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José Vadi's "Chipped: Writing From a Skateboarder's Lens" is a granular but accessible look at the practice and subculture of the sport.

June Papers, the brisk, smart narrator of James W. Jennings' new novel, is an artist and substitute teacher in New York, faced with the prospect of homelessness. "I have a master's degree in fine arts. I also have $100k in student loans and transgressions on my record that at times require explan

Though the pandemic may have helped writers increase their productivity, everything that comes after completing the first draft of a manuscript has taken a hit.

Print If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Even under quarantine, it isn’t always possible to get through all the books you want to read — not with so much Zoom schooling and doom-scrolling to do. As the holidays start creeping up and leisure time starts to stretch, it’s the perfect time to give the right person just the right book, or five or 10. Herewith, a carefully curated list of the most en...