Smith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead and Alive, reflects on middle age, climate change and generational gaps.
Zadie Smith
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New this week: Zadie Smith essays, a Cameron Crowe memoir and a ‘Sandwich’ sequel
New titles include Dead and Alive from Smith, The Uncool by Crowe and Wreck by Catherine Newman. Plus, fresh fiction from Susan Straight and Mark Z. Danielewski and a biography of Jesse Jackson.
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Zadie Smith is learning to accept the limits of time
Author Zadie Smith says she’ll miss being young. In this week’s Wild Card, Smith opens up about having enough time and growing older.


