Book Review: ‘In Search of a Kingdom,’ by Laurence Bergreen
Story Collection Puts A Ghostly Spin On Digital 'Reality'
Cell phones, social media and smart houses feature prominently in John Lanchester's Reality and Other Stories. A year into the pandemic, the collection speaks eerily to our tech-dependent lives.
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‘How Beautiful We Were,’ by Imbolo Mbue: An Excerpt
The Weird World Of 'Cosmogony' Is Immensely Inviting
In her first collection, Lucy Ives proves herself — and we mean this as a compliment — a real literary weirdo. Her stories are strange without ever performing strangeness, baffling yet precise.
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The Victims, Rather Than The Killer, Are At The Center Of 'Last Call'
The victims of the man dubbed the "Last Call Killer" were all gay men; Elon Green tries to shine a light onto their complicated lives, the messiness of who they were, and an era of queer life in NYC.
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One Novel. Three Generations. All of Life’s Challenges and Joys.
New & Noteworthy, From Vivian Gornick’s Essays to No-Recipe Recipes
A Small Village Takes On Big Oil In 'How Beautiful We Were'
Imbolo Mbue's new novel is set in an unnamed country that could be any West African nation beset by international oil companies — and yet, it's a story of rebellion and rebirth, not calamity.
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‘The Arsonists’ City,’ by Hala Alyan: An Excerpt
Book Review: ‘Model Citizen,’ by Joshua Mohr
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