The faces behind Japan’s post-war turbulence, restlessness and extreme passion. In the first part of our series, focusing on ...

There is a wealth of classic literature, from Mary Shelley and Jane Austen to Nick Joaquin and Haruki Murakami, that readers can re-read or begin reading this Christmas and beyond.

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must submit advance copies of the novels no later than 5:00 p.m. (EST) on February 9, 2025. A: To be eligible, the author must be a first-time novelist. They must be a citizen or permanent resident of ...

Delores Churchill with her baskets. The tall basket is a sample of four First Nations’ weaving styles. Photo by Larry McNeil. But Churchill’s book is about much more than basketry. Among its ...

An earlier work The Meursault Investigation won the best first novel award in 2015. Daoud has yet to react to the lawsuit, although the BBC has approached the author for comment. Antoine Gallimard ...

There have been ten films produced based on his work, spanning decades, languages, and genres. For those looking to immerse themselves in this world, the place to start is, rather fittingly, an ...

After all, once you give a book the sleek and instantly recognizable NYRB Classics treatment, you can pretty much guarantee that readers will consider it one. Now Frank has written a book of his ...

Let’s rewind to the 11th century. The first novel The Tale of The Genji was penned by a woman, Murasaki Shikibu. Maya highlights that the author wrote in Japanese, even as Mandarin ruled the ...

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Her book will be published on Nov. 27. Rubert wrote "Los hechos de Key Biscayne" and her first novel, "Mis días con los Kopp," at Princeton while working on her dissertation about three 20th-century ...

The novel is narrated in first person from Noa’s point of view, which adds to its voyeuristic tingle. That said, the subplots intended to add dimension and texture to the main characters — for ...