Arts
'Parasite' Hooks You With Its Emotional Power And Extraordinary Cunning
Bong Joon-ho's brilliant new movie is a darkly comic thriller about the intersection of two South Korean families: one very rich, the other very poor.
Nobel Prizes In Literature Go To Olga Tokarczuk And Peter Handke
The Swedish Academy made the unusual move Thursday of recognizing both Handke, an Austrian writer, and Tokarczuk, who is Polish, after scandal prevented the committee from awarding a prize last year.
Granddaughter Of Westboro Baptist Church Founder Chronicles Leaving In 'Unfollow'
Megan Phelps-Roper, who first picketed against homosexuality with her family at age 5, writes of facing feelings of guilt. In her memoir she says of her family, "losing them was the price of honesty."
In 'Horror Stories,' Liz Phair Writes Of 'The Haunting Melodies' In Her Head
The singer-songwriter's new book is an unconventional rock memoir that doesn't hew to the genre's norms. And like her entire musical catalog, it's honest and original.
Saeed Jones' Eloquent Coming-Of-Age Is Hard To Read — And Harder To Put Down
Jones grew up black, gay and isolated in Texas. He chronicles his wobbly path to self-affirmation in the raw and eloquent new memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives.
Whistleblower Explains How Cambridge Analytica Helped Fuel U.S. 'Insurgency'
In 2014, Christopher Wylie resigned from his position as Cambridge Analytica's research director. He later exposed the company's role in the Trump presidential campaign and the Brexit referendum.
How High School Debate In 1990s Kansas Explains The Present: A Novel Argument
Author Ben Lerner's new semi-autobiographical book, The Topeka School, finds a competitive-debate whiz kid navigating adolescence — and perhaps the precursors to today's American politics.
Here Are The Finalists For The 2019 National Book Awards
The shortlists this year include Marlon James, Susan Choi, Carolyn Forché, Jason Reynolds and more than two dozen other authors and translators. Winners in five categories will be unveiled next month.
In 'Tough Love,' Former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice Aims To Reclaim Her Voice
The former national security adviser endured ridicule over comments made after the Benghazi embassy attack. Her book allows her tell her own story — and she is also open about foreign policy failures.