What Happens After You Become the ‘Most Famous Undocumented Immigrant in America’
In his memoir, the journalist Jose Antonio Vargas attempts to tell the story of his own life while recognizing that he’s often viewed as a voice for millions.
Book Review
The Decades-Old Novel That Presages Today’s Fight for Facts
Uwe Johnson’s magnum opus Anniversaries, which catalogs the life of its protagonist for the span of a year, is a sharp exploration of the daily effort to preserve shared truths.
Barbara Kingsolver’s Superficial View of the American Family in the Trump Era
The first U.S. novel to treat the 2016 election at length aims for timeliness rather than genuine insight into a dramatic political moment.
The Unstable Identities of The Caregiver
Samuel Park’s last novel explores how one person’s sense of self can be absorbed into another’s need.
The Personal Cost of Black Success
Two new memoirs trace their authors’ rise into the meritocratic elite, confronting pernicious myths and brutal realities along the way.
A Literary Companion for Insomniacs
Marina Benjamin’s new memoir aims to soothe the sleepless.
Women Are Furious. Now What?
In her new book, Rebecca Traister invokes rage to unify women in a battle against men. But being mad can prove divisive, too.
The Power of Untold Slave Narratives
In Barracoon, Zora Neale Hurston challenges the American public’s narrow view of the African continent, the transatlantic slave trade, and the diasporic cultures that came as a result of it.
The ‘Untrue’ Woman
A new book makes the case for the primacy of the female libido, and for a societal reckoning with that reality.
Boom Town Explodes the Notion of ‘Flyover’ Territory
Sam Anderson’s ambitious new book about Oklahoma City reanimates a place that has too often been portrayed as simplistic.