Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most
Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water ...
Murderous Emperors, Plagues, Killer Lobsters: New Speculative Fiction
Amal El-Mohtar is the Book Review’s science fiction and fantasy columnist. She is a Hugo Award-winning writer and the ...
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‘Absolution’ thrills, gets stuck in the mud and sticks the landing
Jeff VanderMeer brings the acclaimed sci-fi horror series to a close with a new prequel novel, “Absolution.” ...
Grand Canyon Discovery Rewrites Textbooks on Key Point in History of Life
"The Grand Canyon is an epic Rosetta Stone for geology," Denver Museum of Nature and Science geologist James Hagadorn said.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she ...
‘Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story’ Review: Illuminating Portrait of the Great Irish Writer Explores the Solitude of Success
Screening on opening night at DOC NYC, the film builds around an interview from near the end of its subject's life to deliver a close study of a celebrated author who became a cultural pariah in her ...
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Open Book
Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics ...