Dread, War and Ambivalence: Literature Since the Towers Fell

The Times’s book critics reflect on how 9/11 has influenced writers and readers.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Sparks Controversy in Online Essay

The novelist’s remarks went viral after she criticized former students as well as “social-media-savvy people who are choking on sanctimony and lacking in compassion.”

11 New Books We Recommend This Week

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