There is some hubris in daring to define the key features of a century’s worth of novels, but Edwin Frank admits his book isn ...

Great writers in the Trump years need to open up their eyes to take in all of America — not just echo the literary and ...

In the mid-20th century, American Jewish reading tastes were shaped by the Cold War, assimilation and the gender gap.

An ambitious new book sees hidden currents linking writers as disparate as Colette, Thomas Mann, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Ralph Ellison, and Chinua Achebe.

This year saw plenty of excellent books, as usual, on the 20th century – but the real gems were revelatory examinations of ...

Let the Sun In’ A leading figure in mid-century American design, Alexander Girard is perhaps best known for the vivid colour ...

Hoare’s book covers Serbia from the wars of liberation against Ottoman rule to the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941. It is ...

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From old classics like "The Sound of Music" to recent modern musicals such as "La La Land," these great musical films will ...

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.