Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess
By Ben Mezrich
The game’s fighters extend far beyond queens and rooks.
Behold the Bird in Flight
By Terri Lewis
A young girl’s impetuous decision alters the course of her life.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Life After Kafka: A Novel
By Magdaléna Platzová; translated by Alex Zucker
What happened to the famed writer’s paramour once he moved on?
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Body Friend: A Novel
By Katherine Brabon
What does it mean to live with chronic pain?
Most Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II
By Gregg Jones
Meet a Nisei airman who battled enemies abroad and bigotry at home.
Return to Valetto
By Dominic Smith
A man seeks answers about his past — and a beloved Italian village’s role in WWII.
August Wilson
By Patti Hartigan
This biography’s brilliance approaches that of its subject.
Bury Your Gays
By Chuck Tingle
What’s a queer screenwriter to do when his fictional monsters come for him?
Thugs and despots need publicists, too.
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