The Rise and Return of Jesmyn WardFrom small-town Mississippi to an out-of-the-blue National Book Award — then back to Mississippi to write her third novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing.
7 New Books You Need to Read This JuneA different look at Lincoln’s abolitionist efforts, a Central African Robin Hood, summer-ready mysteries, and more.
Natalie Portman Is Jackie KennedyIn the midst of newfound political turmoil, the actress revives the First Lady onscreen, a woman whose private resolve and public grace may have held the nation together.
Natalie Portman Is Jackie KennedyIn the midst of newfound political turmoil, the actress revives the First Lady, whose private resolve and public grace held the nation together.
In Conversation With Colson WhiteheadThe author of The Underground Railroad on Oprah’s endorsement, avoiding clichés of the “Southern Novel of Black Misery,” and whether maturity means never having to be funny again.
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In Conversation With Colson WhiteheadThe author of The Underground Railroad on Oprah’s endorsement and avoiding clichés of the “Southern Novel of Black Misery.”