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Alex Kotlowitz Exhumes the Psychological Toll of Violence
In 'An American Summer,' Kotlowitz examines the long shadow of violence in Chicago’s South Side and West Side neighborhoods.
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Karen Thompson Walker Sees the Possibility of the Impossible
Thompson Walker’s second novel, 'The Dreamers', follows the spread of a mysterious sleeping sickness.
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Ann Goldstein's Morante Moment
Goldstein talks about her new translation of Elsa Morante’s classic novel, 'Arturo’s Island.
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Sam Lipsyte Loves You
In 'Hark,' Lipsyte zeroes in on the mindfulness movement in a world gone off the rails.
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Sohaila Abdulali Tells Stories of Survivors
In 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape,' Abdulali draws on her own experiences and those of other survivors for a lucid exploration of global issues surrounding rape.
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Yasmine Seale Has Retranslated ‘Aladdin’
Seale’s new translation of the classic tale reveals its surprising depth.
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Maxine Gordon Ended Up Married to the Music
Gordon chronicles the life and career of her late husband, Dexter Gordon, in 'Sophisticated Giant.'
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Karl Ove Knausgaard: His Life as a Novel
Knausgaard discusses the ending of his relentlessly confessional 3,600-page series, My Struggle.
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Jonathan Franzen Escapes from Time...with Birds
Jonathan Franzen’s new essay collection, 'The End of the End of the World,' holds out hope for the future. That hope just might have wings.
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Thrills and Chills in Texas
Psychological thrillers by Julia Haeberline, Meg Gardiner, and Jeff Abbott revel in life’s darker sides
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Unmasking Erasure: Alexander Chee
In his first collection of essays, the acclaimed novelist looks into the kaleidoscope of his own identity.
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Illuminating America: Celeste Ng
Back before she was a bestselling author, Celeste Ng wrote an essay titled “Why I Dont Want to Be the Next Amy Tan.”
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The Language Warrior: Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o
The author of ‘Wrestling with the Devil' believes in the power of art.
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Happily Ever After, Guaranteed: Three Romance Writers
Alyssa Cole, Sophie Jordan, and Julia London talk about #MeToo, hope, and the need for happy endings in romance novels.
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Reading = Hope x Change: Jacqueline Woodson
Woodson is on a mission to spread hope through books.
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Anne Lamott Is Staying Hopeful In Spite of It All
In 'Almost Everything,' Lamott reflects on the challenge of holding on to hope in challenging times.
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Adriana Trigiani Writes Love and Marriage...Italian Style
Adriana Trigiani continues her magical storytelling with her new novel, 'Tony’s Wife,' which follows two working class kids through marriage, fame as a singing duo, and realization.
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Andre Dubus III Looks At the Survivors
The author confronts the long shadow of violence and trauma in 'Gone So Long.'
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Susan Orlean Knows Librarians Are Superheroes
Orlean delves into the 1986 L.A. public library fire in 'The Library Book.'
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Jerome Charyn, And His New Books, Play Double Jeopardy
Veteran author Jerome Charyn publishes two books in five months: an essay collection, 'In the Shadow of King Saul,' and 'The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King,' a novel about Theodore Roosevelt.