A new book reveals the hidden history of the Mayflower and its passengers.

The author of Ghost Soldiers tracks the astonishing trail of the assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sue Miller's novel puts old friends on a collision course.

Anne Carson recollects her brother in a remarkable elegy.

Salinger, Tolstoy, Fitzgerald, and more: Molly Ringwald shares her life story through a shelf of favorite books.

Short tales of the alien landscape within from an award-winning writer.

An introduction to each and every one of Shakespeare's plays, offered by one of their most sensitive readers.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is a literary titan. But why?

In the first installment of Stanza her new column on poets and poetry, Tess Taylor surveys shoots of verse from the month of new growth.

For all his inspiring toughness, Churchill viewed combat as a species of entertainment.

The award-winning novelist spins a tale of mismatched master and servant, lost in America.

An engrossing compendium of the author's short fiction leaves the reader wanting still more.

A new life of the novelist reveals a life of personal struggle held in check by steely wit.

Naked Lunch at 50: Does Burroughs’ classic of cut-up lit add up?

A new account of the war that began the modern era in Europe. Read more...

A poet's death sparks a meditation on fiction, longing, and solitude.

A novelist's unique investigation into the mysteries of brain and body.

The award-winning philosopher and writer on science branches out with a unique work of fiction.

A self-consciously tangled work of fiction follows a labyrinthine path in pursuit of the nature of love. Read more...

A new translation of the groundbreaking book that asked women to rethink everything they'd been taught.