Martin Amis, British author of era-defining novels, dies at 73
Writer Martin Amis has died at 73.…
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5 new fantasy novels invigorate old tropes
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The fantasy genre is known for…
‘Death of an Author’ Prophesies the Future of AI Novels
An LLM cannot write a cohesive, novel-length narrative from start to finish. At present, ChatGPT can produce roughly 600 words at a time, so in order to complete a novel, a human has to feed…
Two novels share Pulitzer in fiction as ‘His Name Is George Floyd’ wins…
Two novels, “Demon Copperhead” and “Trust,” shared the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, while “His Name Is George Floyd” took home the nonfiction prize. The winners and finalists for the 2023…
What is the next ‘Ponniyin Selvan’? Tamil literary pioneers recommend novels that…
The trend of adapting literary works to the big screen is now booming, thanks to directors like Vetri Maaran (whose recent release Viduthalai: Part 1 was an adaptation of B Jeyamohan’s…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘If Our Lives Were Novels’
Full CircleHome on short-term disability, my back “out” again, I hobbled on a cane to a lunchtime Brooklyn 12-step meeting to mark my fourth anniversary sober. After the meeting, Tom wished…
Peering Into the Future of Novels, With Trained Machines Ready
In a new novella, “Death of an Author,” the writer, Aidan Marchine, describes a subpar plate of nachos this way:“The cheese was congealed and the chips soggy, damp and smeared with a greasy…
2 novels to cure your winter blahs: Ephron’s ‘Heartburn’ and…
I met a good friend for…
3 new fantasy novels spin inventive narratives from old folklore
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The age of ‘climate fiction’: how Indian novels and cinema have spotlighted stark…
In Janice Pariat’s latest novel, Shai’s story begins with a declaration — “to go back to where I came from — the wettest place on Earth”. The protagonist of Everything the Light…