Test Yourself on Early American Literature
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about literary culture. This week’s installment celebrates the popular literature and authors published in America before the Civil War began in 1861. In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer you think is correct. After the last question, you’ll find links to…
Can You Match This Text to the Right Book?
There would be a black, six-foot deep gap hacked in the hard ground. That shadow would marry this shadow, and the peculiar, yellowish soil of our locality seal the wound in the whiteness, and yet another snowfall erase the traces of newness in Joan’s grave.I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag…
Can You Name the Subjects of These Landmark Biographies?
Can You Name the Subjects of These Landmark Biographies? - The New York Times Books Update|Can You Name the Subjects of These Landmark Biographies?
Things To Do At Home
Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication.MondayCelebrate Indigenous cuisine at the “Reclamation Feast,” a seminar hosted by the Museum of Food and Drink and the Greene Space. During the 90-minute event, participants will learn to make…
Can You Identify These Short Stories Based on Their Plots?
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of literature. This week’s installment asks you to identify the titles and authors of memorable short stories and novellas — based on a simple plot description. The answer section reveals a bit more about the work from articles in the Times…
Test Yourself on These Young Adult Novels Adapted Into Films
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about books that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical productions, video games and more. This week’s challenge is focused on tween and teen novels that made the leap from the page to the screen — and some of them…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Books on American Independence?
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of books and their authors. This week’s challenge highlights nonfiction books about the American Revolution. After the last question, you’ll find a list with links to the titles highlighted in the quiz.The Book Review Quiz Bowl appears on the Books page…
Test Your Knowledge of Winter Holiday Books
In 2000’s “The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales From Around the World for the Winter Solstice,” Carolyn McVickar Edwards collects traditional stories from China, India, Africa, Europe, Polynesia and the Indigenous Americas. In the Northern Hemisphere, which day does the winter solstice usually fall on or near?
Try This Quiz on Books That Were Made Into Great Space Movies
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about books that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical productions, video games and more. This week’s challenge is focused on fiction and nonfiction works about space exploration that were adapted into popular films.Just tap or click your answers to…
Page, Stage and Screen: Can You Guess This Award-Winning Poet?
Page, Stage and Screen: Can You Guess This Award-Winning Poet? - The New York Times Books Update|Page, Stage and Screen: Can You Guess This Award-Winning Poet?
