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An Essential Reading List on the History of Buddhism in Asia

A reporter’s essential reading list on Buddhism in Asia.

11 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

An Essential Reading List on the History of Buddhism in Asia

NYT Books and Literature

Books Our Editors Loved This Week

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

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NYT Books and Literature

Books Our Editors Loved This Week

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Judith Barnard, of Best-Selling ‘Judith Michael’ Fame, Dies at 94

At 50, on a lark, she published a romance novel with her husband, Michael Fain. Like their characters, they found their lives transformed by unexpected success.

14 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Judith Barnard, of Best-Selling ‘Judith Michael’ Fame, Dies at 94

NYT Books and Literature

Koji Suzuki, Whose Horror Novels Inspired ‘Ring’ Movies, Dies at 68

Sometimes called the Stephen King of Japan, he helped create a genre known as J-horror and spawned one of the highest-grossing horror films ever made.

15 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Koji Suzuki, Whose Horror Novels Inspired ‘Ring’ Movies, Dies at 68

NYT Books and Literature

Ellen Burstyn on Her Favorite Books and Her Love of Poetry

“Of course, at 93 I am not as good at memorizing as I used to be,” the Oscar-winning actress and author says. “But it is good exercise.”

20 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Ellen Burstyn on Her Favorite Books and Her Love of Poetry

NYT Books and Literature

A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge

In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots.

1 day ago

NYT Books and Literature

A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge