Luke walked beside me, one hand curled around my arm, the other tapping a gentle rhythm with his white cane. We were crossing the Taj Mahal’s...
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s challenge asks you to identify a novel’s title based...
The First ‘Lady’ While later Nintendo games in the 1980s would feature stone-cold heroines like Samus, a bounty hunter in space, the series started in 1981...
A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself — or have...
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By A.O. Scott and Aliza Aufrichtig A.O. Scott is a critic at large for the Book Review. Aliza Aufrichtig is a visual journalist. March 25, 2026...
I screamed: “TRAIN!” The last of the paralysis fell from me and I began to run. Vern’s head jerked back over his shoulder. The surprise that...
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical...
PLAYMAKERS: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America, by Michael Kimmel The toy story is not a goy story. If you are American,...
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