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Arts
What Is Literary Criticism For?
John Guillory’s “Cultural Capital,” published amid the 1990s canon wars, became a classic. In a follow-up, “Professing Criticism,” he takes…
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News
A Century On, the Search for the Real Franz Kafka Continues
The first time Franz Kafka’s voice entered my head, I was 15. Two new friends I’d made through our shared…
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Books
Demon Dolls, Lonely Dolls and Sex Dolls
An editor recommends old and new books.
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Books
Patricia Engel’s Enduring Friendships Always Include Books
What books are on your night stand? “The Easy Life,” by Marguerite Duras, “Small Things Like These,” by Claire Keegan,…
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Books
Closing the Book on Promises to Myself
This year’s resolution: No more worrying about all the volumes I know I’ll never read.
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News
Clothes for People Who Love Books
Inside the packed Rachel Comey store on Crosby Street in SoHo on Thursday, the readings began about halfway through the…
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Books
‘Vile,’ ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Full of Lies’: Aleksandar Hemon Is No Fan of Philip Roth
What books are on your night stand? Ray Monk’s “Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius.” Oliver Sacks’s “Musicophilia: Tales of…
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Books
How Does a Family Change After Losing a Child?
Welcome to Group Text, a monthly column for readers and book clubs about the novels, memoirs and story collections that…
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World
Your Monday Briefing
A special edition looking back at 2022.
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World
Your Monday Briefing
A special edition looking back at 2022.