William Blake’s “The Clod & the Pebble” is a dialogue on tenderness and cruelty in three short stanzas. Read it with our critic A.O. Scott, and then play a game to memorize it. By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...

“Miracle Children” details how a Louisiana school exploited the demand for stories of Black trauma. By Kevin Carey In a new book, C. Thi Nguyen looks to his personal passions — from video games to ...

Books ahoy! The new year promises adventures, escapes, and mind-bending delights for bibliophiles of all stripes. For fiction lovers, there’s George Saunders’ wild ride of a second novel, Ann Patchett ...