The Real Christie Mystery
To the Editors: I am loath to argue with Lucy Worsley, whose work on television is very appealing, but have trouble believing that Agatha Christie was...
The Reactionary Court
To the Editors: Jed S. Rakoff’s fine review of Brad Snyder’s biography of Felix Frankfurter [NYR, November 3] is incorrect in one detail: the turn to...
The Real Housewives of 16th-Century Scotland
In Glasgow, Scotland, in 1574, two women landed in legal trouble for a wild public fight: Janet Dunlop threw dirt in Margaret Martin’s window where Margaret...
7 Books by Women Writers About Humanity’s Relationship to Trees
Trees are a significant part of our cultural discourse, and humans have long had a personal connection to trees. From the centuries-old Cedars of Lebanon to...
Can You Guess Which Word is Missing From Each Manga Title?
Let me preface this post by saying that I like reading manga, and it’s a format that includes a wide variety of genres, tones, art styles,...
Indie Bookstores You Can Shop At From Anywhere
With the pandemic having such a drastically negative affect on small businesses, the book world held its breath and waited to see how this would affect...
An Unexpected Compendium of Lord of the Rings Adaptations
In autumn, I always get the longing to revisit Tolkien’s legendarium. Often this means rereading Lord of the Rings. But Lord of the Rings adaptations, too,...
The Best Places To Donate Kids’ Books
So you’ve got a lot of books and you’re not sure what to do with them. Your shelves are full. You’ve got too many to count....
Quiz: What Literary Family Would You Be a Part of?
It’s not only individual characters who stand out in books. Sometimes it’s an entire family that leaps off the page, feeling so real that you can’t...
10 Horror Books Coming Out This Month That Will Thrill and Chill
Horror fans, I know how you’re feeling. All year, you’ve been anticipating the build up to Halloween. When October finally comes, it feels like Christmas. Everyone...
