Flashlight by Susan Choi review big, bold and surprising
The novel, Flashlight, embodies the spirit of early-2000s American fiction, tackling familial lies and global issues through the lens of a child's perspective.
Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know by Mark Lilla review the enduring power of stupidity
Lilla's prose crackles with dry wit, elegantly addressing how we are both creatures who seek knowledge and yet often choose ignorance, a paradox of human existence.