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Allegra Goodman has long been a novelist of conscience and close observation, attentive to the ways ordinary lives are shaped by faith, class, intellect, and love. Her latest novel, 'This Is Not About Us,' turns her gaze toward a group bound by shared beginnings and tested by adulthood.

Allegra Goodman has long been a novelist of conscience and close observation, attentive to the ways ordinary lives are shaped by faith, class, intellect, and love. Her latest novel, 'This Is Not About Us,' turns her gaze toward a group bound by shared beginnings and tested by adulthood.

Lauren Groff has long been one of the most daring and emotionally precise writers working today. Her new collection, ‘Brawler,’ returns her to the short story with a set of fierce, searching narratives about people pushed to their limits.

Lauren Groff has long been one of the most daring and emotionally precise writers working today. Her new collection, ‘Brawler,’ returns her to the short story with a set of fierce, searching narratives about people pushed to their limits.

"The Stories of John Cheever," published in 1978, brought together some of the finest short fiction ever written. The collection was honored with the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and it would go on to sell millions of copies and to define the American short story and shape generations of writers. In "When All the Men Wore Hats," Susan Cheever looks back on her father’s work and seeks to understand the connections between art and life.

Fannie Flagg is probably best known as an actress, comedian and author of the classic novel, “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café.” Her new book, “Something to Look Forward To: Fictions,” is an interconnected collection of stories. where we encounter voices that are funny, tender, mischievous, and wise.

A friend of author Richard Russo’s wife gave his novel “Empire Falls” to Ivanka Trump. Her response: “This is a book about poor people. Why would I want to read a book about poor people?” Russo tells us about his father, Martha’s Vineyard and green pens.

Vauhini Vara is a novelist and journalist who has covered technology for the Wall Street Journal and has written extensively on Artificial Intelligence.She was named a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist for her sci-fi/dystopian novel, "The Immortal King Rao." Born into a family of coconut farmers in India in the 1950s, King Rao, the novel’s protagonist, becomes the most accomplished tech CEO in the world and, eventually, the leader of a global, corporate-led government.Vara is also the author of a new book of short stories, "This Is Salvaged."

George Saunders is an American great, a writer who continues to astound, evolve and get deeper. His new book, “Liberation Day,” is his first collection of stories since his National Book Award finalist “Tenth of December” was published eight years ago.

"The Faraway World" is a collection of stories from Patricia Engel, the New York Times bestselling author of "Infinite Country." Intimate and panoramic, the stories bring to life the liminality of regret, the vibrancy of community, and the epic deeds and quiet moments of love.