A writer finds his own clan stranger, and more fascinating, than fiction.
Charles D’Ambrosio returns with an excellent new story collection.
Philip Roth explains that though he dislikes our current national politics, the alternatives were once much worse.
Germany’s Nobel Prize winner presents a new challenge.
Just in time for Fallujah, the famously brave, verbose writer has condensed his epic rumination on violence—although hearing him explain it may still be preferable to actually reading it.
A MAN SITS by his kitchen table with pen and paper. In the next room a baby girl sleeps, wrapped…
This acclaimed novelist doesn’t care if you find one of his characters, well, cartoonish.
Chinese-born novelist explains why he wrote about the Korean War in English.
Meet the citizens of small-town Asian America.
A new American epic pits brother against brother.
A novel that proves the difficulty of connecting with others.
A man who’s been around the world—and the block.
