Fear and Delight: The Fiction of Shirley Jackson
Helen Oyeyemi on why the enigmatic author of “The Lottery” retains her grip on the dark side of our imaginations.
Barnes & Noble Reads
Under Heaven
A sprawling new fantasy drawn from the tumultuous dynastic history of China.
The Changeling
The latest novel from the 75-year-old Japanese Nobel Prize winner blends mystery and memory.
Operation Mincemeat
The author of Agent Zigzag reveals the true story of Britain’s most ingenious WWII espionage ploy.
Scott Turow: Innocent
Sarah Weinman interviews Scott Turow about his new novel Innocent, a long-awaited sequel to Presumed Innocent.
Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald on writing the book she wished was there when she turned forty.
My Life in Books: Molly Ringwald
Salinger, Tolstoy, Fitzgerald, and more: Molly Ringwald shares her life story through a shelf of favorite books.
Winston’s War: Churchill, 1940-1945
For all his inspiring toughness, Churchill viewed combat as a species of entertainment.
The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg
An engrossing compendium of the author’s short fiction leaves the reader wanting still more.
Muriel Spark: The Biography
A new life of the novelist reveals a life of personal struggle held in check by steely wit.
David Foster Wallace: Becoming Himself
A new book reproduces an extended encounter with an author who fascinated in his art, and his life.
The Second Sex
A new translation of the groundbreaking book that asked women to rethink everything they’d been taught.
Duff Goldman: How to Cook a Wookiee
An excerpt from The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
Matterhorn
An ambitious new novel recreates the chaos of jungle combat in Vietnam — from one who took part.
Making Toast
A family regroups, and grandparents must re-learn old roles, in Roger Rosenblatt’s touching memoir.
White Egrets
At the age of eighty, a great poet pits his voice against the encroaching shadows.
The Big Short
The author of Liars’ Poker finds the financial raiders who knew the bubble was destined to burst – and made…
The Surrendered
From the author of Native Speaker and Aloft, a story of war, tragedy and desire on an operatic scale.
The Lost Books of the Odyssey
One of the most well-known stories of European literature is shattered, and re-made anew.