Zain Khalid's novel "Brother Alive" is bracing magical realism

"Uncategorizable" is the flavor of the month in gay literary fiction. Even in as genre-free a landscape as that, Zain Khalid's much-anticipated first novel, "Brother Alive," stakes out new territory.

Jeremy Denk's music and memoir

In his new memoir, acclaimed classical pianist Jeremy Denk unveils his personal story, and on a new Nonesuch CD, he masterfully plays Mozart Piano Concertos.

Edmund White faces the future in 'A Previous Life'

With the publication of his latest novel, 'A Previous Life,' Edmund White joins the ranks of the great prolific artists who end their careers on a note of high ribaldry.

Matthew Aucoin on 'The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera'

Matthew Aucoin's new book, "The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera," focuses on opera's mysteries, the alchemy of opposites that fires it, and, perhaps most surprising of all, its unique and lasting power.

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