Austin Kelley’s new novel is a philosophical detective story in which the objective, verifiable world is a hypothesis, not a given.

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To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

In 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump announced his intentions to “open up our libel laws,” so when legacy media outlets like The New York Times or The Washington Post “write purposely ...