It’s the concrete jungle where dreams are made of. Reading books set in New York City or about the city itself offers a ...

The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

Seattle satirist Maria Semple’s breakthrough novel is a flurry of contemporary, epistolary wit. Passive aggressive e-mail ...

Children are taught that doctors are trustworthy healers, so there’s a special sense of betrayal when they inflict pain.

My favorite types of books have either a whirlwind romance, lovable characters, or a fast-paced plot,” the “Brooke and Connor ...

Spring is a great time to refresh your reading list and immerse yourself in stories that celebrate the beauty and power of ...

In Evie Wyld’s new novel, “The Echoes,” a woman mourns her partner while also contending with the traumatic past she left ...