Allen Barra / TruthdigOct 25, 2019
The British writer hailed "from plenty of useless lords," per his biographer. Luckily, his novels will likely outlive his biographies. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Rayyan Al-Shawaf / TruthdigApr 27, 2019
A young Iraqi man attending college in Florida sees his life upended by 9/11 in this excerpt from the novel "When All Else Fails." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
By Ron CharlesAug 24, 2018
The author of this lacerating debut novel about war and heroin won't be going on book tour; he's got two more years to serve in prison. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Beverly GologorskyJul 2, 2018
Beverly Gologorsky's new book is "a rare working-class novel ... about the 2007-2009 foreclosure crisis and how it hit not those 'too big to fail,' but those too small not to be clobbered by it," writes TomDispatch editor Tom Engelhardt. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Emily Wilson / TruthdigApr 21, 2018
The Filipina writer talks about her passion for literature, the influence of poet Kenneth Rexroth and adapting "The Gangster of Love." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJan 7, 2018
Walker Percy’s 1971 novel “Love in the Ruins” envisions a U.S. scuttled by moral degeneration, cruelty, violence and ignorance. It presciently describes society's spiritual and physical decay. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
By Gina NahaiNov 17, 2014
Author Gina Nahai's latest novel, "The Luminous Heart of Jonah S.," is a family epic that leaps from Tehran to Los Angeles and back again, blending murder mystery, history, myth and magic in a lively and lyrical read.
Author Gina Nahai knows a thing or two about the Iranian Jewish diaspora in America -- she's part of it. Dig deeper
Staff / TruthdigNov 17, 2013
Doris Lessing, an influential and prolific writer who made her mark in more than 50 novels, as well as short stories, essays and poems, died Sunday in London at age 94. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Richard Schickel / TruthdigSep 10, 2013
A new documentary wants to find some hidden wound that "explains" the novelist's reclusivity, but I don't think there is one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 21, 2013
Along with his literary contributions, the author's crime thrillers became part of the American cultural conversation through screen adaptations of several of his stories. He died Tuesday at his home in Michigan at age 87. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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