Read Your Way Around Los Angeles
Héctor Tobar is a son of Los Angeles, a city of “perpetual cultural mixing.” Here, he guides readers through the books and writers that cut through the city’s layers.
Journalist Resigns From Board After PEN America Cancels Russian Writers Panel
Masha Gessen stepped down following the free expression group’s decision to cancel an event at its World Voices Festival after Ukrainian writers threatened to boycott.
Amy Silverstein, Who Chronicled a Life of Three Hearts, Dies at 59
In two memoirs, magazine articles and a Times essay, she recounted the joys and miseries of living as a double transplant recipient.
You Don’t Need to Speak Another Language to Love a Bilingual Edition
Treat language as a Jenga tower, moving its pieces but preserving its structure.
Book Review: ‘Glassworks,’ by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
In her debut novel, “Glassworks,” Olivia Wolfgang-Smith follows multiple generations of a family over the course of a century, as they struggle to discover and define themselves.
Book Review: ‘Yellowface,’ by R.F. Kuang
In “Yellowface,” R.F. Kuang satirizes the publishing industry with a tale of a struggling writer who passes off her recently deceased friend’s book as her own.
The Rise of FTX, and Sam Bankman-Fried, Was a Great Story. Its Implosion Is Even Better.
About a year after the author Michael Lewis began to shadow Bankman-Fried, the founder of the crypto exchange FTX, Bankman-Fried was arrested. As the story evolved, Lewis has had a front-row seat to the drama.
Book Review: ‘Thinning Blood,’ by Leah Myers
In “Thinning Blood,” Leah Myers mixes genres to explore her tribal heritage.
Book Review: ‘The Postcard,’ by Anne Berest
“The Postcard,” by Anne Berest, tells the story of the author’s family members who died at Auschwitz in 1942.
Book Review: ‘The Garden of Seven Twilights,’ by Miquel de Palol
“The Garden of Seven Twilights,” by Miquel de Palol, is a vast novel of ideas masquerading as a novel of suspense.
An Unsigned Postcard Named Four Family Members Who Died in the Holocaust. Why?
The mysterious card, from 2003, is at the center of Anne Berest’s book, which is part detective story, part examination of French attitudes toward Judaism.
Book Review: ‘Fortune’s Bazaar,’ by Vaudine England
In “Fortune’s Bazaar,” Vaudine England rejects a tale-of-two-cities approach to the history of Hong Kong’s colonization, embracing the in-between lives of those who made it.
Book Review: ‘Berlin,’ by Bea Setton
In Bea Setton’s debut novel, “Berlin,” a 26-year-old protagonist moves into a German flat that is mysteriously attacked.
Book Review: ‘Easily Slip Into Another World,’ by Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill’s memoir unfolds from his maddening wartime experience to his boundary-pushing musical career.
Book Review: ‘Close to Home,’ by Michael Magee
In Michael Magee’s visceral debut novel, “Close to Home,” a young man commits an assault that jeopardizes his plans for the future.
Book Review: ‘Orphan Bachelors,’ by Fae Myenne Ng; ‘Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City,’ by Jane Wong
Fae Myenne Ng’s “Orphan Bachelors” recalls her coming of age in midcentury San Francisco; Jane Wong’s “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City” recalls hers in 1980s and ’90s New Jersey.
Book Review: ‘Fatherland,’ by Burkhard Bilger
In “Fatherland,” Burkhard Bilger sifts through his German grandfather’s confounding identities — teacher, soldier, party chief, traitor.
Book Review: “The Bathysphere Book,” by Brad Fox
In “The Bathysphere Book,” Brad Fox chronicles the fascinating Depression-era ocean explorations of William Beebe.
Book Review: ‘Undaunted,’ by Brooke Kroeger
“Undaunted,” Brooke Kroeger’s new history of women in journalism, tracks the victories, setbacks and pathbreaking careers that have marked the decades-long fight for gender parity in the field.
Samantha Irby Knows How to Trick You Into Thinking She’s Cool
The author of the new book “Quietly Hostile” is a fan of listening to Paul Mooney records, rereading “Gone Girl” and watching guys arguing about sports.
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