You know what a Wes Anderson movie is. And what to expect from an Aaron Sorkin script. If you’re reading Elena Ferrante, John McPhee, or Toni Morrison, you can expect consistent style, scenarios, and settings. But there are some writers and creators whose past works don’t predict future ones. And that can be its own beautifully fruitful strategy, too.
Soon the purveyors of official Britishness will likely be Dutch.
Tomorrow starting at 10am GMT, you’ll have a shot at grabbing a scrap of literary history.
Karen and Charlotte Pence, the wife and daughter of US vice president Mike Pence, released a children’s book today, Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Life of the Vice President, about their family’s pet rabbit. But that’s not the only book about Marlon Bundo to go on sale this week.
The litigious ghost of Harper Lee is haunting Times Square.
Physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking died today (March 14) at 76. Hawking’s major achievements included developing the first theory of cosmology unifying general relativity and quantum mechanics, and some of the most essential research on black holes ever accomplished—but he was better known in popular culture for his ability to convey impossibly complex cosmological concepts to the masses.
At a tiny new bookstore in Beijing, you can find yourself something to read at any time of the day or night, without the encumbrance of human interaction. You just have to get a quick face scan first.
In 1921, Queen Mary (the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II) received as a gift an elaborate house that showcased art and modern technological advancements. It was just 3 feet tall.
New York Times obituaries are renowned for their ability to capture the impact of a person’s life. But since its founding, the paper has mostly captured the lives of white men.
The next time you make a date to catch up with a friend you haven’t seen in a while, don’t go to a ramen shop.
Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s inside account of Donald Trump’s first nine months as US president, is so incendiary it’s become a publishing phenomenon.
Michelle Obama—beloved and, in many ways, enigmatic—will open herself up to public scrutiny this November.
Be careful riding the online trollercoaster; any slang you coin in internet comments could end up in the definitive record of the English language.
Out from behind the curtain, #Metoo might be on its way to the Broadway stage.
If any adult took young Harry Potter seriously, Voldemort would be dead at the end of book one. Fiction is filled with young people, ignored and underestimated, who rise up and defeat villainy despite the obstacles thrown their way by their bumbling or cynical caretakers.
Dev Patel has really found his niche.
Reader, kindly take your finger off that Tweet button. Before you rush off to bemoan the modern world, stop, have some unsweetened tea, and by the light of this lamp—humans made this! with science!—let Steven Pinker tell you about the miracle of human ingenuity and progress.
Last November, Barnes & Noble said it would pivot to books and rely more on trusted human booksellers to bounce back from meh performance. That strategy is not going as planned.
Last year’s great comma debate, in which millions of dollars hinged on a missing piece of punctuation, has been resolved.
Software used to catch cheating college students has a new use: As a tool to study one of the world’s most famous playwrights.
In December, a former Facebook executive said the company was “ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” A few weeks later, Facebook itself wondered whether it “might be having a negative impact on society.” Now a new alliance made up of former Silicon Valley cronies has aseembled to challenge the technological Frankenstein they’ve collectively created.
As Super Bowl watchers around the US munch on chicken wings from the comfort of their couches today, the game’s attendees are gearing up for a cold one.
Updated | Early Sunday morning (Feb. 4), an Amtrak train headed from New York City to Miami, Florida derailed after a collision with a freight train. At least two people have died, both Amtrak employees, and at least another 116 were injured. Their wounds ranged from minor scratches to broken bones. At least one person is in critical condition, while two others are serious.
A British museum is using Post-its as provocation.
