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“Commitment,” by Mona Simpson (Alfred A. Knopf) Mona Simpson’s latest novel “Commitment” is a minimalist masterpiece, exploring the large and small ways that a diagnosis of mental illness affects a family.

“Commitment,” by Mona Simpson (Alfred A. Knopf) Mona Simpson’s latest novel “Commitment” is a minimalist masterpiece, exploring the large and small ways that a diagnosis of mental illness affects a family.

“Commitment,” by Mona Simpson (Alfred A. Knopf)

Highlights from the Washington Post, New York Times, Reuters and others.

A look at the collateral damage of homelessness.

In Mona Simpson’s new novel, “Commitment,” a precariously functioning family fractures under the pressure of mental illness. Or does it?

The artist Didier William envisions new releases by Victor LaValle, Mona Simpson and more.

Mona Simpson understands the epic tale within every life. She explains the personal roots of "Commitment," about children whose mother is institutionalized.

“Certain men are constitutionally incapable of reading one of the greatest novels ever written,” says the author, whose new novel is “Commitment.”

Sci-fi author Annalee Newitz brings "The Terraformers" to the L.A. Times Book Club on March 28