Columnist Max McCoy finds a companion in a character from the 1935 Sinclair Lewis novel "It Can't Happen Here." ...

John Edgar Wideman’s genre-bending autobiography chronicles not only his life, but also those of African men and women who made their way to the U.S. through the trans–Atlantic slave trade. A poignant ...

Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link’s debut novel, The Book of Love, is a fantasy that ... The undead trio (along with another mysterious spirit) must complete a series of magical tasks in ...

Six years ago, Alexander Fuller’s 21-year-old son died in his sleep. With her moving fifth memoir, Fi: A Memoir of My Son—named in honor of her late child, whose nickname was Fi—the author sets out to ...

Write to Eliana Dockterman at [email protected]. Whoopi Goldberg admits she'd leave “The View” if she had more money, says she's having 'a hard time' like many Americans ...

Set 20 years before the original books, Absolution focuses again on the Southern Reach, a secret government agency tasked with studying Area X, a stretch of Florida marsh that has been colonized by a ...

The summer after college graduation is a time of confusing transition, and it’s then that we meet Isabel, adrift and searching for meaning. In The Skunks, Fiona Warnick’s protagonist has moved ...

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What soon becomes clear, thanks to the book’s immersive structure, is that the Yangs have spent much of the last three decades falling apart only to put themselves back together again.

The Book of Love, is a fantasy that tackles sibling rivalry, complicated teen friendships, and transcendent love. Nearly a year after high schoolers Laura, Daniel, and Mo die in a tragic accident, ...

Award-winning author Dinaw Mengestu’s fourth novel, Someone Like Us, is a surreal exploration of self-discovery. Seeking solace from his floundering marriage, journalist Mamush returns to his ...

as the book’s title suggests, prefers to be called James. Everett doesn’t stray far from the major events of Twain’s novel. Instead, he creates a poignant parallel story that recontextualizes the ...