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4w ago

Colson Whitehead’s Cool Machine Closes Harlem Trilogy with a Sharp 1980s Heist Tale

The July 2026 release marks a deliberate shift into crime fiction as Whitehead uses heist storytelling to explore race, money and power in Reagan‑era New York.

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2mo ago

Ann Patchett’s Whistler Reunites a Stepdaughter with Her Lost Stepfather

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3mo ago

Elizabeth Strout’s ‘The Things We Never Say’ Explores Solitude in a Polarized U.S.

8 ARTICLES

4mo ago

Ben Lerner’s Transcription Draws Early Reviews on Memory and the Smartphone Age

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6mo ago

Saunders’s Vigil Hits No. 2 on PW Bestsellers as Cane, Shapiro, and Paisley Hope Chart

3 ARTICLES

6mo ago

S.A. Cosby Debuts ‘El Rey de las Cenizas’ at BCNegra, Says Trump Upended Noir’s Political Rules

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6mo ago

Thirty Years On, Infinite Jest Is Reassessed Beyond the 'Lit‑Bro' Stereotype

3 ARTICLES

7mo ago

‘Crux,’ Gabriel Tallent’s Second Novel, Draws Praise for a Gritty Joshua Tree Portrait

3 ARTICLES

9mo ago

Early Reviews Hail Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket as Noir Return Ahead of October Release

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11mo ago

T.C. Boyle’s ‘No Way Home’ Debuts in German as Hanser Plans English European Edition

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Susan Choi’s 'Flashlight' Charts Displacement and Trauma Across Generations

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last yr.

‘On Swift Horses’ Explores Queer Bonds and Personal Liberation in Theaters Now

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RaMell Ross Brings Colson Whitehead's 'Nickel Boys' to the Big Screen

American Literature

Colson Whitehead’s Cool Machine Closes Harlem Trilogy with a Sharp 1980s Heist Tale

Ann Patchett’s Whistler Reunites a Stepdaughter with Her Lost Stepfather

Elizabeth Strout’s ‘The Things We Never Say’ Explores Solitude in a Polarized U.S.

Ben Lerner’s Transcription Draws Early Reviews on Memory and the Smartphone Age

Saunders’s Vigil Hits No. 2 on PW Bestsellers as Cane, Shapiro, and Paisley Hope Chart

S.A. Cosby Debuts ‘El Rey de las Cenizas’ at BCNegra, Says Trump Upended Noir’s Political Rules

Thirty Years On, Infinite Jest Is Reassessed Beyond the 'Lit‑Bro' Stereotype

‘Crux,’ Gabriel Tallent’s Second Novel, Draws Praise for a Gritty Joshua Tree Portrait

Anika Jade Levy Maps the 7 Books Behind Her New Novel 'Flat Earth'

Early Reviews Hail Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket as a Dark, Playful Return

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Pynchon's Shadow Ticket Lands in Germany After 12-Year Hiatus

Early Reviews Hail Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket as Noir Return Ahead of October Release

T.C. Boyle’s ‘No Way Home’ Debuts in German as Hanser Plans English European Edition

Susan Choi’s 'Flashlight' Charts Displacement and Trauma Across Generations

‘On Swift Horses’ Explores Queer Bonds and Personal Liberation in Theaters Now

RaMell Ross Brings Colson Whitehead's 'Nickel Boys' to the Big Screen

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