Of all the weather phenomena, fog may be the richest in literary associations. To be in a fog is to have senses dimmed, to feel as if you're inhabiting a space between worlds. For early 20th century ...

Re “The Long Shadow of ‘American Dirt,’” by Pamela Paul (column, Jan. 29): I agree with Ms. Paul. Writers should not be bullied into portraying only those protagonists who are like them. And yet … Ms.

In early 2020, Jeanine Cummins’s novel “American Dirt” was released with fanfare. It had been sold to publisher Flatiron for seven figures in a bidding war and acquired glowing endorsements from ...

Flatiron Books, the publisher of “American Dirt,” said Wednesday that it was canceling its book tour because of safety concerns. In a statement, Bob Miller, Flatiron’s president and publisher, said, ...

On January 26, The New York Times published a column by Pamela Paul that commemorated the three-year anniversary of the publication and controversy surrounding “American Dirt,” a novel penned by ...

*It’s not often that we see Oprah Winfrey wince, so to speak, when she’s faced with criticism. Lately, however, she’s been showing signs of being vulnerable. A couple of weeks ago she backed out of a ...