David L. Ulin’s best books of 2013

A surprising inquiry into empathy and storytelling that looks at the tales that sustain us.

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Dec. 19, 2013 11:30 AM PT

In this time when news is disseminated ever more quickly, we asked our critics to list the best of entertainment and culture in 2013 in tweet form. Explore Ulin’s list here and click through for his tweets, as well as more in-depth essays.

A novel about the 1970s New York art scene that raises questions about the tension between art and artifice.

MORE: Interview with the author (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

This remarkable essay collection blurs fact and fiction, rethinking ideas about race, class and criticism.

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