In ‘Fencing with the King,’ a search for family truths puts a woman at odds with her powerful uncle
Diana Abu-Jaber's writing is propulsive — but silkily so, wending on limber paragraphs that allow her to move with ease across a wide-ranging story about conflicted identities.
In ‘Mecca,’ Susan Straight unearths the real Southern California
Susan Straight's "Mecca" shows a Southern California that's far from the glitz of Hollywood.
Stephen King, Janelle Monáe and more: Let’s talk about speculative fiction to read this year
2022 is turning out to be a great year if you love science fiction, fantasy and horror books
Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’ has an ending that’s impossible to shake
"Verity," Colleen Hoover's best-selling thriller, is prompting heated debate about what exactly the ending means.
Lee Cole’s ‘Groundskeeping’ is an empathetic portrait of people across the political spectrum
Lee Cole’s first novel is not only the story of a young man finding his vocation as a writer but also a wrenching examination of class differences
‘The Love of My Life’ is a masterful domestic thriller with a doozy of a plot
In Rosie Walsh’s new novel, husband and wife think they know each other, but do they?
Bruce Duffy, who explored philosophers’ lives in critically praised debut novel, dies at 70
His ambitious 1987 novel about the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein and other philosophers was a literary sensation.
The rise and fall of Marie Yovanovitch, ambassador to Ukraine
Her memoir describes her long career in diplomacy and her unwitting entanglement in Donald Trump's schemes.
Her heart was broken — so she turned to science
To heal after an agonizing divorce, writer Florence Williams consulted researchers and communed with nature.
After the horror of Sandy Hook, an assault on truth began
The 2012 school shooting spawned false theories that led to harassment and violence, Elizabeth Williamson writes.