Books

How Mexican Novelist Yuri Herrera Found Himself in New Orleans

How Mexican Novelist Yuri Herrera Found Himself in New Orleans

Benjamin P. Russell
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Politics

Much of Yuri Herrera’s work has focused on Mexican social realities. In “Season of the Swamp” he turns his attention to the uniquely American city that has been his home for 13 years.


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Book Review: ‘Suggested in the Stars,’ by Yoko Tawada

Book Review: ‘Suggested in the Stars,’ by Yoko Tawada

Mary Marge Locker
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Politics

The Japanese author, frequently mentioned as a possible Nobel laureate, has a new novel, the second in her “Scattered All Over the Earth” trilogy.


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John D. MacDonald Knew a Hurricane Like Helene Was Coming

John D. MacDonald Knew a Hurricane Like Helene Was Coming

Dwight Garner
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Politics

John D. MacDonald was eerily prescient about the risks of human-driven climate disasters in the region.


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Ta-Nehisi Coates Returns to the Political Fray, Calling Out Injustice

Ta-Nehisi Coates Returns to the Political Fray, Calling Out Injustice

Jennifer Szalai
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Politics

“The Message” marks his re-entry as a public intellectual determined to wield his moral authority, especially regarding Israel and the occupied territories.


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Book Review: ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point,’ by Malcolm Gladwell

Book Review: ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point,’ by Malcolm Gladwell

Anand Giridharadas
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Politics

In “Revenge of the Tipping Point,” the best-selling author looks back at his old theories.


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Ta-Nehisi Coates Knows Not Everyone Will Love ‘The Message’

Ta-Nehisi Coates Knows Not Everyone Will Love ‘The Message’

Anderson Tepper
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Politics

In “The Message,” Coates grapples with questions about which stories are told, and how, through his visits to Senegal, South Carolina and the West Bank.


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Book Review: ‘The Bog Wife,’ by Kay Chronister

Book Review: ‘The Bog Wife,’ by Kay Chronister

Kiersten White
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Politics

In “The Bog Wife,” a West Virginia family must reckon with secrets, betrayals and the destruction of their legacy when a supernatural covenant that protected them begins to falter.


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Molly Recommends Small Takes on Big Ideas, and a Novel of Sisterhood

Molly Recommends Small Takes on Big Ideas, and a Novel of Sisterhood

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Politics

James Richardson’s aphorisms; Nora Lange’s novel “Us Fools”


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Book Review: ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens,’ by Ina Garten

Book Review: ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens,’ by Ina Garten

Marisa Meltzer
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Politics

In “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” the TV cooking icon asks, “How easy is that?” The answer? Not very.


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4 New Horror Books Filled With Eldritch Terrors and Other Frights

4 New Horror Books Filled With Eldritch Terrors and Other Frights

Gabino Iglesias
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Politics

Our columnist reviews September’s new horror releases.


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Book Review: ‘Model Home,’ by Rivers Solomon

Book Review: ‘Model Home,’ by Rivers Solomon

Spencer Quong
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Politics

The protagonist of Rivers Solomon’s novel “Model Home” has tried to outrun childhood trauma, but their ghosts lure them right back.


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Book Review: ‘The Mighty Red,’ by Louise Erdrich

Book Review: ‘The Mighty Red,’ by Louise Erdrich

Fiona Mozley
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Politics

In Louise Erdrich’s new novel, “The Mighty Red,” a high school jock proposes to the Ojibwe daughter of a woman who works for his family’s sugar farm.


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Book Review: ‘Monet,’ by Jackie Wullschläger

Book Review: ‘Monet,’ by Jackie Wullschläger

Hugh Eakin
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Politics

A new biography of the French Impressionist argues that Monet himself owed everything to the three most important women in his life.


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Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘The Hypocrite’

Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘The Hypocrite’

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Politics

Jo Hamya’s novel tells the story of the fraught relationship between a self-absorbed British writer and his playwright daughter.


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Review: Roald Dahl Is Antisemitic, but Not a Cartoon Villain, in ‘Giant’

Review: Roald Dahl Is Antisemitic, but Not a Cartoon Villain, in ‘Giant’

Houman Barekat
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Politics

A new play in London portrays the beloved children’s author as a rounded character, while making no apology for his bigotry.


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