The first in a series of essays examining the past, present and future of a basketball superstar and cultural force.

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Pope Francis' autobiography is being released Tuesday. In it, an introspective pope divulges some of the behind-the-scenes ...

While Pope Francis has authored and co-authored around 90 different titles, his latest book -- Hope: The Autobiography -- was earlier supposed to be released only after his death. The new Jubilee ...

Race riots continued in places like Watts, California, and Malcolm X was assassinated. 1965 was also the year that the Gateway Arch was completed in St. Louis, and Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston.

With the release of a new autobiography Tuesday, titled “Hope,” Francis underlines this shift with a remarkable openness about his past mistakes and wrongdoings. They include as a young man ...

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With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same. By Alexandra Alter In a vibrant collection of ...

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By The New York Times Books Staff She Changed History, Then Erased Her Own In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy explores the tangled story of a simple but life-changing ...

The bestselling author of “Presumed Innocent” has a new masterful legal thriller. A judge named Rusty finds his peaceful retirement disrupted when his troubled stepson and his girlfriend ...