When poetry editor Lou Peacock compiled A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Each Day of the Year, she chose Rita Dove’s “The First Book” to be the entry for January 1. The poem describes what it’s like ...
The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about. Credit...The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Every year, we at the Book Review write about hundreds of books. Some ...