Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

In 2022, a report on the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program from the House of Representatives found several of the SBA’s biggest processors and application screeners approved tens of billions of ...

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

A new picture book, based on Sam Cooke’s iconic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” is set to publish this year via Little Bee ...

Write what you know.” For John Counts, that’s a fascinating journey: Sipping pop in northern Michigan bars as a child while ...

The august scholar has two Pulitzer Prizes and a National Humanities Medal. In “The Stained Glass Window,” he seeks to ...

Angus is a nice, intelligent boy, a little odd — sometimes he wears capes — but with a good heart. He’s forgetful. The opening line of the story is “Anybody can forget to wear shoes to school…. It’s ...

Mary Vinson, the artist and author born without a name, didn't learn how to read or write until she was in her 50s.