Make no mistake, those are indeed some of the best novels of the 21st century. But there are many others out there that are being overlooked, either because they are deceptively straightforward or wildly experimental, too commercial, or not commercial enough. Some of these titles you might ne...
Clarke. But the 21st century is living in its own golden age of sci-fi. Along with film and TV adaptations, novels like Cloud Atlas, The Road, The Martian, and Never Let Me Go are becoming more mainstream, and in some cases, even Oscar-worthy. But what about the books that aren't...
Gwinn, Mary Ann
This and the three novels that followed documented the ways misogyny and violence could determine lives, as well as the history of Italy in the late 20th century. 10 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2006) When Nigerian author Adichie was growing up, the Biafran war “...
As HILOBROW readers know, since 2014 I’ve endeavored to identify, read or re-read, and offer a few notes on the best 10 adventure novels, comics, and story collections published during each year of of the 20th century (from 1904–2003, that is, according to HILOBROW’s periodization ...
From essays to monographs, urban theory to graphic novels, each of the following either engage directly with or flirt on the edges of architecture. The books on this list were chosen by our editors, and are categorized loosely by type. Read on to see the books we consider valuable to ...
The Best Documentaries of the 21st Century: "13th," "All That Breathes," "Minding the Gap," "American Factory," "City Hall," and more.
for an historian to travel back in time and observe those events in person as they unfold. That’s the conceit at the heart ofConnie Willis‘ award-winning novels about mid-21st century Oxford historians who do exactly that.Blackoutis the first of a pair of those novels that trace the ad...
From Kristin Hannah, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit novels Firefly Lane , The Nightingale, and The Four Winds comes a novel about how one reckless night destroys the lives of three teenagers and their families. For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children...
That was certainly the case with “Dune,” a $165 million science fiction epic based on one of the most beloved science fiction novels of all time. Frank Herbert’s book was considered to be borderline unfilmable, but Denis Villeneuve’s clear passion for the material was enough to pull ...