Our columnist on three of the year’s most anticipated books. By Olivia Waite Jem Calder’s novel, “I Want You to Be Happy,” follows the flailing situationship between two aspiring writers with a ...

We loved Holden Caulfield at 16, but how does the book hold up? Six California writers unpack the enduring power of Salinger’s only novel as it turns 75. Get the latest news, events and more from the ...

Julie Buntin’s novel “Famous Men” complicates an old story with questions of ambition and consent. By Lauren Christensen Homer’s “Odyssey” is back in the headlines with this summer’s movie production, ...

June 23, 2026 • Facts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day in the newsroom, many of our journalists head home and escape into novels of all types.

The Book of Mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. One missionary, Elder Price, is an enthusiastic go-getter with a strong ...