51. When a Smart House Turns Evil Book Review, September 7

    In Mason Coile’s new horror novel, “William,” an intelligent robot begins to lead its feckless creator to terrible places in the name of “freedom.”

  52. Broken Again. A National Advocate for Drug Recovery Relapses. Science, September 7

    William Cope Moyers told the world he had it all figured out after beating his addiction to crack cocaine. But then a dentist gave him an opioid pain killer.

  53. Nell McCafferty, Larger-Than-Life Irish Journalist, Dies at 80 Obits, September 6

    Her pugnacious writing on women’s rights, gay rights and other issues helped turn her country into one of the most progressive in Europe.

  54. A Trove of Words to Remember From a Master Obituary Writer Obits, September 6

    The byline of Robert D. McFadden, who retired on Sunday, has been one of the most distinguished in the history of The Times. Here is a sampler of his artful obituaries.

  55. Overlooked No More: Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Harlem Renaissance Star Plagued by Misfortune Obits, September 6

    She was a talented young poet and artist who was central to a fledgling cultural movement, but her life was shrouded by one tragedy after another.

  56. Michael Lerner, 81, Is Dead; Founder of a Combative Jewish Magazine Obits, September 6

    His publication, Tikkun, was a leading voice for left-wing American Jews. His ideas about “the politics of meaning” were embraced by Hillary Clinton.

  57. 4 of the Best Books About Politics Video, September 6

    The last few months have felt like a political thriller, so we asked you to tell us about your favorite books about politics. Here are a few of those books.

  58. Kate Atkinson on the Return of Her Detective Hero Book Review, September 6

    “Death at the Sign of the Rook” is the sixth novel in Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie mystery series. What keeps her coming back?

  59. The Importance of Books in Our Lives Letters, September 6

    Readers share their love of books in response to Margaret Renkl’s essay. Also: Taxes on the superrich; teaching the Bible; nurturing friendships.

  60. The Challenge Is to Write 50,000 Words in a Month. Should ChatGPT Be Able to Help? Styles, September 6

    An online writing community was set aflame this week after National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, said it wouldn’t take a stance on the use of A.I.

  61. Book Deals Can Add Up to Millions of Dollars for Supreme Court Justices Washington, September 6

    For the justices, selling books remains one of the few ways to earn income outside the court.

  62. Huck Finn’s Love Interest Tells Her Own Story Book Review, September 6

    Mary Jane never “sat right” with the award-winning scientist and memoirist Hope Jahren, so she wrote a novel about “the real redheaded one.”

  63. 40 Years Later, Does ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ Still Resonate? Metropolitan, September 6

    Remembered for capturing ’80s downtown decadence, Jay McInerney’s iconic novel predicted the mood of New York City today.

  64. 6 New Books We Recommend This Week Book Review, September 5

    Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

  65. Steve Silberman, 66, Dies; Writer Deepened Understanding of Autism Obits, September 5

    Prodded by Oliver Sacks, he wrote a humane, award-winning book about the condition. A music maven, he also wrote liner notes for the Grateful Dead and his friend David Crosby.

  66. Kamala Harris Wasn’t the First Veep to Experience a Major Vibe Shift Book Review, September 5

    In “Making the Presidency,” Lindsay M. Chervinsky argues that John Adams established what it means to be America’s commander in chief.

  67. A Mexico City Apartment Complex Where Dozens of Artists Live and Work T Style, September 5

    The 174-unit Edificio Mascota in the Colonia Juárez neighborhood covers an entire city block.

  68. Garth Greenwell: A Classic Can Be Both ‘Homophobic’ and ‘Lifesaving’ Book Review, September 5

    James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room” has been meaningful for “generations of queer people (including for me),” says the novelist, who argues for “less facile” literary conversations. His new book is “Small Rain.”

  69. After Years of Depression, a Best-Selling Author Confronts What Haunted Him Books, September 5

    In his new novel, Matt Haig goes back to the place where he fell apart — Ibiza, Spain — and reclaims it.

  70. Internet Archive Loses Court Appeal in Fight Over Online Lending Library Business, September 4

    The dispute started in the early days of the pandemic when the organization expanded access to a free online collection of books.

  71. Ms. Taddeo Goes to Hollywood Styles, September 4

    A writer’s success today may be measured in film and television adaptations. Lisa Taddeo, whose book “Three Women” is now a Starz series, hates that.

  72. The Black List Helped Reshape Hollywood. Can It Change Publishing? Books, September 4

    Almost 20 years after Franklin Leonard created the Black List, which has helped little-known screenwriters break into Hollywood, it is expanding into fiction.

  73. Read Your Way Through Buenos Aires Books, September 4

    Buenos Aires is a literary city: Its residents like to boast about its many bookstores and independent publishers. Samanta Schweblin suggests which books and authors to start with.

  74. Justice Jackson Treads Carefully in Talking About the Supreme Court Washington, September 3

    By contrast, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court was more forthcoming in her memoir about her upbringing in Miami, Matt Damon and her rise to the court.

  75. From School Librarian to Activist: ‘The Hate Level and the Vitriol Is Unreal’ Books, September 3

    Amid a surge in book bans nationwide, the librarian Amanda Jones was targeted by vicious threats. So she decided to fight back.

  76. Can You Find the 12 Thrillers Hidden Within This Text? Interactive, September 3

    The 20th-century Cold War was rife with geopolitical tension and inspired a lot of great espionage thrillers. This text puzzle challenges you to uncover the titles of a dozen novels set in and around that frosty era.

  77. In ‘Lovely One,’ Ketanji Brown Jackson Credits the Mentors Who Lifted Her Up Book Review, September 3

    The Supreme Court justice’s memoir is deeply personal and full of hope, and highlights a fairy-tale marriage to her college boyfriend.

  78. Germany Before the Nazis: A Democracy That Didn’t Need to Fail Book Review, September 3

    The Weimar Republic was a hotbed of cultural experimentation. A new history argues that its demise was not inevitable.

  79. An Overdose Forces a Hard Look at a Family History of Addiction Book Review, September 3

    In Coco Mellors’s second novel, “Blue Sisters,” three adult siblings reunite on the first anniversary of their sister’s death.

  80. To Survive in the Future, Humanity May Need to Become Less Human Book Review, September 3

    In Hiromi Kawakami’s new science fiction novel, Earth is a place of surveillance, isolation and dread. The characters (and clones) are doing their best to stay alive.

  81. Tim Walz: Good Neighbor and Rural Advocate Letters, September 2

    Readers discuss his community contributions and how he could boost rural America. Also: The Costco effect; all-out weddings; publishing’s problem.

  82. I Paid My Child $100 to Read a Book Op Ed, September 2

    Every lifelong reader knows why reading books is important. But how do you convey all that to a reluctant 12-year-old?

  83. Books for Kids Starting at a New School Book Review, September 2

    These 10 titles will help children of all ages navigate the anxiety, awkwardness and opportunities for growth that come with being the new kid.

  84. Matt Haig’s New Novel Is a Love Letter Filled With Magic Book Review, September 2

    In “The Life Impossible,” a 72-year-old widow tries to figure out what happened to a friend who disappeared in Ibiza.

  85. A Smart, Sinuous Espionage Thriller Brimming With Heat Book Review, September 2

    Already longlisted for the Booker Prize, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake” — set in rural France — stars a ruthless American secret agent.

  86. 22 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall Arts & Leisure, September 2

    Essays by Ta-Nehisi Coates; memoirs by Alexei Navalny, Ina Garten and Cher; and dispatches from the mind of a Nobel laureate are among this season’s most anticipated offerings.

  87. 24 Works of Fiction and Poetry to Read This Fall Arts & Leisure, September 2

    Check out new books by Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Richard Powers, and revisit familiar worlds from Karl Ove Knausgaard, Haruki Murakami and Jeff VanderMeer.

  88. How America Won the Fashion War (or, at Least, the Sweatpants Battle) Book Review, September 1

    In “Empresses of Seventh Avenue,” the fashion writer Nancy MacDonell tells the story of the New York women who created modern style.

  89. 3 Moody, Terror-Laced New Thrillers Book Review, September 1

    Our columnist on new books from T.J. Newman, Andrea Mara and A.E. Gauntlett.

  90. Some Consider Being Biracial a ‘Predicament.’ Danzy Senna Thinks It’s Hilarious. Arts & Leisure, September 1

    Senna, who is mixed-race, has made a career satirizing the lives of characters like her. Her new novel takes elements from her history and twists them to the extreme.

  91. These Two Books Ask, Was the Movie Better? Book Review, August 31

    The French novel that was adapted into “Vertigo”; Cameron Crowe’s nonfiction account of a year inside a public high school.

  92. 5 remedios para la soledad según la terapeuta sexual ‘Dra. Ruth’ En español, August 31

    En un libro póstumo, la terapeuta sexual más conocida de Estados Unidos ofrece estrategias prácticas para ahuyentar la sensación de estar solo.

  93. The Constitution is Sacred. Is It Also Dangerous? Book Review, August 31

    One of the biggest threats to America’s politics might be the country’s founding document.

  94. A Veteran Falls in Love With a Beautiful Woman, Including Her Spiraled Horn Book Review, August 31

    The itinerant man in Gayl Jones’s “The Unicorn Woman” discovers his beloved as a sideshow carnival attraction.

  95. How a Sober-ish Writer Spends Her Sundays Metro, August 31

    Hilary Sheinbaum, who wrote “The Dry Challenge,” spends her Sundays running, gossiping over tennis and not (really) drinking alcohol.

  96. Leonard Riggio, 83, Dies; Founded Barnes & Noble and Upended Publishing Obits, August 30

    He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach.

  97. The ‘Middle’ Is a Muddle Interactive, August 30

    Everybody loves the middle class. Nobody wants to be mid, or middling. “Middle” is a tricky word.

  98. ‘The Hypocrite’ Book Club: Main Conversation Book Review, August 30

    Discuss our September book club selection, “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya, with the Book Review.

  99. The August 30 The Hypocrite Jo Hamya Book Club live blog included two standalone posts:
  100. ‘The Hypocrite’ Book Club: Book Pairing Recommendations Book Review, August 30

    Share recommendations of books you think would pair well with our September book club selection, “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya.

  101. ‘The Hypocrite’ Book Club: Spoiler Chat Book Review, August 30

    Want to discuss spoilers related to our September book club selection, “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya? Post them here.

  102. The August 30 Review live blog included one standalone post:
  103. Books for Kids Starting Kindergarten Book Review, August 30

    Anxiety, making new friends, learning to share: These nine titles will prepare young readers for whatever their first day of school may have in store.

  104. How Dinosaurs Rocked Victorian Society Books, August 30

    In “Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party,” the science writer Edward Dolnick takes on the 19th-century discovery of dinosaur fossils: “What was it like to try to grapple with an idea that hadn’t occurred to anybody?”

  105. 3 New Horror Novels Full of Terrors That Are All Too Real Book Review, August 30

    Our columnist reviews August’s horror releases.

  106. Author of ‘White Fragility’ Faces Accusations of Plagiarism Books, August 29

    A complaint filed with the University of Washington raises questions about attribution in Robin DiAngelo’s Ph.D. thesis, which was published 20 years ago.

  107. Major Publishers Sue Florida Over Banned School Library Books National, August 29

    A state law limits sexual content in school libraries. But several publishing companies say it has led to a “regime of strict censorship” in school districts.

  108. 120 Years of New York’s Subterranean Literary Muse Interactive, August 29

    The subway isn't just buried in the bedrock of New York City — it's embedded within its fiction, too. These archival photographs and literary quotes transport you through time.

  109. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week Book Review, August 29

    Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

  110. Waiting, and Waiting, and More Waiting for a Lover to Leave His Wife Book Review, August 29

    The Norwegian author Vigdis Hjorth’s latest novel to be translated into English, “If Only,” follows a decade-long affair between two married writers.

  111. Beneath a Perfect, Goop-Influenced Exterior Lurks a Violent Past Book Review, August 29

    In Chelsea Bieker’s new novel, “Madwoman,” a woman is no longer able to keep the demons of her childhood out of her present.

  112. Kouri Richins to Stand Trial for Murder in Husband’s Poisoning. Here’s What to Know. Express, August 28

    The Utah mother of three wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death. Prosecutors say she mixed a lethal dose of fentanyl into his drink.

  113. Books for Kids Starting Middle School Book Review, August 28

    From a Judy Blume classic to mysteries both otherworldly and close to home, these 11 titles capture the nerve-racking first days of tweendom — and all the wonderful and terrible days that follow.

  114. Can You Tell Which Short Story ChatGPT Wrote? Op Ed, August 28

    What the fiction author Curtis Sittenfeld learned in a writing competition race against the machine.

  115. What Does It Take to Become a Prodigy Scam Artist? Book Review, August 28

    In “Never Saw Me Coming,” Tanya Smith tells of her life as a young financial criminal — and the harsh prison sentence that changed everything.

  116. 4 New Crime Novels Thrumming With Menace Book Review, August 28

    Our mystery columnist reviews books by Scott Phillips, Morgan Richter, Snowden Wright and Jamie Harrison.

  117. Michael Crichton’s Estate Calls New Show an Unauthorized ‘ER’ Remake in Lawsuit Express, August 28

    The best-selling author’s estate has filed suit over “The Pitt,” an upcoming series, claiming that it is an unauthorized reboot of the hit hospital drama.

  118. One Woman’s Quest to Map the Paris Flea Market Styles, August 27

    The world-famous stalls have plenty of vintage finds, as long as you know where to look and what to expect.

  119. H.R. McMaster Doesn’t Think Donald Trump Is Very Good at Making Deals Book Review, August 27

    A new memoir by the onetime national security adviser shows how the former president’s insecurities and weaknesses harmed U.S. foreign policy.

  120. 19 New Books Coming in September Book Review, August 27

    New novels by Sally Rooney and Richard Powers, a memoir by the first Black woman on the Supreme Court — and more.

  121. 5 Ways to Feel More Connected, According to Dr. Ruth Well, August 27

    In ‘The Joy of Connections,’ a book set to publish shortly after her death at 96, America’s best-known sex therapist offered practical strategies for anyone feeling lonely.

  122. The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century: A Printable List Interactive, August 26

    Print this version to keep track of what you’ve read and what you’d like to read.

  123. Isabel Wilkerson Looks Back at ‘The Warmth of Other Suns’ Books, August 26

    The fifth in a series of conversations with authors appearing on our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list.

  124. Can You Guess These Novels That Originally Got Bad Times Reviews? Interactive, August 26

    Some works that went on to become popular literary classics first got mixed or bad reviews. Try this short quiz to see if you recognize the novels as described by their original reviewers in The Times.

  125. My Bookshelf, Myself Op Ed, August 26

    To walk past the bookcases in our family’s house is to make a different study of the history of time.

  126. In This Fleet, Funny Novel, a Writer Makes Art and Sells Out in Hollywood Book Review, August 26

    In “Colored Television,” by Danzy Senna, a struggling writer in a mixed-race family is seduced by the taste of luxury that comes with house-sitting.

  127. Love Them or Hate Them, This Couple Reign in Russian Literature Books, August 26

    For Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, translating together extended naturally from their relationship as husband and wife. Now, it is their life’s work.

  128. Battle-Hardened Poets Fuel a Literary Revival in Ukraine Foreign, August 25

    With verses that capture the raw emotions of the war and resonate deeply with the population, Ukrainian poets have emerged as some of the country’s most influential voices.

  129. An Impressive Monument to Christopher Isherwood, Man of Letters (and Lovers) Book Review, August 25

    Though it downplays unflattering details, Katherine Bucknell’s big biography hails the 20th-century writer as an early advocate for the “chosen family.”

  130. Why Were Justice Dept. Officials Scared to Talk to This Book’s Author? Book Review, August 25

    In “Where Tyranny Begins,” the journalist David Rohde reveals how former President Donald Trump tried to use the federal law enforcement agency to help himself and punish his foes.

  131. Tom Brown Jr., World-Renowned Survivalist, Is Dead at 74 Obits, August 24

    For decades, he ran a school in the New Jersey wilderness that taught thousands of students how to survive and even thrive in the great outdoors.

  132. Hettie Jones, Poet and Author Who Nurtured the Beats, Dies at 90 Obits, August 24

    She and her husband, LeRoi Jones, published works by their literary friends. After he left her and became Amiri Baraka, she found her own voice.

  133. New York Is Huge. These Books Help Cut It Down to Size. Book Review, August 24

  134. Sometimes Protest Movements Are a Slow, Slow Burn Book Review, August 24

    In “To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause,” Benjamin Nathans takes stock of the generation of dissidents who helped loosen the bonds of tyranny in the Soviet Union.

  135. 4 Fast-Burn New Romance Novels Book Review, August 24

    Our columnist reviews books by Danica Nava, Courtney Milan, Zen Cho and Karelia and Fay Stetz-Waters.

  136. Helen Fisher, Who Researched the Brain’s Love Circuitry, Dies at 79 Obits, August 23

    A biological anthropologist, she worked with colleagues to confirm for the first time that love is hard-wired in the brain.

  137. ‘Joy,’ ‘Freedom,’ ‘Goldilocks’: Kamala Harris’s Democratic Party in 7 Keywords Book Review, August 23

    As Democrats coalesce around their candidate, here are some of the words that define the party now.

  138. Along U.S. Route 144, Scenes of the Demoralizing American Grind Book Review, August 23

    In “Orange Blossom Trail,” the photographer Joshua Lutz and the author George Saunders pay tribute to the hard living across one stretch of American highway.

  139. Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Book Review, August 23

    The first novel in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet was just voted the best book of the 21st century. We like it too.

  140. The Children’s Fantasy Novel That Flew Off Britain’s Shelves Book Review, August 23

    “Impossible Creatures” has prompted comparisons to Tolkien, Lewis and Pullman, but action, not awe, is Katherine Rundell’s strong suit.

  141. He Raps About Kids’ Books and Grammar, and He Has Fans Books, August 23

    Faced with a roomful of bored students, Jacob Mitchell found a way to make adverbs fun. Now his classroom is global.

  142. What I’m reading: A ‘Book of the Century’ I’d Somehow Missed Foreign, August 22

    “The Last Samurai,” which has nothing to do with the Tom Cruise movie of the same name, is as good as everyone says.

  143. 6 New Books We Recommend This Week Book Review, August 22

    Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

  144. The Shifting Convictions of Kamala Harris Op Ed, August 22

    The vice president says she wants to prosecute the case against Trump, but we are still trying to figure out what kind of prosecutor she was.

  145. The Afterlives of Audre Lorde Magazine, August 22

    The feminist thinker is celebrated as a prophet of empowerment and self-care. A new biography shows how she saw our future even more keenly.

  146. Put Kids’ Interests First, This Librarian Insists Book Review, August 22

    Working in a Louisiana middle school has made Amanda Jones a culture warrior, a process she describes in “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.”

  147. ‘Un sueño posible’ lo hizo famoso. Pero él tiene otra historia que contar En español, August 22

    El jugador de fútbol americano Michael Oher cree que sus primeros años de vida fueron tergiversados por la oscarizada película y el libro en el que se basó.

  148. A Bookshop Cancels an Event Over a Rabbi’s Zionism, Prompting Outrage Metropolitan, August 21

    Shortly before a talk between a Jewish author and a liberal rabbi, a manager at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn barred the rabbi from participating, saying, “We don’t want a Zionist onstage.”

  149. Unas memorias ofrecen un vistazo al interior de la caza de ovnis del Pentágono En español, August 21

    En “Imminent”, un exfuncionario de inteligencia que dirigió un programa otrora secreto comparte algunas de las cosas que sabe.