Goatskin, Tree Bark, and One Expensive Scribe: How “The King of the World’s Booksellers” Produced Manuscripts

Goatskin, Tree Bark, and One Expensive Scribe: How “The King of the World’s Booksellers” Produced Manuscripts

Ross King on the Laborious Process of Bookmaking in the 15th Century

By Ross King | April 13, 2021

Cuomo staffers were (illegally) asked to work on Cuomo's memoir as part of their government jobs.

Cuomo staffers were (illegally) asked to work on Cuomo's memoir as part of their government jobs.

By Walker Caplan | April 12, 2021

Announcing Ottessa Moshfegh's next novel, <em>Lapvona</em>, coming next summer.

Announcing Ottessa Moshfegh's next novel, Lapvona, coming next summer.

By Emily Temple | April 12, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 12th to April 16th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 12th to April 16th

Featuring Maaza Mengiste, Namwali Serpell, Kaitlyn Greenidge,
and More 

By Rasheeda Saka | April 12, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | April 9, 2021

Time to rewatch this iconic performance of <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em>.

Time to rewatch this iconic performance of Where the Wild Things Are.

By Dan Sheehan | April 9, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Here's the shortlist for NYPL's 2021 Young Lions Fiction award.

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2021

Here are the literary Guggenheim Fellows of 2021.

By Walker Caplan | April 8, 2021

Deesha Philyaw has won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

By Walker Caplan | April 6, 2021

Watch this endearingly low-budget Soviet TV adaptation of <em>Lord of the Rings</em>.

Watch this endearingly low-budget Soviet TV adaptation of Lord of the Rings.

By Vanessa Willoughby | April 6, 2021

Elizabeth Strout's next novel is coming this fall.

Elizabeth Strout's next novel is coming this fall.

By Walker Caplan | April 6, 2021

James McBride has won the inaugural Gotham Book Prize for literature that celebrates NYC.

James McBride has won the inaugural Gotham Book Prize for literature that celebrates NYC.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2021

Here are the winners of the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | April 2, 2021

The Cuomo administration has finally released information about his bizarre book deal.

The Cuomo administration has finally released information about his bizarre book deal.

By Walker Caplan | April 1, 2021

11 honest ways that actually describe the value of a book deal.

11 honest ways that actually describe the value of a book deal.

By Jonny Diamond | April 1, 2021

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