In “Ours Was the Shining Future,” the New York Times writer David Leonhardt dissects the country’s record on prosperity, arguing that progressive policies are best suited for achieving our ideals.
Authorized by the Orwell estate, “Julia,” by Sandra Newman, revisits the events of the dystopian classic, this time as seen by Winston Smith’s love interest.
The organization put the series on pause after several writers withdrew from events to protest its decision not to hold a reading last week with an author who had criticized Israel.
He wanted to put a face on the source of cells that led to striking medical advances, and through him a best seller and a movie did just that, telling Mrs. Lacks’s story.
In different ways, Saskia Hamilton’s “All Souls,” Robyn Schiff’s “Information Desk” and Major Jackson’s “Razzle Dazzle” contend with the creative impulse and the human condition.