Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing ...

This line of reasoning drives Marcy Dermansky’s slim and potent novel “Hot Air.” Known for her direct style and evocative storytelling, she’s exceptional as a sharp satirist. This arch ...

the enjoyably compact and engaging novel by Edward Ashton. Ashton's book isn't quite as successful as, say, Brazil, but it's an enjoyable and fairly effective sci-fi political satire with a ...