Our columnist on three novels worth your time. By Sarah Lyall A middle-age man fighting illness and marital woe heads west in Ben Markovits’s poignant new novel, a Booker Prize finalist. By Alexandra ...

These days, most best sellers are written by authors with household names. Not these five breakout books. By Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris On the joys of having stories in my ears — and yes, ...

Muslim jihadists’ actions are consistent with centuries-old sharia law. It is a relief to hear a president give more than lip service to what has become a crisis for our ability to project power. The ...