10 new must-read books for fall
Just as Hollywood has its seasonal calendar — summer blockbusters followed by more serious dramas and Oscar contenders in the fall and early winter — the book industry often reserves...
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On photography — in the smartphone era
In his new collections of essays, "Known and Strange Things" (the title is from a poem by Seamus Heaney), the writer and photographer Teju Cole covers lots of ground, metaphorically...
Philip Glass wins 2016 Literary Award; Heartland Prizes go to Smiley, Jefferson
Philip Glass, the American avant-garde composer whose hypnotic, minimalist music has become a staple of opera houses and movie soundtracks, allows that some people might be surprised to learn that...
Amy Krouse Rosenthal on her new ‘Textbook,’ unusual form
The Chicago humorist and best-selling children's book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal makes a habit of staying well off the beaten path. Her 2005 autobiography, "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life," regaled...
Stuart Nadler discusses his latest novel, ‘The Inseparables,’ a portrait of three generations of women
What if you'd written a book that you hoped would make your reputation as a serious thinker but in fact made you a laughingstock? Would you ever be able to...
Alain de Botton on ‘The Course of Love,’ tensions of marriage
The British-based writer Alain de Botton has made his reputation over the past two decades as one of the West's most prolific public intellectuals and nonfiction writers, holding forth broadly...
Mark Singer’s ‘Trump & Me’ a prescient profile of Donald Trump
When The New Yorker writer Mark Singer was assigned to write a profile of Donald Trump in 1996, he didn't want to do it. But once the reporting process began,...
Jack Fuller’s ‘One From Without’ plots a tale of corporate intrigue
"Corporations are people, my friend," Mitt Romney famously said on the campaign trail in 2011. The Republican presidential candidate's comment was widely cited as evidence of his political tone-deafness —...
Nicole Dennis-Benn on ‘Here Comes the Sun,’ Jamaica’s divided society
Most Americans think of Jamaica as an island paradise, full of beautiful resort hotels, white beaches, palm trees and icy tropical drinks. But for the Jamaicans who staff those resorts...
Ian Frazier on ‘Hogs Wild,’ finding authentic people
Ian Frazier is perhaps best known as a humor writer, with his books "Dating Your Mom" (1986) and "Coyote vs. Acme" (1996) serving as his calling cards. But Frazier has...