Juan Villoro, who spent over two decades perfecting one book about Mexico City, recommends reading on the city he loves. “Mexico is too complex,” a visitor said. “It needs to be read.”
Tag: Books and Literature
The 5 Love Languages at 30
Why have they endured as a self-help phenomenon?
Review: “The Arc of a Covenant,” by Walter Russell Mead
In “The Arc of a Covenant,” Walter Russell Mead makes the case that U.S. support for the Jewish state has benefited America more than critics allow.
Read Your Way Through Reykjavík
With a reputation for having more authors per capita than any other country, Iceland is a destination for readers. Olaf Olafsson, whose most recent book is “Touch,” leads a literary stroll through its capital.
The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates
After the attack, writers and world leaders hailed Rushdie as a symbol of free expression. But the battle lines around his novel “The Satanic Verses” were never cleanly drawn.
Reckoning With Memories of Budapest
A Times journalist spent three months capturing a contemporary portrait of Hungary’s capital, where he lived for several years as a child in the early ’90s.
Salman Rushdie Attack Recalls Murder of His Japanese Translator
Hitoshi Igarashi, who translated “The Satanic Verses,” was fatally stabbed at a university near Tokyo where he taught Islamic culture. The crime remains unsolved.
What I’m Reading
An old favorite and a cli-fi future.
Read Your Way Through Cairo
Yasmine El Rashidi, a journalist and novelist, guides readers through Cairo, a city whose presence is so powerful it is “the subject, the object and the main character” of many of its writers.
The Spread of Book Banning
Explaining the increasing politicization of the book banning debate.