6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (435+ words) Since writing about finding her footing and voice in The Cost of Living, the second volume of her innovative "Living Autobiography" trilogy, Levy has boldly stretched and blurred the borders of literary genres to explore questions of identity and self-realization…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (241+ words) Author Julia Elliott won for her short story collection Hellions. Forrest Clonts/Tin House hide caption Writer Julia Elliott has won this year's Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her short story collection Hellions. The award honors work by women…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (278+ words) O'Farrell's 2020 novel "Hamnet' was adapted into an award-winning film last year. She co-wrote the screenplay. It's about the grief Shakespeare and his wife Agnes struggle with after their son, Hamnet, dies of the plague, and how that grief leads him…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (961+ words) NPR 10 new books in June will transport you It feels fitting that, on the cusp of summer vacation, the notable books we can expect this month are a well-traveled bunch. Below you can find books set in Ireland and South…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (339+ words) How does Scottish author Ali Smith manage to offset despair with delight even in novels that tackle serious issues such as loss, grief, war, injustice, and insidious curtailments of freedom? The answer lies partly in her fervent belief in the…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (195+ words) After a long winter, readers look to summer for a respite " an opportunity to sink into stories that are magical, mysterious and memorable. If some downtime is in your plans, we have some reading to suggest. Our book critics have…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago  (238+ words) Chung, a Taiwanese American human rights lawyer focusing on gender equality, has delivered a well-researched, historical novel that tackles some topics American history books and school curriculums often fail to address: the Korean War (known as "the Forgotten War" for…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (213+ words) NPR Fresh Air Weekend: Novelist Douglas Stuart; Actor Richard Gadd Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, as well as new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (100+ words) Like a number of his characters, Booker Prize-winning novelist Douglas Stuart grew up working class and queer in Glasgow. He went on to have a career in fashion, which plays into his latest novel, John of John. "It's hard to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (241+ words) Natalie Heller Mills is a tradwife influencer with 5 million followers. She drinks raw milk, eats farm fresh eggs, and is "perfect at being alive." But when she wakes up in 1855, the very time period she's fetishized, she feels afraid " and…...