America, circa now. Things, most of which have been weird for a while, are getting distinctly weirder. The President of the United States is busy redecorating the White House and bent on buying ...

Maybe you’ve felt, in recent times, that the world has become a more uncertain place. Conflict, change, crisis. Political chancers and snake-oil salesmen crowding the public stage. Extremists and ...

It’s been 12 years since the maestro Thomas Pynchon’s last novel, and his 2025 release had fans ready and eager to reenter his world. Set in 1932, Shadow Ticket is simultaneously caper, quest, farce, ...