Every week, critics and editors at The New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable new releases, from literary fiction and serious nonfiction to thrillers, romance novels ...

Jay Ellis stars as an American rapper who falls for his Afghan interpreter at an Army base in Charles Randolph-Wright’s new play.

Marilynn Christine Duke, aged 61, passed away on June 29, 2025, in Dover, Pennsylvania. Born on February 14, 1964, Marilynn was a beacon of light, ...

Michael Arden's Tony-winning revival of "Parade," Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's musical about the 1913 trial of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager accused and convicted of a heinous crime ...

Book excerpt: How the Dutch and English reached a deal for the peaceful transfer of New Netherland Author Russell Shorto, in his book “Taking Manhattan,” described the negotiations between Dutch ...