How a longtime writing group makes my work possible.
Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future
By Fergus M. Bordewich
An able account of the nation’s 100th-birthday spectacle.
The novelist talks PR, noir, and empathizing with despicable characters.
The finalists will be selected later this summer!
Cool Machine: A Novel
By Colson Whitehead
The author’s much-lauded Harlem Trilogy finishes with ferocity.
Big new titles perfect for the littles.
The Biographer’s Quest
By Jeffrey Meyers
An author reflects on his decades spent chronicling others’ lives.
The English Masterpiece
By Katherine Reay
Who’s behind a fake Picasso on display at the Tate?
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Death of a Racehorse
By Katie Bo Lillis
Did we really think a for-profit industry would benefit the animals it uses up?
Killing Baby Hitler: A Novel
By Michael Tomasky
If you could go back and do it, would you?
