Books & Fiction: Graham Greene’s Dark Heart

Plus: Imbolo Mbue reads her story from this week’s issue; new poetry from Billy Collins and Ada Limón; and Louis Sachar. View in browser | Update your preferences Books Graham Greene’s Dark Heart Although the novelist grappled with the meaning of faith and with the global politics of his time, his true achievement is one of pure sensibility. By Joan Acocella The Writer’s Voice: Fiction from the Magazine Imbolo Mbue Reads “The Case for and Against Love Potions” The author reads her story from the March 22, 2021, issue of the magazine. Books Briefly Noted “Foregone,” “The Bad Muslim Discount,” “The Enlightenment,” and “Let the Lord Sort Them.” PAID POST Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses | NEW from The Folio Society An illustrated edition of Malorie Blackman’s award-winning novel is now available exclusively from The Folio Society. This sensational collector’s edition features striking artwork by Kingsley Nebechi and a new introduction by Benjamin Zephaniah. Poetry Poems “Days of Teen-Age Glory” “We passed the time and it passed us / without a sound except for the singing.” By Billy Collins Poems “Privacy” “What news / are they bringing of our world to the world / of the gods?” By Ada Limón On This Day Page-Turner The Children’s-Book Author Who Introduced Me to Style The Wayside School books by Louis Sachar—who was born sixty-seven years ago today—are lovely little lessons in craft, structured as neatly as a Rubik’s Cube. By Jia Tolentino More from The New Yorker The New Yorker Documentary The Escapism and Camaraderie of a Zoom Cooking Class In “Until Further Notice,” an out-of-work chef and dozens of amateur cooks find community at the height of the coronavirus lockdown. By Helen Rosner Photo Booth Picturing the Surreality of Grief for Mexico’s Disappeared Yael Martínez conjures a world of despair through what the viewer senses to be looming right outside the frame. By Ana Karina Zatarain You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for . Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.