In ‘The Committed,’ Viet Thanh Nguyen continues his Pulitzer Prize-winning story
Grove; Photo by BeBe Jacobs
The follow-up to “The Sympathizer” finds a former Vietnamese spy working as a drug dealer in Paris.
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The action-packed saga ‘Monkey King: Journey to the West’ gets a modern take
A new abridged translation by Julia Lovell reveals the delights — and flaws — of the classic Chinese tale
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Patricia Engel’s ‘Infinite Country’ focuses on the psychological pain of a family split apart
At its best, Engel’s novel interrogates the idea of American exceptionalism through the story of a Colombian couple and their three children.
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‘Tom Stoppard: A Life’ documents the professional successes and glamorous social life of a storied playwright
Hermione Lee follows Stoppard through more than 80 years in meticulous detail.
Lawrence Otis Graham, author who examined prejudice and privilege in Black America, dies at 59
An Ivy-educated lawyer, he wrote several books that made him one of the foremost commentators of the 1990s on race and class in the United States.
- Perspective
The time is right to cancel Dr. Seuss’s racist books
Anyone shocked by the cancellation of six Dr. Seuss books hasn’t been paying attention.
10 books to read in March
Amanda Gorman’s viral inaugural poem hits shelves, as does Walter Isaacson’s latest.
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In Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun,’ a robot tries to make sense of humanity
Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in 2017 is a delicate, haunting story, steeped in sorrow and hope.
Jeff Kinney’s six-foot pool skimmers and the evolution of pandemic-era children’s book author events
Authors have had to get creative to connect with young readers, both in person and online.
Anne Lamott reflects on the popularity of her spiritual books and how she became ‘a pretty decent writer’
Lamott’s 12th faith-based essay collection, “Dusk Night Dawn,” spins self-deprecating ruminations into manna for the majority.
Critics
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- ReviewOld mysteries and adventure stories deliver a dose of Grand Guignol theatricality and nonstop comic-book action
- Review‘Sybille Bedford’ is a gossipy appreciation of an oft-overlooked literary great
- ReviewFrom the author of ‘Morning Has Broken,’ magical tales perfect for Valentine’s Day
