A new study by the novelist and scholar Namwali Serpell subjects the Nobel laureate’s work to rigorous inspection — with thrilling results. By Wesley Morris In “Leaving Home,” the writer and ...

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag ...

The couple appeared cozy while being photographed inside The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.