Marnia Lazreg, Scholar of Algeria and the Veil, Dies at 83
A Hunter College sociologist, she examined the power dynamics and difficult history of her native [+]
Book Review: ‘Devout,’ by Anna Gazmarian
In “Devout,” an author who grew up in the evangelical church recounts her struggle to [+]
Book Review: ‘Wild Houses,’ by Colin Barrett
Colin Barrett’s first novel, “Wild Houses,” follows young, desperate characters in small-town Ireland.
17 Works of Nonfiction Coming This Spring
Memoirs from Brittney Griner and Salman Rushdie, a look at pioneering Black ballerinas, a new [+]
Malachy McCourt, Actor, Memoirist and Gadabout, Dies at 92
Playing the professional Irishman, he returned from Limerick to New York, where he tended bar, [+]
Book Review: ‘James,’ by Percival Everett
Percival Everett’s new novel amends Mark Twain’s classic tale with the enslaved sidekick, Jim, at [+]
A Book Celebrates James Foley and Confronts a Man Involved in His Murder
Colum McCann and Diane Foley, James’s mother, came together to question one of his kidnappers [+]
William Whitworth, Revered Writer and Editor, Is Dead at 87
After writing memorable character sketches and fine-tuning others’ copy at The New Yorker, he spent [+]
Petra Mathers, Author Whose Children’s Stories Soared, Dies at 78
Her winsome animal characters and their comic adventures expressed universal truths and feelings, rendered in [+]
Two Novels About Social Withdrawal
A chilly marriage; a catatonic protagonist.