Whether he sets his tales in Africa, England, his native Trinidad or anywhere else, V. S. Naipaul is always writing about V. S. Naipaul. In this respect, "The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief," his 30th book and 16th volume of nonfiction, is not different. This latest journey to the continent is part of a larger whole, the developing narrative of a single consciousness.

Journalist and poet Eliza Griswold wanted to learn about the conflict for herself up close and personal by talking to real people in the midst of it all. ...

Eliza Griswold's "The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam" examines the land along the line of latitude 700 miles ...

Eliza Griswold's "The Tenth Parallel" began as a probe of religious fundamentalism's link to violence. After traveling through Africa ...