‘Forbidden City’ gives voice to a history meant to be buried
Vanessa Hua’s masterful novel tells the story of women whose lives were essentially erased by the Cultural Revolution in China.
How DJ Screw put Houston hip-hop on the map
In his new book, “DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution,” author Lance Scott Walker charts how DJ Screw developed his trademark sound.
Michael Jackson and Bob Fosse owe their moves to a man called Bubbles
John W. Bubbles was the father of rhythm tap, but the dancer is little known. A new biography explores his life and contribution to the arts.
New novels take old favorites for a spin
"Elektra," "Darling Girl" and "How to Be Eaten" reimagine Greek myth, "Peter Pan" and various fairy tale characters.
Kim Stanley Robinson’s love letter to the wilderness
The acclaimed science-fiction writer turns his hand to nature writing in a book that’s part hiking journal, part history lesson
Roger Angell, editor, baseball writer at the New Yorker, dies at 101
As fiction editor, he helped mold the stories of generations of writers. As a sportswriter, he was enshrined in the writers’ wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Printing fake news, this editor helped push America into World War I
Providence Journal editor John Revelstoke Rathom also had a fake biography, writes journalist Mark Arsenault.
Deborah Birx’s unseen fight to stop Trump’s covid falsehoods
The former White House coronavirus official recalls using subversion and subterfuge to get the truth out.
How the naval battles of World War II reshaped the global order
There were six great naval powers before the war, writes historian Paul Kennedy; afterward, there was just one.
Squabbling Democrats, scheming Republicans and a democracy in danger
In this tale of two parties, it's the worst of times for American democracy.