How Marlon James Confronted ‘the Story I Was Not Allowed to Live’ NYT > Top Stories By: MJ Franklin 30 August 2026 at 16:24 With “The Disappearers,” the Booker Prize-winning author has written his most personal novel yet. © Marcus Maddox for The New York Times“I don’t go to novels to be safe,” Marlon James said. “I go to novels to be titillated, to be scared, to be educated, to be frightened — honestly, to be appalled.”
He Was a Top Lawn Care Influencer on YouTube. Then Everything Went Haywire. NYT > Top Stories By: Jon Ronson 30 August 2026 at 12:00 Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform. © Chris Buck for The New York Times