“There is the danger of being Dan Browned,” said the comedian and author of “Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult.” Debtors Anonymous, coffee-shop chitchat and a well-timed pool gag help her stay afloat.
She published her first book at 17 and has since become one of France’s best-known novelists. NDiaye is not interested in easy — and she expects her readers to work, too.
She chronicled the melodrama of Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who became an avian sensation as it took up residence atop a Manhattan apartment building.
Mr. Vargas Llosa, who ran for Peru’s presidency in 1990 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, transformed episodes from his personal life into books that reverberated far beyond the borders of his native country.
“I love the inherent optimism and boldness” in young adult fiction, says the novelist, best known for reimagining classic fairy tales. Her new book is the contemporary rom-com “With a Little Luck.”
The author, known for her “Persepolis” series, is releasing a new illustrated book about the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, inspired by the death of Mahsa Amini.