Dabbling in the Anne de Courcy extended universe.
Tag: Books and Literature
How the far right is chipping away at a postwar taboo
The traction gained by ultranationalist parties over the past decade may be a sign that an important consensus is breaking down.
Read Your Way Through Lagos
Like many Nigerians, the novelist Stephen Buoro has been deeply influenced by the exquisite bedlam of Lagos, a megacity of extremes. Here, he defines the books that make sense of the chaos.
Crafting an Aboriginal Reality Out of History, Myth, and the Spiritual Realm
Alexis Wright, an Indigenous Australian author, writes epic novels in which many voices clamor to be heard.
What Murder Mysteries Solve
The books offer the promise of an ending where all questions are answered and some sort of justice is done.
The Biggest British-American Tea Kerfuffle Since … Well, You Know
An American chemistry professor has a surprising thought about how to make the best cup of tea: Add a pinch of salt. Not everyone in Britain is eager to embrace the idea.
Good News for Rich Uncles and Orphaned Heiresses.
A mystery-novel motive for murder may be too far in the past.
Writing in an Endangered Language to Honor, and Challenge, Traditions
In “How to Be a Good Savage,” Mikeas Sánchez’ poems help preserve her language, Zoque, and allow it to commingle with English and Spanish, in an effort that is both global and deeply local.
Writing in an Endangered Language to Honor, and Challenge, Traditions
In “How to Be a Good Savage,” Mikeas Sánchez’ poems help preserve her language, Zoque, and allow it to commingle with English and Spanish, in an effort that is both global and deeply local.
The Morning Readers’ Favorite Things of 2023
Your very specific, highly idiosyncratic best-ofs of the year.