Clark Gable reading the novel "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. One of his greatest roles was that of Rhett Butler in the MGM film adaption of the book. For history enthusiasts, historical ...

From the storied histories of landmarks like the Colosseum and the Sistine Chapel to the jaw-dropping beauty of Venice and ...

The actor Geoffrey McGivern reads at the "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" 30th anniversary event, on March 12, 2008, in London. Audiobooks offer the best of both worlds: They invite you into a ...

The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you the best historical fiction of 2025, other new books we recommend, our latest reviews, World War II novels we love, books set in the 18th ...

Ours, wrote the critic and essayist Megan O’Grady in 2019, is the golden age of historical fiction. Think of the greatest contemporary novelists, and many—Isabel Allende, Margaret Atwood, Russell ...