In “Hard Like Water,” Yan Lianke’s latest novel to be translated into English, the Cultural Revolution is the backdrop for an illicit romance.In “Hard Like…
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Los Angeles?
In “Everything Now,” Rosecrans Baldwin wanders the “city-state” trying to make sense of its vast and varied terrain.In “Everything Now,” Rosecrans Baldwin wanders the “city-state”…
View More How Do You Solve a Problem Like Los Angeles?A Novel Follows ‘Strange Flowers’ in an Insular Irish Village
Donal Ryan’s new book features misfits and newcomers in a closed and judgmental community.Donal Ryan’s new book features misfits and newcomers in a closed and…
View More A Novel Follows ‘Strange Flowers’ in an Insular Irish VillageHow America’s Weirdest Guidebooks Were Funded by the Government
“Republic of Detours,” by Scott Borchert, relates the history of the Federal Writers’ Project, which paid thousands of unemployed writers to write idiosyncratic guides to…
View More How America’s Weirdest Guidebooks Were Funded by the GovernmentNew York’s Hottest New Gallery District Looks Familiar
What’s the latest neighborhood offering affordable rents and decent foot traffic to young and emerging galleries? TriBeCa, one of the most expensive ZIP codes in…
View More New York’s Hottest New Gallery District Looks FamiliarAlex Da Corte, Puppet Master
A great and unlikely success story, the artist creates funny and therapeutic works in the hope of easing the “exquisite pain” of modern life.A great…
View More Alex Da Corte, Puppet MasterHow Far Would You Go to Protect Someone You Love?
And whom would you trust along the way? These questions are the foundation of Caitlin Wahrer’s suspense novel, “The Damage.”And whom would you trust along…
View More How Far Would You Go to Protect Someone You Love?Seth Meyers Sums Up Biden’s Time at G7
“Biden’s message at these meetings has been simple: America is back. You know, like the McRib, America’s back for a limited time only, offer not…
View More Seth Meyers Sums Up Biden’s Time at G7Stephen Colbert Returns to ‘Late Show’ Stage Before Vaccinated Fans
In a sign of life going back to normal, a capacity crowd at the Ed Sullivan Theater — face masks optional — roared for the…
View More Stephen Colbert Returns to ‘Late Show’ Stage Before Vaccinated FansRichard Baron, Who Published Baldwin and Mailer, Dies at 98
As the risk-taking publisher of the Dial Press, he also released the satirical hoax “Report From Iron Mountain,” a “leaked” government report on the dangers…
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