“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its craft — and its wildness. By A.O. Scott Hisham Matar won ...

“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its craft — and its wildness. By A.O. Scott Our crime columnist ...

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A riotous oral history by Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour charts the festival’s path from its culture-quaking birth to its ignominious end and beyond. Emma Pattee’s novel “Tilt” tells ...

March 19, 2025 • Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel in nearly 15 years. It follows a "Prairie Witch" in ...

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...