The Unsentimental, Acerbic and Deeply Compassionate Fiction of Jane Gardam
The British author, best known for her “Old Filth” trilogy, never paid much attention to literary fashion, and her 22 novels range widely in genre, tone and style.
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Rick Atkinson Makes the American Revolution Come Brilliantly Alive
The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s trilogy about the war animates an entire world — from battlefields and commanders to sounds and smells.
A Graphic Novelist Digs Up His Childhood, One Ginseng Root at a Time
Craig Thompson’s new book revisits his upbringing on a farm in rural Wisconsin, and the farmers — both American-born and not — who made up his community.
Immigration Has Always Been Complex. Just Ask the People Who Built U.S. Railroads.
In “Strangers in the Land,” Michael Luo tells the story of the Chinese workers lured to the United States and expelled when 19th-century politicians turned against them.
The Brash, Working-Class Londoner Who Redefined New York’s Restaurants
Keith McNally tracks his staggering successes — and failures — in his new memoir, “I Regret Almost Everything.”
In TikToks and a Memoir, a Nun Makes the Unexpected Case for Convent Life
On a Sunday night during Lent, a circle of Episcopal nuns sat in their lamp-lit library, chatting, knitting and gazing upon an unlikely altar: An orthopedic dog bed cradling their venerable mutt, Jennie, who was recovering from ACL surgery. Vespers ...
The Son of a Superagent Finds His Way in a Tarnished Hollywood
In the unsentimental memoir “The Golden Hour,” Matthew Specktor ponders, among others, the father who succeeded in a punishing business now in its waning glory.
I’ve Read ‘Strega Nona’ 100 Times. Now I Feel Sorry for Her Sidekick.
As Tomie dePaola’s classic approaches a milestone birthday, Big Anthony is long overdue for a bit of sympathy.
Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump Make More Sense Together Than You Think
The official Instagram announcement ritual felt odd, but the pairing might not be.
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