An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York
By Dylan Gottlieb
Did those ambitious whippersnappers really ruin everything?
A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age
By Daniel J. Levitin
An entertaining, user-friendly primer on evaluating data wisely.
Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken
By Monica Bhide
The past and present mingle in this charming story about the healing power of food.
Wait. Who just snagged literature’s highest honor?
The writer and longtime activist hasn’t given up on the power of the electorate just yet.
Raif Badawi, The Voice of Freedom: My Husband, Our Story
By Ensaf Haidar with Andrea C. Hoffmann
A harrowing account of the price of freedom in Saudi Arabia.
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
By Amitav Ghosh
Why aren’t more literary novelists writing about the environment?
A House without Windows: A Novel
By Nadia Hashimi
A young lawyer searches for the truth behind an Afghan woman’s murder conviction.
This earnest narrative about a mother’s greatest loss blends memoir and investigative journalism.
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