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Finishing “The Portrait of a Lady” leaves the author of “Old Crimes,” a new story collection, “a little more confident.” Meanwhile, Rod Serling has a place on her shelves.

Emily Cockayne’s “Penning Poison,” a history of anonymous letters, reveals the ways we’ve been torturing one another, verbally, for centuries.

New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish.

The fate of Harvard’s president is the latest evidence of a deep crisis in American academia.

We asked experts in psychology, nutrition and body image for their top picks.

Utah is a place of paradoxes, full of terrible beauty and complicated history. The writer Terry Tempest Williams recommends books to help you explore the state’s many facets.

A look at the Trump-DeSantis rivalry, a witty tribute to “Murder on the Orient Express,” a memoir of open marriage and an epic Swedish novel in verse, among others.

When “I’m sorry for your loss” isn’t going to cut it, young readers might find solace, and solidarity, in story time.

In “The Other Side,” the art critic Jennifer Higgie explores artists who found self-expression through different media — and mediums.

In “How to Be a Renaissance Woman,” the historian Jill Burke explores the aesthetic expectations of an era — and just how they were achieved. (Recipes included.)