Blanche Knopf built the reputation of the legendary publisher, but her name was left off the masthead.

Olivia Laing's new book traces the creative power of being alone through the lives of artists.

Cleary's books may feel outdated today, but their appeal lives on.

The tenants and landlords in Matthew Desmond's new book are caught in a vicious cycle.

Journalist Óscar Martínez’s new book resembles war reporting with a cinematic flair.

In the fifth volume of “My Struggle,” contemporary Norway comes into view at last.

Laura Secor's new book traces the embattled history of the Islamic Left in Iran.

Calvin Trillin's "Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?" is the latest in a long artistic tradition.

The number of female bylines is up, but new data analysis shows that women authors are still stereotyped in book reviews.

How a group of divers found a piece of history.

The haphazard origins of American gun culture.

Concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk was tried for a crime he didn't commit, before his true role in the Holocaust was exposed.

He made thousands of obsessive drawings of butterflies—but do they help us read his novels?

Louis Begley reflects on a writing career, begun at age 56.

A Jewish refugee in occupied France, Moritz Scheyer was sheltered by nuns.

The author of 'The Kiss' returns with essays about a difficult upbringing.

For much of the century, traditional "family values" have been more myth than reality.

Her new story collection 'What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours' is fascinatingly twisted and imperfect.