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What Happens When Everyone Is Writing the Same Book You Are?

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who described the ‘flow’ of human creativity, dies at 87

Let’s talk about audiobooks: best narrators, best listening speeds and why we like them to begin with

‘Noël Coward On (and In) Theatre’ reveals the playwright’s nimble way with words

For His Father and His Son, Ai Weiwei Is Determined to Leave a Trace

Emily Ratajkowski Is a Work in Progress

When You’re Clairvoyant, It’s Easier to Solve Crimes

Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment

Newly Published, From the Extraterrestrial to East Jersey State Prison

It’s Time for a Haunted House

‘Burning Boy,’ by Paul Auster: An Excerpt

Richard Hammer, Who Illuminated the My Lai Massacre, Dies at 93

Fighting Fake News and Salacious Rumors at Versailles

A Dead Body Was Found in the Basement. The Case Involved a Drag Queen, Drugs and Louisville.

Opposites Attract: Paul Auster Meets Stephen Crane

The Nation’s Founders, Michael J. Fox and Other Letters to the Editor

The 10 Best Books of 2021: A Virtual Event Announcing Our List

Arnold Hano, author of baseball classic ‘A Day in the Bleachers,’ dies at 99

8 New Books We Recommend This Week

In Fight Over ‘Beloved,’ a Reminder of Literature’s Power

‘The Days of Afrekete’ is a bitingly funny novel with echoes to ‘Mrs. Dalloway’

In Patrick Rosal’s Poetry, Physical Exuberance Takes Flight

16 New Books Coming in November

What Do Authors Want Us to Know About Themselves? It Depends.

The Inexorable Rise of Angela Merkel

Alan Cumming Would Like to Play the Title Character in ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’

Why Is ‘Beloved’ in the News?

In the Va. governor’s race, ‘Beloved’ is reduced to its most explicit parts. That’s obscene.

Rachel Held Evans died at 37, but a beautiful new book captures her brave outlook

Washington Post hardcover bestsellers

Ramsey Campbell is a must-read for horror fans. Here’s where to start.

He Won the Nobel. Why Are His Books So Hard to Find?

What Happened After the Most Deadly Antisemitic Attack in American History?

Gary Shteyngart’s Pandemic Novel Is His Finest Yet

Storms Crash Through These Two Novels, Leaving Humans in Their Wake

Apocalypse Now-ish (Cocktails, Anyone?)

The Case Against Winston Churchill

Thomas Piketty: The Making of a Socialist

Louise Glück’s Stark New Book Affirms Her Icy Precision

Suffering From Confounding Symptoms, a Patient Treats Himself

A Debut Novel of a Life in the Arctic, Beyond History’s Reach

Henry Kissinger and the Puzzle of the Middle East

John McWhorter Argues That Antiracism Has Become a Religion of the Left

Think You Know the 1960s? ‘The Shattering’ Asks You to Think Again.

‘The Chancellor’ Portrays Angela Merkel as a Droll Source of Sanity in a Mad World

Read It and Scream

FSG Promotes Mitzi Angel to President

History and Its Harsh Lessons Give These Graphic Novels Their Material

A Virgin Homicide as Told by the Girls She Left Behind

A Transporting and Cozy Biography of a Pottery Pioneer