Is Maggie O’Farrell’s New Novel ‘Land’ Just Grief Porn?
The ‘Hamnet’ author’s charts Ireland’s history
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FICTION
Woody Allen Debuts as a Novelist: ‘What’s With Baum’
The legendary filmmaker’s first foray is lively, brilliant, familiar, worthy, and kinda true
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The Best Manga in America
This Japanese graphic books form is broader, bolder and more brilliant than you can imagine
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Automatic for the Robots
Annalee Newitz’ new novella is set in a restaurant in war-ravaged San Francisco
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‘Hail Mary’ in Space
Andy Weir scores again with another thrilling sci-fi survival novel
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Gary Shteyngart Hands Off To the Next Generation
In new novel, faith and hope is embodied by his fictional daughter Vera
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The Fiction of Captain Quint
On the 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws,’ we look at the intriguing literary persona of Robert Shaw, one of its stars
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‘Audition’: Giant Confusion
Novel by New Zealand writer Pip Adam is sci-fi by dissociation
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These Aren’t the Books You’re Looking For
AI-boosted summer reading list rekindles debate
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‘Esperance’: Aliens Out of Africa
Adam Oyebanji mixes sci-fi and mystery in his new novel
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‘Metallic Realms’: Escape Hatch
Lincoln Michel’s newest explores the writing life and toxic friendship
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Mario Vargas Llosa…Has Died
The last Titan of the Latin American literary boom has fallen
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‘The Great Gatsby’ at 100
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s critique of the lifestyles of the rich and infamous is as relevant as ever
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‘Sunrise On The Reaping’ Shows That There’s Still A Ton of Life in the ‘Hunger Games’ IP
Haymitch origin story surprisingly shreds
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‘The River Has Roots’
Poet and fantasy author Amal El-Mohtar stuns in her debut novella
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