The Stories of Jane Gardam
Jane Gardam may be the most celebrated writer that many readers barely know. Two major prizes greeted her first collection…
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Dictionary of Untranslatables
A friend once remarked that the Korean language has no word for salad. Instead, it uses saleodu, a Korean-inflected version…
The 68-Year-Old Thrill Seeker: John Waters
The “Pope of Trash” talks about hitting the road and discovering America in his hitchhiking adventure Carsick.
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century
Why one of science fiction’s most ambitious biographies proves one of its most essential.
The Golden Bowl Cracks: Laura McBride and Eleanor Brown
What’s the line between a writer’s life and a writer’s truth? Two novelists pursue the “$64,000 question.”
The Book of Unknown Americans
Crossing the U.S.-Mexican border with a family living in the Land of Opportunity’s shadows.
Under Magnolia
The author who famously moved to a sun-drenched European villa recollects her childhood in the American South.
Euphoria
A vivid new novel, born from the true story of Margaret Mead’s loves and losses in New Guinea.
No Time for Boredom: Geoff Dyer Goes to Sea
The British essayist on his U.S. Navy immersion.
All the Light We Cannot See
The lives of a blind Parisian girl and a German radio prodigy converge during the Nazi occupation of France.
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
A misanthropic dentist — and all-around skeptic — is pulled into the mystery of an ancient tribe of doubters.
The Art of the Bluff: Colson Whitehead and The Noble Hustle
A novelist goes in pursuit of risk and reward World Series of Poker.
Jo Baker & Evie Wyld: Stepping Out of the Story
Two novelists on the obsessions that give birth to fiction.
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
The New Yorker cartoonist confronts the inevitable in this graphic memoir.
George Saunders: The Kind Side
The award-winning author on Zen monks, the man in Anton Chekhov’s closet, and the commencement address that became his new…
All the Birds, Singing
A stranger’s arrival disturbs a sheep farm’s isolation.
The Vanquished Enemy: Everest Above All
An alpine journey of “howling blizzards” and awesome views, from the author of The Steady Running of the Hour.
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters: Kenneth Calhoun and Lysley Tenorio in Conversation
Kenneth Calhoun (Black Moon) and Lysley Tenorio (Monstress) of the Discover Great New Writers program on B-movies, heritage, and finales.
Marquez at Camp Liberty
When I heard that Gabriel García Márquez had died, I immediately thought of three things: the fine grit of Iraqi sand…