Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

Samuel Dameus, a Haitian filmmaker born in Cap-Haitien, decided to film at the construction site of the Ouanaminthe canal ...

The men, who planned to recruit homeless people for the invasion, took Haitian Creole classes and one enrolled in the U.S.

In just over a decade, enslaved Haitians turned the richest colony in the French empire into the first Black republic through ...

From North Carolina to Washington state, here are the 33 places that combine spectacular food and good times—because it’s the ...

Director Michael Schultz with 'Krush Groove' and 'The Last Dragon,' Gia Coppola with 'Hearts of Darkness' and the ...

While all change is brought about by action, it's important to take a look at the films that have highlighted real and ...

From frequent collaborators like Tom Hanks to up-and-comers like Maya Hawke, here's how Ken Burns get Hollywood to voice his documentaries.

Laura Linney is among the huge A-list cast, but she’s not playing Giamatti’s wife Abigal Adams this time — Claire Danes is.

Considering the expansiveness of this historic campaign and its global effects, it's no wonder it took 12 hours to retell its story. "The American Revolution was the first war ever fought proclaiming ...