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In their new collections, Mosab Abu Toha and Najwan Darwish share unvarnished views of destruction, displacement and loss.

The “Nosferatu” actor and the writer discuss solitude, self-editing and the playfulness of their work.

In her memoir, the former German chancellor reflects on her political rise and defends her record as the outlook for her country turns grim.

The first two episodes will be shown at a film festival in Havana that was long championed by Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian novelist who wrote the book.

Sometimes a spoon is just a spoon.

Our columnist on new thrillers by Christopher Bollen, M.W. Craven and Marie Tierney.

Her own rags-to-riches story mirrored those of many of her resilient heroines, and her dozens of novels helped her amass a fortune of $300 million.

A poet, scholar and literary critic, she turned a feminist lens on 19th-century writers like Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë, creating a feminist classic.

The comedian Youngmi Mayer is fearless on TikTok, about her Korean American identity and foodie culture. In a new memoir, she explains laughing while crying.

Orhan Pamuk’s illustrated notebooks lead us to the great writer’s mind, then ask us to remain outside.