Rachel Cusk’s newest novel, “Life of M,” arrived in a pile of old-fashioned gossip. Alexandra Jacobs, a New York Times book critic, reviews the author’s latest novel.
Fourteen authors in the New Directions stable have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, including this year and last. How does this small press pack such a punch?
Min Jin Lee, the author of “American Hagwon,” joined “The Book Review” podcast to talk about how building bonds and community can be a strategy for survival.