New York Times Book Review

We've Reached the E-Book Tipping Point

Steve Kettmann | Posted 05.20.2012

Steve Kettmann

Count me among those who would much rather hold a book in my hand as I read, pen at the ready, rather than clicking through glowing text on a screen.

The Drastic Numbers: Male Vs. Female Writers

Posted 04.30.2012

The publication rates for men versus women in some of the world's most prestigious literary outlets are in, and the disparity is drastic. VIDA, an...

Two Words That Shouldn't Have Appeared In A Review Of 'The Obamas'

Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 04.20.2012

Margaret Wheeler Johnson

I thought after the Great Jonathan Franzen Debacle of 2001, no man would ever again dare to suggest publicly that there is an inferior class of books that only women read.

Could This Be a French Watergate?

Pamela Sage Dodson | Posted 01.28.2012

Pamela Sage Dodson

There was apparently a lot going in the French-owned Sofitel Hotel just before and after Strauss-Kahn was arrested.

Blue Nights and the Solace of Art

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 01.17.2012

Nina Sankovitch

Blue Nights is the story of Joan Didion's craving for communion between the "I" of her individual event of loss and grief, and the "we" of its universal experience.

How is the New York Times Book Review Doing?

Steve Kettmann | Posted 01.16.2012

Steve Kettmann

If a call came tomorrow and you were asked to take over as editor of the Times Book Review, what, if any, changes would you make?

Why I Still Love the New York Times

Warren Adler | Posted 01.08.2012

Warren Adler

Through the years, even when I left New York for decades, I continued to read the Times on Sundays, then every day when technology made it possible.

Critics and Other Cultural Gatekeepers: Mind the Gate!

Carla Seaquist | Posted 10.26.2011

Carla Seaquist

Where is the recognition that a "book of raunch," rather than reflecting a mature and vibrant culture, is symptomatic of one in steep, full-on decline, drunk on its power and narcissism (including Baker's pet vice, sexual titillation)?

How Did Comic Book Art Reach Six Figures?

nytimes.com | Posted 10.18.2011

THE place of comic books at the cultural supper table has never been more secure. Summertime films have come to mean superhero movies. Comics-related ...

Should Novelists Review Other Novelist's Novels?

Warren Adler | Posted 10.08.2011

Warren Adler

I have always been wary of novelists reviewing other novelists, especially in places that attract serious readers of serious novels like the Ne...

Book Reviews: Critics vs. Amazon Reviewers

The Daily Beast | Posted 07.13.2011

In the age of rapid digital revolution in publishing, when readers have book review options ranging from decades-old publications like The New Yorker,...

How Do Wrong Economic Ideas Become Conventional Wisdom?

Peter Dreier | Posted 07.09.2011

Peter Dreier

If conservatives don't like labor unions, they are entitled to their opinions. But when they attack unions by arguing that they actually hurt working people, they don't have the facts on their side. They are crying wolf.

What Is An Author To Do When Good Book Reviews Are No Longer Enough?

The Atlantic | Posted 06.20.2011

Today's authors can't rely on the merit of their pages. Literary coverage has grown, but reaching readers is as difficult as ever....

Dear New York Times: A Game of Thrones Is Not Just for Boys

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 06.16.2011

Ilana Teitelbaum

Ginia Bellafante's piece in the Times is openly, even proudly contemptuous of the entire fantasy genre, and -- perhaps worst of all -- is patronizing to women readers.

New York Times' Children's Book Editor Pamela Paul

Monica Edinger | Posted 06.14.2011

Monica Edinger

Her children are a "built-in focus group," especially her oldest who will examine the books she brings home and occasionally suggest that Pamela "bring this one back to the office."

Death Of New York Times Book Review?

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.28.2011

Anis Shivani

This week, the New York Times goes behind a paywall. Good riddance. The section that will be least missed is the book review, which presents, week after week, calculated affronts to literary taste and value.

New Imprint Makes a Big Splash

David Colbert | Posted 05.25.2011

David Colbert

Great publishers are everywhere. Lookout Books, a new one connected with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's Creative Writing Department, is winning national attention for its first title.

New York Times: Why Criticism Matters

nytimes.com | The EDITORS | Posted 05.25.2011

We live in the age of opinion­ -- offered instantly, effusively and in increasingly strident tones. Much of it goes by the name of criticism, and in ...

Hagiography -- Writing the Lives of the Saints

Joe Woodward | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Woodward

Writing biography is a scandalous enterprise; its penciled craftsman is perennially suspect for being neither art-maker, nor historian, nor critic -- but some simple version of all three.

What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

"How I Killed Pluto: And Why It Had It Coming" by Mike Brown The New York Times But Dr. Brown has a unique distinction: He was, for a few hours in 2...

New York Times Review of Friendship Memoir Misconstrues Friendship and Single Life

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Bella DePaulo

We do not honor a remarkable friendship by proclaiming that it has "all the best qualities of the happiest and most resilient marriages." We honor it by recognizing that it is its own special thing.

Frozen Revenge

Robert Brustein | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Brustein

In the Sunday, October 31st publication of the New York Times Book Review, the singer-composer, Paul Simon, wrote a front page review of a book by the...

Confessions of a Book Slut

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011

Lev Raphael

For as long as I can remember, I was a monogamous reader. I'd start a book and read it straight through no matter how much time that took. Now I'm a book slut.

Franzen's Female Trouble

Nina Burleigh | Posted 05.25.2011

Nina Burleigh

How can it be 2010, and the premier chronicler of American family dynamics in our generation producing this retro, cautionary tale about the dreadful consequences of female lust? And then, being called a genius for it?

Why Is Emma Bovary So Misunderstood?

The New Republic | Posted 05.25.2011

The author of minimalist short stories, Davis would seem an unlikely match for Flaubert, with his love of metaphor and obsession with detail. In compa...