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Sebastian Barry's New Novel Is a Family Affair
In the Irish writer’s poetic ninth novel, ‘Old God’s Time,’ his own knotty family history informs the tale of a retired cop with a cryptic past.
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Never Gonna Give You Up: PW Talks with MariNaomi
MariNaomi’s graphic memoir 'I Thought You Loved Me,' to be published February by Fieldmouse Press, marks a continuation of their career-long fascination with the vagaries of friendships and identity.
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Julia Wertz Says Goodbye to All That
In her new graphic memoir, 'Impossible People,' the 'New Yorker' cartoonist finds sobriety while rejecting redemption narratives.
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Writers to Watch in Spring 2023
Spiritual awakenings and transformative grief animate this season’s debut novels.
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Clancy Martin Explains 'How Not to Kill Yourself'
With his new book, philosopher Clancy Martin hopes to lighten, and shed light on, the weightiest of topics: suicide.
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Lu Min Presents 'Dinner for Six'
An unusual story about life, family, and relationship is in the second volume of the Jiangsu Literature Translated series from Phoenix Publishing and Media Group. (Sponsored)
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Victor LaValle's Westward Howl
Horror writer Victor LaValle hits the frontier in his latest novel, 'Lone Women'.
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Rebecca Makkai Gets Out of the Past
The author's new novel, 'I Have Some Questions for You,' explores the toxic gender and racial dynamics of the 1990s through the story of a murder at a boarding school.
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John Sayles Peruses the Past
The author and filmmaker pursues his passion for the past in his latest novel, 'Jamie MacGillivray.'
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Paul Harding Teaches History Lessons in His Latest Novel
In his third novel, 'This Other Eden,' the Pulitzer winner explores art, racism, and what happened on a tiny island off the coast of Maine at the turn of the 20th century.
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Winnie M. Li Will Not Be 'Complicit'
The author's first book, the 2017 suspense novel 'Dark Chapter,' explored rape from the perspectives of a survivor and a rapist and drew from her own experiences in the film industry. Her sophomore novel, 'Complicit' (Atria/Bestler, Aug.), is an unflinching and addictive depiction of the industry she left behind.
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Pam Jenoff Writes for Love, and History, of Women
Law professor and historical novelist Pam Jenoff continues to mine the past to find tales of interesting and overlooked women.
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Aleksandar Hemon's Love Languages Revealed in Latest Novel
In 'The World and All That It Holds,' Aleksandar Hemon imagines relationships in turbulent times.
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Kathryn Ma's 'The Chinese Groove' Is a Family Affair
In her second novel, Kathryn Ma explores the limits and possibilities of families, both biological and chosen.
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Jordan Harper Levels Up with 'Everybody Knows'
For his new L.A. noir 'Everybody Knows,' the TV writer and Edgar winner drew inspiration from his literary heroes—and from his time in Hollywood writers' rooms.
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Uplifting Islamic Women's Voices and Views
Two scholars challenge patriarchal traditions with a breakthrough collection of women’s sermons.
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An Evangelical Encounter with Robert P. George
Southern Baptist professor Andrew T. Walker explores a Catholic scholar's theory of the bridge between faith and reason.
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Exploring Abraham Lincoln's Faith
A new book tracks the evolution of 'the nation's first evangelical president' and evangelicalism's Civil War era turn toward politics.
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Riad Sattouf is Forever Young in 'Esther’s Notebooks'
Cartoonist Riad Sattouf gets inside the mind, and life, of a French tween in his graphic novel 'Esther’s Notebooks.'
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Ever Had That Dream Where You Can Fly?: Spotlight on Howard Seaborne
The prolific writer and pilot discusses his Divisible Man series. (Sponsored)