Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk on ‘The Books of Jacob,’ her magnum opus, newly translated into English
Nobel Prize winning author Olga Tokarczuk chats with The Seattle Times about "The Books of Jacob" and its new translation into English.
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Moira Macdonald and Seattle Times books writers pick their favorite books of 2021
There weren’t quite as many bright sides to 2021 as we’d hoped, but there’s this: A lot of us had more time than usual for...
Emily Ratajkowski explores her growing pains in ‘My Body’
Mogul, mom and model Emily Ratajkowski has spent the last decade on your social media feed. In her debut book, “My Body,” she explores her...
In the compulsively readable ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You,’ Sally Rooney takes us to the end of history
Fans of Sally Rooney will likely enjoy her newest novel as much as they did her first two. This newest offering once again showcases her...
Twisted and cerebral, Jonas Eika’s ‘After the Sun’ depicts life in late capitalism
“After the Sun” by Jonas Eika is something like a mix of deadpan eeriness, campy but grotesque horror, and the homoeroticism of William Burroughs. The...
‘Afterparties’ is a stunning collection from a writer whose death overshadowed his debut
Anthony Veasna So died of a drug overdose at age 28, eight months before his debut collection of short stories, “Afterparties,” would be published. Bought...
Hermione Hoby’s millennial bildungsroman ‘Virtue’ explores the consequences of living an unanswering life
At the heart of Hermione Hoby’s new novel, “Virtue,” is 22-year-old Luca, an intern at a New York City literary magazine mired in a moral...
In ‘Klara and the Sun,’ Kazuo Ishiguro wonders what robots can teach us about humanity
Nobel Prize laureate Kazuo Ishiguro returns with his first novel in six years, “Klara and the Sun,” in which the topography of a postindustrial society...
In ‘No One is Talking About This,’ Patricia Lockwood brings the chaos and comedy of social media to print
In “No One is Talking About This,” the new novel from Patricia Lockwood, an unnamed protagonist sends a viral tweet that leads to fame, international...
‘Memories of Korea, sharp like splinters’ flesh out Sumi Hahn’s debut novel, ‘The Mermaid from Jeju’
Sumi Hahn, who has covered food, music and more for local publications including The Seattle Times, Edible Seattle and Seattle Weekly, has published her debut...