“I See You’ve Called in Dead” follows a middle-aged depressive who rediscovers life’s joys, with a little help from his friends. Steve Oney’s engaging and deeply reported “On Air ...

Michael Caine had a front-row seat to Beyoncé’s brilliance way back in 2002.

Once in a generation, an artist will come along who changes everything, somebody that not only changes the artistic landscape but perceptions of what art can achieve. Roy Ayers was one such artist.

The China Yearbook, available in both Chinese and English, emerged as one of the highlights at the London Book Fair held from March 11 to 13. As a definitive chronicle of China's development ...

By The New York Times Books Staff In his new book, David Szalay offers unvarnished scenes from a lonely, rags-to-riches life. By Dwight Garner Two new books use divergent styles to look at mind ...

Recent TV adaptations of Coben’s books, such as “Fool Me Once” and “Missing You,” have been Netflix blockbusters, and the hits keep coming. Coben’s latest begins when Sami Kierce ...

When the U.S. military refused to let women pilots enlist and the editor of an aviation magazine scoffed at “the woman who thinks she ought to be flying a high-speed bomber when she really has not the ...

Whether you are new to philosophy or already interested in deep ideas, these ten books offer valuable wisdom and are worth adding to your bookshelf. Written as a series of personal reflections, ...

I was watching all these Blaxploitation films... Pam Grier in particular, she’s always hiding something in her afro — and I didn’t want to give Ayo an afro, but I did want the hair to feel big.

In a way, that might be the most appropriate tribute to Mayfield of all. From the Impressions to Blaxploitation, he left behind a legacy of Black artistic innovation that eventually touched every ...

“I promise you it’s the kind of book you won't want to put down,” Oprah says. For the first time in Book Club history, Oprah picked the same book twice. Originally selected for the club in 2008, A New ...