The Critic’s Notebook

The week in culture.

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Books

The latest releases, from novels to memoirs, history to poetry.

Art

Exhibitions to see in New York and beyond.

Music

Concerts, albums, and news from the music scene.

recent editions of the critic’s notebook

  • What’s the story?

    On the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.

  • The Critic’s Notebook

    On Bedouin poetry, London, “Lost New York,” Fifth Avenue & more from the world of culture.

  • Hypnotic baths

    On “Pat Adams: Works from the 1950s and ’60s” at Alexandre Gallery, New York.