The best-selling author Gillian McAllister recommends novels that blend escapist settings with pulse-pounding intrigue and bloody murder. By Gillian McAllister A new book by Samuel Moyn argues that ...

A new book by Samuel Moyn argues that the country has become an “oldigarchy,” in which wealth and power are hoarded by the elderly. By Jennifer Szalai Now that Sandra Boynton’s books have crossed ...

When William conquered England, he had a limited knowledge of people’s wealth and property in the country. He was concerned about potential invasions and attacks from enemies, and needed to raise ...

June 23, 2026 • Facts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day in the newsroom, many of our journalists head home and escape into novels of all types.