His first book, The Road Ahead, published during the rapid rise of the internet in the mid-1990s, was packed with so many predictions that some were destined to be wildly off the mark.

Pop culture has embraced hackers with hit TV shows like “Mr. Robot,” and movies like “Leave the World Behind.” But perhaps ...

Christopher Wilton-Steer A version of this article appears in print on July 27, 2025, Page 22 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Up Close / ‘The Silk Road,’ by Christopher Wilton-Steer.

I just finished Aarathi Prasad's new book, Silk. The author, a molecular geneticist, and bioarcheologist raised in the Caribbean, wore silk saris all her youth. Her book explains silk's origins ...

What To Know About ‘Silk Road’ Drug Marketplace Founder Pardoned By Trump. Law enforcement said Ulbricht created the “most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace” on the internet ...