The Kakeya set—named for its discoverer Sōichi Kakeya—was complicated by a subsequent mathematician named Abram Samoilovitch ...

A new proof solves the “Kakeya conjecture” in three dimensions, opening up a new set of possibilities for mathematics, from computer science to cryptography ...

Jamie Hood’s account of the three times she was raped in two years, Trauma Plot, shows her to be both a sharp critic and a superb memoirist ...

In the 416-page book, the beloved cultural icon writes about her remarkable personal and professional journey — from a difficult childhood in Connecticut to meeting and marrying the love of her ...

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First, you wake up in the middle of the night at exactly 1:11 a.m. The next thing you know, you see 111 on a license plate during your commute. While some psychic mediums claim unique meanings for ...

Those lines, which he famously read publicly wearing high heels, his face painted with a hammer and sickle, during a Communist Party rally in Santiago in 1986, have new resonance today. An ...

A new literary quiz lands on the Books page each week and you can match wits with previous puzzles in the Book Review Quiz Bowl archive. The circle of friends, all in starter jobs and trying to ...

Some books have the power to leave a lasting impact on readers, drawing them into unforgettable stories and characters that linger in the mind long after the last page is turned. Here are eight ...

Centering mostly on rabbis and their wayward, modernity-seeking children, the novel — a melancholy book that also happens to be hopelessly, miraculously, unremittingly funny — offers an ...