A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios. By Jennifer Szalai Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine ...

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.

When used correctly, font selection usually goes unnoticed, blending seamlessly with content and reader. When the One Times Square Billboard used a retired Microsoft Word default Calibri font to usher ...

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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 ...

This is the scariest book I have ever read in my entire life - because it is about my death. Dr Matt Morgan, a top consultant in an intensive care unit, tells us that out of any 100 people who ...

Whether you’ve joined the 2025 reading challenge on Goodreads or you’re gearing up for cosy evenings on the sofa, with the new year officially here, it’s time to find a page-turner (or two).

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

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Dante’s Divine Comedy, a ‘biography’ of the Italian poet’s masterpiece by Joseph Luzzi, brims with facts but lacks any starry-eyed wonder ...