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“In Search of Now,” “Nothing Random,” “Of Loss and Lavender,” and “No Way Home.”
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“In Search of Now,” “Nothing Random,” “Of Loss and Lavender,” and “No Way Home.”
“John of John,” “Body Double,” “The Rolling Stones,” and “Unvaccinated Under God.”
“Safe Passage,” “Cave Mountain,” “See You on the Other Side,” and “Almost Life.”
“In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man,” “True Color,” “Half His Age,” and “Under Water.”
“Into the Wood Chipper,” “Transcendence for Beginners,” “Paradiso 17,” and “The Monuments of Paris.”
“The Power of Life,” “How It Feels to Be Alive,” “Go Gentle,” and “Exemplary Humans.”
“Korean Messiah,” “Small Town Girls,” “Underlake,” and “August, September, October.”
The ironies that affix themselves to the life and literature of Larry McMurtry are best exemplified by the title of his autobiographical meditation on storytelling, Walter Benjamin...
Ben Lerner’s dazzling new novel, Transcription, plays variations on the conflicts and bonds that are felt among three generations.
Two releases about troubled couples meet a broader cultural moment of questioning what the institution is good for—and what new arrangements might replace it.
In “The Hill,” a daughter comes of age through visits to her imprisoned mother, inheriting the afterlife of a youthful radicalism that shattered her family.
One of the biggest books of the year weaves a tale of financial peril—but a review of court documents complicates the narrative.
The novelist discusses works of fiction that draw from the people one knows—often, to controversial effect.
Though heavy on pastimes and scholarly pursuits, Michael Anton’s latest anthology of essays is not a vain book.Continue reading on Medium »
The departure of Hanya Yanagihara and a redesign of the Sunday magazine have put a spotlight on the paper’s stand-alone publications.
New books by Roland Betancourt, Ananda Devi, Patrick Radden Keefe, Ben Lerner, Jay McInerney, Chelsey Minnis, and Francesc Tosquelles.
Wolfgang Koeppen’s “trilogy of failure,” written from 1951 to 1954, is a sprawling, polyphonic portrait of a physically and morally shattered country.
Readers respond to E. Tammy Kim’s article about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Nicholas Lemann’s report about the Trump Administration’s attack on higher education, and...
Plus: the radiant pop of MUNA, the visceral paintings of Juanita McNeely, a “Beaches” musical, and more.
Readers respond to Sarah Stillman’s piece about the detention of migrant children, Patrick Radden Keefe’s investigation into car-insurance fraud in New Orleans, and Ronan Farrow an...
The English department I hoped to join had two tenure-track jobs going that year, and one of them looked straightforward enough. They needed a medievalist, someone to do Chaucer an...
Cult author Nancy Lemann’s first novel in 20 years feels very familiar.
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