Highsmith’s classic thriller mixes glamour, betrayal, self-invention and murder. What’s not to love?

As part of its recent "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" project, The New York Times Book Review is... more

Lev Grossman, author of "The Magicians" and its two sequels, joins host Gilbert Cruz to talk about writing his version... more

This week The New York Times Book Review rolled out the results of an ambitious survey it conducted to determine... more

Rita Bullwinkel’s impressive debut novel, “Headshot,” follows eight teenagers fighting in a youth women’s boxing tournament. Each chapter details a... more

The actor and director Griffin Dunne joins host Gilbert Cruz to talk about his family memoir, "The Friday Afternoon Club."

Summer is upon us and you're going to need a few books to read. Book Review editors Elisabeth Egan and... more

For many years now, Elin Hilderbrand has published a novel every summer set on the island of Nantucket. With her... more

In this spoiler-filled conversation, a panel of Book Review editors discuss Percival Everett's reworking of Mark Twain's “Adventures of Huckleberry... more

The year 1986 was notable for two big disasters: the Chernobyl nuclear accident in the Soviet Union and the explosion... more