Jonathan Lethem Returns to Dean Street After Twenty Years With New Characters and More Crimes
How a chorus of criticism turned into "Brooklyn Crime Novel"
How a chorus of criticism turned into "Brooklyn Crime Novel"
"The Catholics" from A NEW RACE OF MEN FROM HEAVEN by Chaitali Sen, recommended by Danielle Evans
"Ghosting" from ENTRY LEVEL by Wendy Wimmer, recommended by Kristen Arnett
"Phillip is Dead" from SELF-PORTRAIT WITH GHOST by Meng Jin, recommended by Rachel Khong
Wesley Straton, author of "The Bartender’s Cure," recommends novels set in bars and clubs
"Laramie Time" by Lydia Conklin, recommended by Alissa Nutting
The erasure of Black women in slasher films has larger implications about race in America
Mark Twain used corn-pone as a metaphor for conformity. But maybe both corn-pone and conformity deserve a second look
The media can't agree on whether her work is chick lit or literary genius—and maybe, for once, it's possible to be both
A story about rich Beijing hipsters making art and avoiding their parents