Cass Elliot’s Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better.

Thursday, May 09, 2024 - 1:40 PM

The Mamas & the Papas singer was known for her wit, her voice and her skill as a connector. For 50 years, a rumor has overshadowed her legacy.

C.J. Sansom, Mystery Novelist Drawn to Tudor England, Dies at 71

Friday, May 03, 2024 - 8:16 PM

He wrote a popular series of books revolving around a hunchbacked detective, Shardlake, whose troubles echo the author’s experiences of childhood bullying.

Climate Doom Is Out. ‘Apocalyptic Optimism’ Is In.

Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 1:18 PM

Focusing on disaster hasn’t changed the planet’s trajectory. Will a more upbeat approach show a way forward?

Cynthia Nixon Knows What Poem She Wants Read at Her Funeral

Saturday, March 23, 2024 - 12:53 PM

“I love ‘I heard a Fly buzz — when I died,’” said the actress, currently performing Off Broadway in “The Seven Year Disappear.” “That one gets me every time.”

Cristina Henríquez Sails the Panama Canal

Tuesday, March 05, 2024 - 3:03 AM

In her new novel, “The Great Divide,” Cristina Henríquez tells the story of the forgotten lives behind the construction of the engineering marvel that cut a path between continents.

Confronting What It Means to Be Black in America Through Faith and Art

Monday, February 26, 2024 - 11:21 AM

For three decades, the iconographer Mark Doox has explored anti-Blackness in America and in the church — work that has culminated in his book, “The N-Word of God.”

Charles V. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 1:08 PM

He popularized the term “institutional racism" and, with Stokely Carmichael, wrote a book in 1967 that was seen as a radical manifesto.

Charles Sallis, 89, Dies; Upended the Teaching of Mississippi History

Monday, February 19, 2024 - 11:54 AM

He collaborated on a textbook so unsparing in its review of the state’s grim past that it was barred from schools almost as soon as it appeared.

Crafting an Aboriginal Reality Out of History, Myth, and the Spiritual Realm

Sunday, February 04, 2024 - 8:51 AM

Alexis Wright, an Indigenous Australian author, writes epic novels in which many voices clamor to be heard.

C.J. Box Isn’t Afraid to Wrangle With Issues Close to Home

Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 3:01 AM

The creator of two mystery series has the latitude — and the attitude — to address matters other writers wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.

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