Haruki Murakami and other writers face post-COVID reality
Since 1979, Haruki Murakami has written more than a dozen imaginative novels dealing with the nature of reality. He says…
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Collected letters from Oliver Sacks offer a glimpse into the neurologist's mind
Book review Letters By Oliver SacksKnopf: 752 pages, $40If you buy books linked to on our site, The Times may…
On a metaphorical 'slavery route', pain and growth are quite real
John Edgar Wideman's hybrid of memoir, essay, and fiction explores what enslaved people suffered and what their descendants still carry…
Diddy's children criticize alleged memoirs attributed to Kim Porter
The children of model Kim Porter and mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are slamming an alleged memoir attributed to their late…
Opinion comic: My family has a legacy of absent parents. But that doesn't define our future
An adapted excerpt from Teresa Wong's graphic memoir “All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey.”
Is the phrase “From the river to the sea” anti-Semitic? Debate on protests on university campuses
September 20, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: David N. Myers and Nomi M. Stolzenberg are trying to…
The Impressionists didn't just make soft-focus bedroom posters. Their vision was radical.
Book review Paris in Ruins: Love, War and the Birth of Impressionism By Sebastian SmeeNorton: 384 pages, $35If you purchase…
Going to Food Bowl? Here's what you can't miss
Since 2017, this paper has brought together chefs from Southern California and sometimes farther afield for a food-and-drink festival that…
10 promising books to add to your reading list in September
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles (both fiction and nonfiction) to consider for your September reading list. September’s novels…
As for the essays, Edwidge Danticat makes clever use of form
Book review We are alone: essays By Edwidge DanticatGraywolf: 192 pages, $26If you purchase books linked on our site, The…