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Kate Zambreno Takes Issue With What Counts as ‘Literature’

What books are on your night stand? A bit of a brag, but I just got the Annie Ernaux box…

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‘Huck Finn’ Is a Masterpiece. This Retelling Just Might Be, Too.

Percival Everett’s new novel amends Mark Twain’s classic tale with the enslaved sidekick, Jim, at its center.

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A Shape-Shifting Novel About the Power of Stories

In Helen Oyeyemi’s “Parasol Against the Axe,” a woman’s trip to Prague becomes a meta-narrative about connection with art, people…

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Kate DiCamillo Says ‘Paying Attention Is a Way to Love the World’

What books are on your night stand? On the literal night stand, the pile includes Alice McDermott’s “The Ninth Hour”…

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Brontez Purnell Insists on Phoning Writers He Admires

Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). It could only be in fantasy scenarios. Like everyone else, my…

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I Read These Books So That You Don’t Have To

President Biden had a far better comeback at his disposal last week when he took offense at a special counsel…

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This Novel Is So Bonkers, It Needs Three Narrators

“Same Bed Different Dreams,” Ed Park’s second novel, is a heady mix of true history and high-flying fiction.

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If You Know How to Read It, Washington Is an Open Book

President Biden had a far better comeback at his disposal last week when he took offense at a special counsel…

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A Canadian Short Story Master Comes to the U.S.

The anthology “Burn Man” selects from decades of Mark Anthony Jarman’s work, bringing the writer’s lush and searing stories to…

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Waiting in the Snow for a Phone Call, Mixing Memory and Desire

Cynthia Zarin’s first novel, “Inverno,” is a tale of a woman’s incurable longing and haunted past.

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