Patti Smith’s groundbreaking debut has influenced generations of musicians. But it took a producer four years to persuade ...

In her 2019 book Revenge of the She-Punks ... (“Birdland”) and a dream in which Jim Morrison of The Doors is bound like Prometheus on a marble slab, only to break free (“Break It Up”).

By Stefano Montali A new book by the journalist Brian Goldstone puts a spotlight on people who have jobs but no homes, whose struggles remain largely invisible. By Jennifer Szalai Hallie ...

In her 2019 book Revenge of the She-Punks, the music journalist Vivien Goldman describes Smith as “a new breed of autonomous, self-defined and uninhibited female rock star”.

But it would be wrong to attribute that entirely to misogyny. Smith may have provided a template for a new generation of musicians, but musically she existed in a category of her own; you might ...

Christopher Summerfield’s book “These Strange New Minds” offers a lucid intellectual history of AI and argues that chatbots are more than clever copycats. Joshua Hammer’s “The ...

Recent TV adaptations of Coben’s books, such as “Fool Me Once” and “Missing You,” have been Netflix blockbusters, and the hits keep coming. Coben’s latest begins when Sami Kierce ...

This week, Kristin Hannah answers our questions, what's she reading now, what would she take to a desert island, what gave her the reading bug, and what book left her cold? There are currently ...

Starring Anamaria Vartolomei and Matt Dillon, this French drama chronicles the life of the actress Maria Schneider after her traumatic experience on the set of “Last Tango in Paris.” By ...