Among the former president's year-end shout-outs are novels that made the rounds on longlists for major awards, such as those ...

With a multi-million-dollar budget and Michelle Obama’s endorsement, attorney Tamira Chapman is rewriting the narrative for Black women in publishing.

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the ...

“Bad Sisters” just completed its second season, having premiered in 2022. Based on the Belgian series “Clan,” from 2012, “Bad ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson's Empire character Loretha "Cookie" Lyon.

Tricia Brown’s book delves into Sherman’s troubled past and explores how she was embraced by residents of the Golden Heart ...

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Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has published ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

“I’m very comfortable with the level of ambition I have for my books,” says the ubiquitous BBC talk show host, who calls “Frankie” his “first happy romance.” In Adam Haslett’s ...