My Mother: The Reader I’ve Always Wanted but May Never Have
How a language barrier can both limit and liberate.
How a Tiny Literary Magazine Became a Springboard for Great Irish Writing
The Stinging Fly has helped launch several of Ireland’s most promising writers. How has a publication with 1,000 subscribers carved a niche in the Irish canon?
It’s Their Content, You’re Just Licensing it
Recent automatic updates to e-book editions of works by Roald Dahl, R.L. Stine and Agatha Christie are a reminder of who really owns your digital media.
Book Review: “The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, Book 1),” by Angie Thomas
In “The Manifestor Prophecy,” 12-year-old Nic Blake draws supernatural strength from her “Remarkable” African American forebears.
Gary Indiana Doesn’t Travel in Any Circles
The author of “Rent Boy” and “Do Everything in the Dark” reflects on a life of writing and art.
Book Review: ‘House of Cotton,’ by Monica Brashears
In her roller-coaster ride of a gothic debut novel, “House of Cotton,” Monica Brashears upends expectations at every turn.
Book Review: ‘Spoken Word,’ by Joshua Bennett
In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to reverberate.
Book Review: ‘The Wounded World,’ by Chad Williams
In “The Wounded World,” Chad Williams examines the scholar-activist’s struggle to complete a book about Black troops’ experiences during World War I.
Book Review: ‘The Peking Express’ by James M. Zimmerman
A century ago, justice-seeking bandits derailed a train in rural China and took dozens of hostages, a story unspooled by James M. Zimmerman in “The Peking Express.”
Book Review: ‘Natural Beauty,’ by Ling Ling Huang
In Ling Ling Huang’s debut, “Natural Beauty,” a woman discovers that there are horrors lurking beneath the surface of a glamorous company.
Book Review: ‘Seventy Times Seven,’ by Alex Mar
In “Seventy Times Seven,” Alex Mar traces the complex, human story of a heinous tragedy and its fallout.
Review: ‘True West: Sam Shepard’s Life, Work, and Times,’ by Robert Greenfield
“True West” is a new biography of a playwright and actor who was laconic in person but spoke volumes in his work.
Revising Classic Novels Spurs Debate About Where to Draw the Line
Agatha Christie. Roald Dahl. Ian Fleming. Classics are being reworked to remove offensive language. But some readers wonder, when does posthumous editing go too far?
For Sarah Bakewell, Nothing Human is Alien
In “Humanly Possible,” Bakewell brings her signature blend of wit and philosophical sophistication to the complex, sometimes contentious 700-year history of humanist thought.
Book Review: ‘A Fever in the Heartland,’ by Timothy Egan
In a new book, Timothy Egan traces the Klan’s expansion in the 1920s across American political and civic life. Then its leader, David C. Stephenson, committed murder.
Book Review: ‘Blanche: The Life and Times of Tennessee Williams’s Greatest Creation,’ by Nancy Schoenberger
Playing Blanche DuBois is shattering, say the actresses featured in Nancy Schoenberger’s “Blanche.” But Tennessee Williams’s most indelible character is now a figure of sympathy.
Book Review: ‘This Is Not Miami,’ by Fernanda Melchor
In a new collection, Fernanda Melchor considers not just violence but how people cope in a troubled region.
The Last Days of Beckett’s, a Smoky New York Literary Salon
They came. They drank. They staged plays and argued about Shakespeare. For dozens of up-and-coming writers, actors and artists, it was nice while it lasted.
Book Review: ‘Picasso the Foreigner,’ by Annie Cohen-Solal
As Annie Cohen-Solal shows in “Picasso the Foreigner,” the Spanish master was always under suspicion in France, simply for being not-French.
Book Review: ‘The Long Reckoning,’ by George Black
George Black’s new book, “The Long Reckoning,” describes the environmental devastation of the Vietnam War.
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