New Ben Lerner, George Saunders gets metaphysical, and Tayari Jones makes her big post–American Marriage return.

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The Chinese writer’s fiction details how the country transformed on an intimate level after the Cultural Revolution.

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Facing an unraveling marriage, a middle-aged lawyer sets off on a road trip in the hopes of rekindling his life’s meaning.

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The critics’ top eight choices based on Christmas selections in national newspapers “Wild Swans”, Jung Chang’s 1991 memoir describing her and her family’s experiences under Chinese communism, was one ...

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Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing ...