Chigozie Obioma follows up Man Booker finalist with the transcendent ‘Orchestra of Minorities’
Rooted in Nigerian Igbo cosmology, Chigozie Obioma’s second novel is a rare treasure: a book that deepens the mystery of the human experience.
A new biography of tennis star Arthur Ashe, whose life spanned the history of the civil-rights movement
Tennis superstar Arthur Ashe transcended sports with his distinctive and influential civil-rights activism, and with his last, brave battle against AIDS. In the comprehensive biography...
Steal a look: Diary entries offer glimpse into David Sedaris’ humor | Book review
David Sedaris’ “Theft by Finding” is a collection of selected diary entries from 1977 to 2002 that presumably were source material for much of his...
Mohsin Hamid’s eerily prescient ‘Exit West’ follows a refugee couple | Book review
Like “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Never Let Me Go,” Hamid’s novel depicts a dystopian, otherworldly vision.
Paul Auster’s ‘4 3 2 1’: four versions of one man’s life | Book review
Paul Auster’s magnificently conceived new novel, “4 3 2 1,” gives four different versions of main character Archie Ferguson’s life. Auster discusses his book Thursday,...
‘Home and Away’: for the love of soccer, the ‘beautiful game’ | Book review
“Home and Away,” a new book of correspondence between authors Karl Ove Knausgaard of Norway and Fredrik Ekelund of Sweden during the 2014 World Cup,...