“I See You’ve Called in Dead” follows a middle-aged depressive who rediscovers life’s joys, with a little help from his friends. Steve Oney’s engaging and deeply reported “On Air ...

Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said ...

By The New York Times Books Staff In his new book, David Szalay offers unvarnished scenes from a lonely, rags-to-riches life. By Dwight Garner Two new books use divergent styles to look at mind ...

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 ...

The history of chess is riddled with missed opportunities. Owing to a combination of bad timing, bad faith and bad luck, such all-time greats as Poland’s Akiba Rubinstein and Estonia’s Paul ...

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One of the first to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who told TASS state news agency ... The iconic Cold War duel has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries and films. Most ...

One of the first to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who told TASS state news agency ... The iconic Cold War duel has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries and films. Most ...

One of the first to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who told TASS state news ... The iconic Cold War duel has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries and films.