By Jennifer Szalai Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Spain’s most storied ... By Nicholas Casey Our columnist on new books by David McCloskey, Sarah Sawyer ...

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Us Fools,” by Nora Lange, is a tale of two sisters living through the diseased expanse of the country’s recent history.

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Yang Shuang-zi’s “Taiwan Travelogue,” a National Book Award finalist, is a nesting-doll narrative about colonial power in its many forms.

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By Jennifer Szalai Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our columnist on new books by David McCloskey, Sarah Sawyer and Ragnar Jónasson. By Sarah Lyall “It is ...

By Jennifer Szalai Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. “It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I’ve ever done,” says the actress, whose new book of essays i ...