Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
From Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” to Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” narratives about cloistered women contending with a new political reality have dominated the cultural landscape. Why do these stories hit so hard?
Parul Sehgal on James Ellroy, Merve Emre on Italo Calvino, Namwali Serpell on "hit me" Novels, and More.
The acclaimed writer and poet for children and adults has died aged 65. Here, leading contemporaries pay tribute.
After decamping from New York to New Mexico, he wrote what was, for a time, among the most widely read novels about Latinos.
The intrigues and extravagance that led to the French revolution.
Michael Cunningham’s Day, Benjamin Taylor’s Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather, and Claire Keegan’s So Late in the Day all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week.