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A conceptual photo illustration of a traditional British bobby's police uniform with the face replaced by British currency.

Patrick Radden Keefe’s Portrait of a Crisis-Ridden Country

London Falling investigates the mysterious death of Zac Brettler—and captures the austerity-ravaged state of Britain.

Gwendoline Riley at Ravenscourt Park in London on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Gwendoline Riley Takes on the Puzzle of Aging

Her characters grapple with mean, stubborn, and lonely parents, and work out how to grow old without turning into them.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is the Try-Hard Sequel Millennials Deserve

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is the Try-Hard Sequel Millennials Deserve

Books & the Arts

o help combat the turbulent waters of mental illness, giving sufferers cash could be exactly the life raft they need. The illustration shows the concentric waves forming the turbulent outline of a person's face, and a dollar bill as a raft signifies the cash that could help.

Anna Louie Sussman

Should Doctors Prescribe Cleaner Air? Better Housing? A Dance Class?

A new book highlights the difficulty of treating mental health issues without addressing simple facts of poverty and injustice in people’s lives.

A photo illustration of four fish bowls each with an person's eye peering through the negative shape of a goldfish

The Generation That Got Stuck in Lockdown

The millennials in Andrew Martin’s new novel, Down Time, are treading water: caught between youth and age, breaking up, and settling down.