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• Nonfiction: An Irish Flâneur, Greeting the Past on His Present Wanderings
John Banville?s ?Time Pieces? takes the acclaimed novelist back to the Dublin of his youth, recalling people and places that still live in his memory.
• Fiction: A Marriage Upended, a Life Destroyed
In Tayari Jones?s new novel, ?An American Marriage,? a newlywed black attorney is wrongly convicted of rape.
• By the Book: Brian Selznick: By the Book
As a boy, the author and illustrator Brian Selznick preferred consuming stories on screen: ?I usually watched the movies of books I should have read.?
• Profile: The Redemption of Chris Hughes
The Facebook co-founder?s rise was meteoric. He argues that the same forces that helped him succeed have made it harder for others. In a new book, ?Fair Shot,? he proposes a bold solution.
• Otherworldly: The Latest in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Monsters, golems and doppelgängers range through these sublime new collections of short fiction.
• Sketchbook: The Literati: It?s Embarrassing to Sell Your Soul, but It Pays Well
An illustrated account of the depths to which Norman Mailer once sunk in order to settle his debts.
• The Book Review Podcast: Tayari Jones on ?An American Marriage?
Jones talks about her new novel, and J. Randy Taraborrelli discusses ?Jackie, Janet & Lee.?
• Newsbook: What to Read After Watching ?Black Panther?
There is a long tradition of black comic book creators. Here are two to start with, plus one book that gives you a historical rundown.
• Inside the List: The Experiences That Inspired ?An American Marriage?
Tayari Jones on exploring wrongful imprisonment in her new novel: ?Since childhood, I have harbored a fear that prison would abduct the men in my life.?
• The Shortlist: Dangers Close to Home: Four New Domestic Thrillers
Imperiled wives inhabit the novels of Karen Cleveland, A.J. Finn, and the team of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Karen Perry adds a dangerous daughter.
• Fiction: Child?s Eye View of the Dirty War
A mysterious mother and her uncertain fate haunt the debut novel ?A Beautiful Young Woman,? by the Argentine writer Julián López.
• Fiction: Ismail Kadare Grapples With the Supernatural
In ?A Girl in Exile,? a celebrated Albanian novelist tells a tale of love and death, and ghosts who transcend both.
• Nonfiction: Harlem Wasn?t the Only Place With a Renaissance
Mark Whitaker?s ?Smoketown? tells the untold story of Pittsburgh?s role as an African-American mecca in the mid-20th century.
• Nonfiction: When It Comes to Writing, Cheston Knapp Is His Own Harshest Critic
In a collection of linked autobiographical essays, ?Up Up, Down Down,? the debut author reveals the anxieties of contemporary authorship.
• Fiction: Seeking Asylum but Finding Heartbreak
Sharon Bala?s debut novel, ?The Boat People? ? the fictionalized account of a real incident in 2010 ? pits Sri Lankan Tamil refugees against the Canadian government.
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