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Syndicated columnist Or a race against time to foil a terrorist plot. Or a zombie apocalypse. A zombie apocalypse would definitely hit the spot. As some of you will recall, I gave up those and other literary pleasures a year ago, bidding farewell to the likes of Robert B. Parker, Tom Clancy and Stephen King. Before we knew all the awful things that 2020 would be — The Year of Pandemic, The Year of Racial Reckoning, The Year of Endless Election — I stood at this podium and put my own stamp o...

Leonard Pitts Or a race against time to foil a terrorist plot. Or a zombie apocalypse. A zombie apocalypse would definitely hit the spot. As some of you will recall, I gave up those and other literary pleasures a year ago, bidding farewell to the likes of Robert B. Parker, Tom Clancy and Stephen King. Before we knew all the awful things that 2020 would be — The Year of Pandemic, The Year of Racial Reckoning, The Year of Endless Election — I stood at this podium and put my own stamp on it: 2...

increase font size Leonard Pitts: After a year of reading books only by women, I’m a richer man for it My bias had deprived me of whole vistas of discovery. And if you choose to see in that a broader lesson, I won’t argue. By Leonard Pitts Jr.The Miami Herald Or a race against time to foil a terrorist plot. Or a zombie apocalypse. A zombie apocalypse would definitely hit the spot. As some of you will recall, I gave up those and other literary pleasures a year ago, bidding farewell to the ...

“A Promised Land,” out Tuesday in a worldwide release, eloquently and ruefully documents the first two and a half years of Obama’s presidency. Book with a title that was disproved shortly after publication: “Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us” by Donald Trump Jr. When Don Jr.’s book tour came to UCLA his speech was disrupted — but not by leftists, as promised in the subtitle. Instead, it was a right-wing group that took credit for the sustained yelling...

Michel Faber’s ‘D’ is a quirky adventure for readers young and old Ron Charles © Hanover Square In this year of unspeakable loss, it feels uncouth to recommend the story of a loss that is literally unspeakable. But hear me out, because Michel Faber’s new novel is a strange delight — particularly if you have a child around to share it with. There has always been an element of innocence in Faber’s work, though it has often felt overwhelmed by horror and sufferin...