Indeed, throughout the decades, plenty of books — some highly acclaimed, some much more obscure — have been taken by filmmakers and transformed into some of the greatest motion pictures in ...

By Wilson Wong In his latest book, the Rolling Stone writer David Browne tracks three decades of folk, blues, rock and jazz below 14th Street. By Peter Keepnews Our critic A.O. Scott walks you ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our recommended books this week include histories of corporate mismanagement and misbehavior in the 19th century (“Savings and ...

In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast.

The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...

Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum In 1864, a book called Spectropia set out to expose how the brain can trick people into believing they’ve seen a ghost. Across 27 pages, author J.H. Brown laid ...

Brianne Tju did just that. The book in question? Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies, which came out almost two decades ago. The young adult dystopian novel finally got its live-action treatment courtesy of ...

Time to pause your weekly viewing of The Idea of You because Lonely Planet has ARRIVED. In case you're new here, the film stars Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth as Katherine Loewe and Owen Brophy, an ...

The man has written seventy-seven books, so some nod to brevity is required. Any published stories compiled within a larger collection will not be ranked singularly. That still leaves sixty-plus ...

These books dispense practical advice on managing one’s ambitions—or describe the dread of writer’s block with precision and humor. A short story has velocity and verve, and the best ones ...

The turbulent and troubled life of Vivien Leigh comes to light in Lyndsy Spence's new book. Ysenda Maxtone Graham discovers the mental turmoil the actress battled with. How could a cocky blond 20 ...