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Review: ‘Brilliance’ from poets Ada Limón and Kevin Young
Poetry: The two illuminate the value of our experiences and our sense of connection to the world.
October 2, 2025
Review: Books show how far back struggles go in India and Pakistan
Fiction: Reissued novels reveal how the Partition of India’s violence and politics shattered ordinary families, leaving a lasting toll.
July 24, 2025
Review: A mother finds a path forward after her sons die
Nonfiction: Yiyun Li’s “Things in Nature Merely Grow” meditates on grief, acceptance and living in the aftermath of unimaginable loss.
May 26, 2025
April is the poetry-est month in new books, including one edited by poet laureate Ada Limon
POETRY: These new collections are a fine way to celebrate a month devoted to poems.
April 4, 2024
Blistering book shows how five families grew 'Disillusioned' with the lie of suburbia
NONFICTION: Benjamin Herold shows how racist policies and financial irresponsibility damaged America's suburbs.
January 17, 2024
In 'The Furies,' a writer profiles three women who fight back against violence
NONFICTION: They take matters into their own hands when the police, courts and state fail to keep them safe.
January 3, 2024
Review: Pain and sacrifice unite characters in 'Holler, Child' story collection
FICTION: Characters, mostly Black and in Texas, persevere through racism, abuse and betrayal in these stories.
August 25, 2023
Review: Things fall apart between a married couple and a best friend
FICTION: In Ore Agbaje-Williams' bitterly funny novel, a friend disrupts a volatile marriage.
May 25, 2023
Review: 'Moonrise Over New Jessup,' by Jamila Minnicks
FICTION: In Jamila Minnicks' enlightening debut novel, a Black town in the 1950s sees the fight for integration as a misguided path forward.
January 6, 2023
Review: 'Calling for a Blanket Dance,' by Oscar Hokeah
FICTION:<b> </b>Through a dozen narrators, Oscar Hokeah's debut novel traces the life of Ever Geimausaddle and the Kiowa-Cherokee community that helps raise him.
July 22, 2022
Review: 'Vagabonds!' by Eloghosa Osunde
FICTION: Through linked stories, Eloghosa Osunde's debut novel offers a scathing assessment of Nigeria's corruption and its laws criminalizing same-sex relationships.
March 11, 2022
Review: 'Dirty Work,' by Eyal Press
NONFICTION: Looking at jobs that are outwardly condemned by a privileged class that subtly encourages the work.
August 20, 2021
