Sally Rooney is known for her contemplative, sometimes frustratingly quiet characters. Ivan and Peter, the brothers in Rooney ...

Thirty-two-year-old barrister Peter Koubek and his brother Ivan, a competitive chess player a decade his junior, share a ...

Sally Rooney’s new novel explores the relationship between two brothers grieving the death of their father, and follows their complicated love lives with Rooney’s usual panache.

Sally Rooney, author of "Conversations With Friends," released her newest novel "Intermezzo" on Sept. 24. Book review writer Elyea Soileau dissects the story's navigation of grief and loss while criti ...

But I find myself questioning this widely held point of view. Does “Intermezzo” actually reflect Rooney’s growth as an author? Book YouTuber Marcela Santos Brigida recently released a video ...

Catch up on the year’s best new novels with Katie Rosseinsky and Jessie Thompson’s edit of 2024’s most memorable fiction ...

In the late October afternoon, Defector Reads A Book then. Chess men on the cover. A colonnade. The question of brothers, ...

Intermezzo,” Sally Rooney’s newest novel, explores love and loneliness. Prying open the minds of her characters, Rooney ...

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