The author’s work makes an excellent case that literature can explore virtue—even if his latest novel reveals its pitfalls.

Now, the Booker Prize-winning author is looking to hand in yet another unforgettable story in the form of his new novel, ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with author George Saunders on his latest novel Vigil, and why he finds himself revisiting death in his work.

The novel takes place over the course of the final earthly hours for a former oil company CEO and the spirit who comes to ...

By George Saunders. Random House; 192 pages; $28. Bloomsbury; £18.99. W hat is fiction for? In an idealistic view, it lets ...

His second, “Vigil,” out this month, came to him much more quickly.

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments ...

The prize-winning author’s philosophy of writing sounds like everything we need to know to become better people.

And anyway, perhaps the very act of reading a book – this book, any book – can help us become more understanding, more like ...

Vigil” opens with ultrawealthy oil executive K.J. Boone unconscious on his deathbed, where he is visited by Jill, an ...

Join George Saunders as he discusses his new novel, Vigil, exploring corporate greed through a unique ghostly perspective.