THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘Which One of These is the Real Sam Alman?

When the New York Avant-Garde Started a Revolution

In “Everything Is Now,” J. Hoberman recreates the theater, film and music scenes that helped fuel the cultural storm of the ’60s.

The Book Cover Trend You’re Seeing Everywhere

Take a genteel painting, maybe featuring a swooning woman. Add iridescent neon type for a shock to the system. And thank (or blame) Ottessa Moshfegh for getting there early.

On the Silk Road, Traces of Once Bustling Intercontinental Trade

A new book of photographs captures the landscapes, buildings and faces along the route that once conveyed untold wealth between Europe and China.