Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons
In The Red Haired Woman, the Turkish novelist returns to a central theme in much of his work.
Nov 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kaya Genç
We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid
The novel Exit West is about the many migrations that humans undergo. Its author finds universality and hope in that.
Oct 30, 2017 / Q&A / Caitlin L. Chandler
Angela Carter: Breaking the Spell Angela Carter: Breaking the Spell
For the English writer, literature and feminism had the power to upend the fictions that regulate our world
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Namara Smith
What Was It Like to Be Ernest Hemingway? What Was It Like to Be Ernest Hemingway?
The world of the Hemingways rattled with frequent gunfire.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / John Banville
Carmen Maria Machado’s Earnest Vision Carmen Maria Machado’s Earnest Vision
Her new fiction collection reminds us that a new, more inclusive world is possible.
Oct 6, 2017 / Larissa Pham
The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss
In her new novel, Forest Dark, fact and fiction blur.
Oct 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern
Requiem for Zeitgeist Requiem for Zeitgeist
A newly discovered short story, published here for the first time anywhere.
Sep 26, 2017 / Kurt Vonnegut
Mathias Énard’s Alternative Cosmopolitanism Mathias Énard’s Alternative Cosmopolitanism
Ranging across the Mediterranean, his novels map out the intermediate space between East and West.
Aug 24, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jesse McCarthy
The Uncanny World of Deborah Levy The Uncanny World of Deborah Levy
The English novelist is a connoisseur of domestic disturbances.
Aug 9, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Becca Rothfeld
The Impending Crisis The Impending Crisis
Omar El-Akkad’s debut novel imagines a future America riven by civil war.
Jul 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell