To become the mother I wanted to be, I had to let my parents go
An excerpt from Kristen Millares Young’s "Desire Lines" on marriage, motherhood and renewal
My library card has saved me $1,330 — and I want more
Chicago Public Library tells patrons exactly what they’ve saved. I’m obsessed with running up the score
The colonial reckoning “The English Patient” adaptation couldn’t capture
"But Have You Read the Book?" revisits the adaptation of "English Patient" which favored romance over history
How Holden Caulfield became a performative male
Gen Z has context about "The Catcher in the Rye" that earlier generations lacked — but even less empathy
How owning books became everybody’s business
The number of books you have, and the way you shelve them, invites judgment
“The Wilder Way” finds freedom beyond the comfort zone
Eva zu Beck's memoir is a passport to an authentic and adventurous life
The real genius of Lorne Michaels isn’t comedy — it’s judgment
Susan Morrison's biography offers the fullest portrait yet of the elusive creator of "Saturday Night Live"
The Beatles’ biggest turning points come alive in two new books
The Beatles' biggest turning points come alive in "A Hard Day's Night" and "The Beatles by Jim Marshall"
“The Tell” never told the whole story
The legal drama around Amy Griffin’s memoir reveals the role of power and wealth in building a bestseller
Colin Kaepernick knows what kneeling cost — and he’d do it again
In "Perilous Fight" Colin Kaepernick doesn’t need permission to stand up for Black people