Martyn Lawrence Bullard swears by the look. Bullard is best known for his work as an interior designer to the stars, with projects in the homes of Kylie, Jenner, Cher, RuPaul, and Ellen Pompeo.

I want to live in this space” was my first reaction when I walked into Godmothers, the bookstore and gathering space that took Summerland — and the Internet — by storm in September. Named by Oprah ...

By Catherine Hong The Coming of the ‘Messiah’: How Handel’s Masterpiece Was Born John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political ...

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Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required time, patience and ...

Katharine Spurrier dives into the stunning selection of photographs by Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe in this new book which takes us behind the scenes of iconic designer, Yves Saint Laurent. National Trust ...

Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...

Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood. By The New York Times Books Staff Novels by Haruki Murakami and Rebecca Yarros, memoirs by Angela Merkel and Cher ...

Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel. Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, is about ...

Horror novels are a different proposition. To truly scare a reader, a book must weave a more delicate web of persuasion and misdirection, depending on the power of your imagination to fill in the ...

“Us Fools,” by Nora Lange, is a tale of two sisters living through the diseased expanse of the country’s recent history. By Eleanor Henderson Suggested reading from critics and editors at ...