Is it cheesy to open this review with “What a time to be alive, indeed”? Almost certainly, but Jade Chang embraces clumsy cheesiness in her new novel about an L.A. spirituality influencer named Lola ...

What a way to die. And what a time to be alive, a time when a 32-year-old man might fall seven stories to his death while attempting a trick for a skateboarding video. And why? Because just the ...

How does one respond to grief? In Jade Chang’s sophomore novel, “What a Time to Be Alive,” the answer is, at least, creative: become an influencer and start paying off your student loans. Lola ...

Is it cheesy to open this review with “What a time to be alive, indeed”? Almost certainly, but Jade Chang embraces clumsy cheesiness in her new novel about an L.A. spirituality influencer named Lola ...