Category — Books and Literature

In “Tomatoland,” Barry Estabrook delivers a withering criticism of the tactics of the tomato industry in South Florida, where the soil is as devoid of plant nutrients as a pile of moon rocks.

As the number of mixed-race people grows in the United States, writers and artists are challenging assumptions about identity.

Amitav Ghosh’s latest historical novel, “River of Smoke” the second in a proposed trilogy about the 19th century opium trade in Asia, was reason enough for Delhi’s intellectuals to celebrate the increasing popularity and success of Indian fiction.

Yoani Sánchez, a 35-year-old writer in Havana, has increasingly drawn attention as a chronicler of daily life under Castro.