Review: ‘White Tears’ by Hari Kunzru
For its first third, Hari Kunzru's propulsive and challenging new novel, "White Tears," seems to be a story about a pair of millennial hipsters and their love of analog music...
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‘The Refugees’: Viet Thanh Nguyen follows up ‘The Sympathizer’ with a nuanced story collection
President Donald Trump's recent executive order on immigration spawned countless media stories on desperate families fleeing unspeakable horrors. Most of these stories have focused on the families' endless waits overseas....
Review: ‘The Most Dangerous Place on Earth’ by Lindsey Lee Johnson
The most dangerous place on earth? That would be middle school, according to a teen in Lindsey Lee Johnson's entrancing debut novel, "The Most Dangerous Place on Earth." That this...
Family stories are the subject of Michael Chabon’s new book “Moonglow”
It is the morning after the election. I am on a plane to Washington, D.C., confused and distraught about what happened. Someday, we will tell ourselves stories about this day,...
Kelly Luce’s ‘Pull Me Under’ tells of the darkness inside
The premise of Kelly Luce's new novel, "Pull Me Under," is promising: Twelve-year-old Japanese girl kills her bully after being pushed too far, spends her teen years in a detention...
‘Arrested Development’ alum Maria Semple shows wisdom, wit in new novel
It is hard to be a wealthy Seattle mom, it is true. We found that out when we read "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," Maria Semple's caustically funny sendup of that...
Author of ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ returns with new book
Jacob Bloch is in his 40s. He's a successful TV writer living a one-percenter's life in Washington, D.C., with his architect wife, Julia, and their three bright, healthy kids. Bloch's...
Annie Proulx returns with ‘Barkskins’
Fans of Annie Proulx have waited 14 years for a new novel from her. This summer, she has rewarded them with a big one, "Barkskins," more than 700 pages long....
‘My Struggle: Book Five’: Karl Ove Knausgaard continues long, unretouched story
Earlier this month, Facebook announced a new feature, Facebook Live, that allows users to stream live video to friends and family. This is yet another digital tool aimed at allowing...
Orhan Pamuk’s ‘A Strangeness in My Mind’ sweeps readers to Istanbul
Once again, the main character of Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk's latest novel, "A Strangeness in My Mind," is Istanbul. The ancient city, the most populous in Turkey, stretches over...