In crime-romance novels, female empowerment is heightened. Lisa J. Hackett and Jo Coghlan report on why the genre is so ...

The thrilling, morally dubious world of crime fiction and the emotionally charged realm of romance novels may at first glance ...

John J. Miller is joined by Silvina Sironi of the Word on Fire Institute to discuss the Book of Judith. John J. Miller is joined by Andrew Hui of Yale-NUS College to discuss ‘The Name of the ...

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier Barrington University isn't for the faint of heart because it quickly weeds the weak out. Most men who attend know that blood and violence are as normal as the sun ...

Meet the writer who helped turn a book into a cultural phenomenon. By Alex Barron, Kate LoPresti, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman, Daniel Ramirez, Elisheba Ittoop and Gilbert Cruz How the novel ...

Feb 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte In “Hard Truths,” Leigh reminds us that a family dinner can tell the story of a whole society. Feb 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman Why ...

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.

Among those on site was 94-year-old veteran actress Lana Wong Ha-wai, known for her elaborate costumes when attending the annual ritual over the past decades. This year she was dressed as Bai ...