You Can’t Avoid Death, but You Can Make It Easier
In Karolina Waclawiak’s novel “Life Events,” a “death doula” struggles to detach from her patients.
In ‘Luster,’ Young Black Women Feel Uneasy in a White American Home
Raven Leilani’s debut novel follows an interracial, intergenerational affair as it leads to an unusual redefinition of family.
Coming of Age Amid the Troubles
In “Inventory,” Darran Anderson sorts through the objects and memories of his 1980s Northern Ireland adolescence.
‘The Lost Pianos of Siberia,’ and the Lost Individuals Who Played Them
Sophy Roberts goes on a quest for a rare instrument, and discovers a vast, uncharted history along the way.
The Many Varieties of Donald Trump
Three new books analyze what the Trump presidency has meant for American politics and American society.
How Hitler Took the World Into War
Benjamin Carter Hett’s “The Nazi Menace” examines the path to World War II and German responsibility.
Why the Mueller Investigation Failed
Jeffrey Toobin’s “True Crimes and Misdemeanors” examines the battle over the Mueller report and how Donald Trump prevailed.
A Year After Toni Morrison's Death, Her Visions Of Love Stay With Us
Love is central to the work of Toni Morrison — she brought love to her examinations of Black life, and love itself was her enduring subject. But love isn't always a good or joyous thing in her work.
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In 'Afterland,' A World (Mostly) Without Men: Questions For Lauren Beukes
Lauren Beukes' new novel is set in a near future where a virus has killed off most of the men on Earth, and one woman is racing to free her young, immune son from the government and get him to safety.
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‘The Death of Vivek Oji,’ by Akwaeke Emezi: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Death of Vivek Oji,” by Akwaeke Emezi
A Sister Explores Her Sibling's Mysterious Death In 'The Book Of Atlantis Black'
Betsy Bonner presents her sister with love, but also with honesty; she is the storyteller, but Atlantis Black is the story, the mystery, the victim, sometimes the perpetrator and always the question.
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Hit Hard by Recession, an Irish Family Faces a Bitter Struggle
Caoilinn Hughes’s novel “The Wild Laughter” considers the catastrophic effects of the fall of the Celtic Tiger.
What Parents Leave Behind When They Die
Jill McCorkle’s “Hieroglyphics” examines the end of life through the stories of an aging couple and a tragic murder trial.
'Luster' Combines Nicely Tailored Prose With A Stinging Sense Of Humor
Raven Leilani's novel centers on a young woman with a free-range libido who dreams of being a painter. Luster is a crackling debut about sex, art and the inescapable workings of race.
A Troubled Artist’s Death Proves as Unknowable as Her Life
In “The Book of Atlantis Black,” Betsy Bonner attempts to solve the mysterious fate of her troubled, enigmatic older sister.
'Every Bone' Speaks In This Painful, Beautiful Debut Novel
Ashley Blooms' novel follows ten-year-old Misty, who can speak to everything around her — even the mice in the walls answer back. But she doesn't have words for what her friend has done to her.
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Love Triumphs Over Death In 'The Death Of Vivek Oji'
Akwaeke Emezi's new novel begins with a death; it adopts the form — but not the spirit — of traditional crime fiction, glorying in some of the genre's conventions while slyly subverting them.
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‘Wandering in Strange Lands,’ by Morgan Jerkins: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Wandering in Strange Lands,” by Morgan Jerkins
‘Life of a Klansman,’ by Edward Ball: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Life of a Klansman,” by Edward Ball
The Reporter Who Told the World About the Bomb
“Fallout,” by Lesley M.M. Blume, recounts how John Hersey revealed the devastating toll of the atomic bomb on the citizens of Hiroshima.
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