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Literature
Tori Amos Announces Second Children's Book, 'A Sorta Fairytale'
Tori Amos returns to Rose Dover in 'A Sorta Fairytale,' a prequel to her New York Times bestselling debut 'Tori and the Muses,' illustrated again by Demelsa Haughton.
Bill Nighy has a ball with Martin Amis's Yellow Dog
Bill Nighy voices monarchs, gangsters and tabloid hacks in Martin Amis's Booker-nominated 2003 satire Yellow Dog, reviewed by the Guardian on 24 Sept…
Tahir's 'Empire' Asks Who Pays the Price When a Child Dies
Sabaa Tahir's 'Empire' resumes the 'Ember in Ashes' story directly after 'Heir', with S'rsha bound to the monster she meant to destroy, and asks who…
Emily St John Mandel's Exit Party Imagines a Fractured America
Mandel's seventh novel opens in 2031, with Ari Waker freed after 18 years as a second civil war has dissolved the United States. A question of stabil…
2026 Booker Prize Shortlist Mixes Former Winners With Debut Novelists
The 2026 Booker Prize shortlist pairs former winners with debut authors across genres from historical fiction to dystopian fiction. Judges call it "w…
Charles Spencer's New Book Sparks War of Words With King Charles III
Charles Spencer's new book about Princess Diana contains damning allegations about King Charles III, prompting a rare, strongly-worded statement from…
Julie Orringer Didn't Know How Close to Home Her Novel Would Be
Julie Orringer's third novel, "Luna, Phoenix, Queen," set out "to translate experiences that were too difficult to speak about into writing" — and la…
For Christie Devotees, a New Round-Up of Twisty Whodunits
A new reading guide offers twisty mystery recommendations for readers who have devoured every Agatha Christie whodunit and are still hungry for more…
Booker Prize 2026: Six Novels Advance to the Shortlist
The 2026 Booker Prize shortlist names six novels, with James and Stuart each in reach of a rare second win for The Disappearers and John of John.
New York Times Reporters Test-Drive the City's Bookshop Crawls
New York Times journalists walked genre-themed bookshop routes across NYC, linking comics, drama, fantasy and romance specialists into itineraries ma…
