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At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...

The creation of this article included the use of AI and was edited by human content creators. Read more on our AI policy here. In the busy modern age, book lovers face the same dilemma time and time ...

National Read a Book Day sparks debate: Book or movie first? Saturday marks National Read a Book Day, and it’s fueling a classic debate. PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Saturday marks National Read a Book Day, ...

I was 25-years-old and living in New York City. I had just finished my first novel, set to dip my toes into the literary world for the first time. Then, I spilled water on my computer, and lost the ...

The season’s literary offerings are as varied and complex as a cast of Thomas Pynchon characters ... and include Thomas Pynchon’s return. Susan Orlean and Arundhati Roy turn the pen on themselves, ...

Mr. Bannon is the chief librarian at the New York Public Library, where he is also director of branch libraries and education. Nov. 23, 2025 As a librarian, I get a lot of questions. One I am hearing ...

It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...