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Basketball and Dua Lipa are on the schedule during a New York jaunt with the Nobel laureate, whose intimate memoir finds her juggling activism and married life.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

An influential scholar, she challenged centuries of biblical interpretation that presumed that women were unequal to men in the eyes of God.

“Giving myself freedom” has been Chris Kraus’s goal as a writer, whether in autofiction about her romantic life or in her new and surprising “working-class saga.”

I was terrified of the Old Elephant King in “The Story of Babar.” My daughter was freaked out by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Then came my niece.

Witty mysteries, cottagecore fantasies and bighearted classics provide a dose of warmth and comfort to bolster you through the long, cold nights ahead.

“Joyride,” her new book, started as a guide for aspiring journalists, but turned into a full-fledged memoir about her high-flying life and career.

The beloved British fantasy writer Philip Pullman concludes his Book of Dust trilogy with Lyra Belacqua’s final adventure.

The thriller writer Hank Phillippi Ryan recommends seemingly impossible, deeply satisfying whodunits.

In “Horror’s New Wave,” Jason Blum celebrates 15 years of unnerving audiences. His advice to publishers: “Sometimes it’s good to rely on your gut.”