Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett, George Saunders and Veronica Roth return with new novels; Jennette McCurdy makes her fiction debut; and more. By Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson In “Advance Britannia,” ...

Students react to a newsletter about the rise of cynicism and how to cultivate optimism in the new year. By The Learning Network The Times Upshot reporter Claire Cain Miller joins us in January to ...