20 Books of Summer

Territory of Light: A Japanese Novella About Motherhood and Survival

Yuko Tsushima's 1979 novella follows a young mother rebuilding life after abandonment. Essential reading.

American literature

Why If Beale Street Could Talk Still Rewards Readers

A blunt look at James Baldwin's 1974 novel as featured in "This Is the Canon," with our take on why…

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Modiano’s Missing Person: A Nobel Laureate’s Haunting Amnesia Tale

Discover Patrick Modiano's Prix Goncourt-winning novel about memory and identity