"Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' is so allusive and is so informed by everything from the book of Genesis to Milton to scientific ... studies of electricity to, you know, all of these crazy things.

A warm, companionable book split into two long sequences ... these poems can be subtly allusive. I spotted borrowed lines from Sam Selvon’s fiction, Lord Kitchener’s music, and The Barking ...

Minoo Dinshaw’s outstanding book follows their fates In May 1642 ... Dinshaw’s prose is studied and allusive in equal measure: I was thoroughly drawn into the concentric circles of conspiracy ...

In his straightforward approach, Thibaudet adopted swift tempos and largely avoided undo lingering. At times one wanted more ...

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What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

A new year means new books to look forward to, and 2025 already promises a bounty — from the first volume of Bill Gates’s memoirs to a new novel by the reigning Nobel laureate, Han Kang ...

Here are T&C's picks for the best books of January 2024. Perle Mesta was one of the most famous socialites of midcentury America. She was close to three presidents—Harry Truman, Dwight ...

Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...

Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been devastated by the digital age “Elita” is a novel ...