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Exploring the Secret History of New York’s Most Influential Music Venues

An interview with Jesse Rifkin, author of “This Must Be the Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City”

John Yau on the Changes He's Witnessed in the Art World

His thoughtful new book offers a new lens on contemporary art

A New Cocktail Book Wants You to Drink With the Seasons

“The Seasonal Cocktail” makes a case for farmers market produce in shrubs, syrups and infusions

Did a Cult Hide in Plain Sight for Several Decades in New York City?

Alexander Stille, author of “The Sullivanians,” on secret histories, therapeutic turf wars and what makes something a cult

Are Scammers Using AI to Sell Bad Travel Guides on Amazon?

It's getting easier to scam travel guide buyers online

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This August

From engaging biographies to trips to distant landscapes — and beyond

“Hell on Wheels” Is a Nostalgic Look at ’70s and ’80s NYC Subway Life

Willy Spiller's photography book is celebrating a third edition. Perhaps the secret to its appeal is the unexpected message it contains about a grittier bygone era.

This New Edition of a Hunter S. Thompson Collection Has More Metallica In the Mix

Lars Ulrich wrote the introduction for a new edition of "Screwjack"

A New Book Chronicles Life in an F-35 Cockpit During Wartime

We sourced an excerpt from "F-35: The Inside Story of the Lightning II"

A Fried Chicken Expert Shares Her Family Recipe for Wings

Susan Jung was the longtime food and drinks editor for the "South China Morning Post"

Johanna Stickland on Intimacy, Photography and Inspiration

The artist’s new show, PRISM, opens on July 20

An Excerpt From Ethan Scheiner's "Freedom to Win"

This new book revisits a tense political moment — and the hockey players at its center

DC Is the Best Bookstore City in the United States

It has every type of independent bookstore. Here's where to go.

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This July

Absorbing fiction, thoughts on baseball and a whole lot more