After the last two weeks’ account of the horrors of Trump, I thought I’d turn to happier subjects, so I’m going to review a book by Sandy Tolan...

A new book by Phil Tinline recounts the history of a 1967 hoax and its ongoing influence as source code for antigovernment conspiracy theories.

Once a quiet, overlooked swamp, Kokomlemle’s transformation is nothing short of remarkable. Its name, curiously derived from limping frogs, hints at...

The record-breaking take on the Shakespearean tragedy might already be a smash, but it’s disappointingly muddled

The record-breaking take on the Shakespearean tragedy might already be a smash, but it’s disappointingly muddled

Hallie Rubenhold’s “Story of a Murder” chronicles a killing, featuring sex, dentures and tightrope walkers.

In a new nonfiction book, the Y.A. novelist describes the disease as a window into “the folly and brilliance and cruelty and compassion of...

In a new nonfiction book, the Y.A. novelist describes the disease as a window into “the folly and brilliance and cruelty and compassion of...

Annika Norlin’s novel, “The Colony,” follows a group of misfits in a bucolic forest. The only thing its members share is a dark past.