Arts Jun 21

The world of YA is “finally giving LGBTQ+ teens the literature they deserve," New York Public Library’s manager of young adult programs said.

Arts Jun 18

When N.K. Jemisin began writing “The Fifth Season,” the first of a trilogy of sci-fi books, she knew that she would start the story with the end of the world.

Arts Jun 12

N.K. Jemisin, author of award-winning fantasy novel "The Fifth Season," says her frustration and anger over the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer "shaped the story, widened the scope."…

Arts Jun 11

For decades, bands like Testify had been largely underground, but their music has become more visible.

Arts Jun 03

Prison language, or language created by inmates while incarcerated, has a long and vivid history, and is likely as old as the modern prison itself.

Arts Jun 03

Our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is N.K. Jemisin's "The Fifth Season." Here are some questions to guide your reading.

Arts May 31

A new crop of writers have sought to depict what a future world might look like if humans don’t do something.

Arts May 30

In N.K. Jemisin's Hugo Award-winning fantasy novel "The Fifth Season," the world is menaced by environmental catastrophe, and its inhabitants struggle to survive.

Arts May 23

If you're longing to be transported, here are some recommendations from "Now Read This" book club members.

Arts May 20

"Classics are classic because all of us are always living the same old stories and dynamics, always enacting the same old characters and themes," writes Daniel Mendelsohn, author of "An Odyssey," which revisits the ancient Greek epic poem.