From George Saunders to the National Book Foundation, the literary world has been besieged by fake requests. Just like me. By Dan Barry “Starry and Restless,” by Julia Cooke, delivers an immersive ...

February 25, 2026 • Allegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in ...