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How Do You Describe the Ineffable?

In his new novel, “The Radiance,” the novelist and playwright Ayad Akhtar tries — with astonishing results.

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How Do You Describe the Ineffable?

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Book Review: ‘May We Feed the King,’ by Rebecca Perry

In Rebecca Perry’s “May We Feed the King,” a curator falls down a rabbit hole imagining life in a palace court.

12 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘May We Feed the King,’ by Rebecca Perry

NYT Books and Literature

Dazzling New Historical Fiction Books

Our columnist on four excellent recent novels.

12 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Dazzling New Historical Fiction Books

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Man in the Mirror,’ by Anand Giridharadas

“Man in the Mirror,” by Anand Giridharadas, is a searching investigation into the 2023 death of Jordan Neely and the trial of the man who held him in a chokehold.

12 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Man in the Mirror,’ by Anand Giridharadas

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Book Review: ‘Darkness Becomes Bright,’ by Emily Ogden

An engaging new book shows the master of American Gothic to be a deeply disturbed man who embraced the darkness most of us flee.

12 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Darkness Becomes Bright,’ by Emily Ogden

NYT Books and Literature

Christy Carlson Romano Opens Up About Child Stardom in Her New Memoir

With her new memoir, Christy Carlson Romano joins the ranks of industry survivors getting honest about their early years on sets.

12 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Christy Carlson Romano Opens Up About Child Stardom in Her New Memoir