“I really liked Ben Lerner’s Leaving the Atocha Station . . . . It is incredibly smart. It’s terrifying how smart this author is. It’s about a guy who gets a fellowship in Spain and goes there with the understanding he speaks the language, but he really doesn’t . . . . He’s reporting all these things, but you’re not sure he’s reporting them right. It’s really about what art can mean in our lives. ”
Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins
Khaled Hosseini’s novels about Afghanistan and its people can break your heart. But readers are not the only ones who find themselves deeply moved by the darker elements of his stories.
A journalist’s very personal account of how his home country progressed into a state of drug wars, violence and corruption
Batman Incorporated: Demon Star. Grant Morison and Chris Burnham. DC Comics. 176 pages. $24.99.
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