In an email interview, the 2021 Nobel laureate talked about the pleasure of meeting new readers and why he writes about “unexpected kindnesses.” SCOTT HELLER What...
Life took a sudden, terrible turn when the prolific novelist and screenwriter suffered catastrophic spine damage in late 2022. In an email interview, he described how...
Around the beginning of each year, I customarily write a column about how we’ve just had the “best year ever” in the long history of humanity....
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A prank threatens a trio of women on a girls’ trip in the 15th novel by the law professor and former prosecutor. In an email interview,...
In January, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Our Evenings,” a sweeping story about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer...
When the news is one report of human suffering — or environmental degradation, or violation of democratic norms — after another, people might be forgiven for...
You don’t always need professional help to make things right after a travel snafu. Here are four ways readers got refunds and resolutions on their own.
Over the past two decades, literary fiction has become a largely female pursuit. Novels are increasingly written by women and read by women. In 2004, about...
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | How to Listen It begins with one of the most iconic lines in literature: “Many years later, as he faced...