Boring Book Events? Not for Grady Hendrix.
The author of “How to Sell a Haunted House” learned the hard way that standing at the front of a mostly empty bookstore is no fun.
New Historical Fiction: Novels Rooted in History and a Sense of Place
Three new books whisk readers to days of yore in Italy, Scandinavia and Palestine.
Book Review: ‘Our Share of Night,’ by Mariana Enriquez
“Our Share of Night,” by Mariana Enriquez, is a bewitching brew of mystery, myth, wealthy occultists and mediums who can summon “the Darkness.”
Jojo Moyes’s Grandmother Knew a Bookworm When She Saw One
“It wasn’t a compliment,” says the writer, whose latest novel is “Someone Else’s Shoes.” “My weekly visits to her were usually spent with my nose buried between the pages.”
Newly Published, From Hip Hop Style to Psychic Weapons
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: ‘Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical,’ by Laurie Winer
Laurie Winer’s new book, “Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical,” takes the measure of Sondheim’s mentor and spiritual godfather.
Book Review: ‘The Declassification Engine,’ by Matthew Connelly
In “The Declassification Engine,” Matthew Connelly traces the evolution of America’s obsession with secrecy and the alarming implications for our understanding of the past.
Book Review: ‘Skull Water,’ by Heinz Insu Fenkl
In Heinz Insu Fenkl’s autobiographical novel “Skull Water,” a 1970s teenager suffers a grief that connects him to his forebears.
Book Review: ‘Western Lane,’ by Chetna Maroo
In Chetna Maroo’s debut novel, “Western Lane,” an adolescent girl mourns the death of her mother in the empty reverberations between points.
Book Review: ‘Why Trying to Return Home,” by Jennifer Maritza McCauley
The stories in Jennifer Maritza McCauley’s “When Trying to Return Home” range from present-day Puerto Rico to St. Louis in the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education.
Book Review: ‘Eastbound,’ by Maylis de Kerangal
In Maylis de Kerangal’s novel “Eastbound,” a young conscript becomes a hunted man in a very tight space.
Book Review: ‘My Nemesis,’ by Charmaine Craig
A bicoastal “friendship” between two couples culminates in accusations and tragedy in Charmaine Craig’s novel “My Nemesis.”
A showbiz striver gets one more moment in the spotlight in 'Up With the Sun'
Author Thomas Mallon's sweeping new historical novel captures a slice of gay life in mid-to-late 20th century America as it reimagines the life — and violent death — of B-list actor Dick Kallman.
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'Brutes' captures the simultaneous impatience and mercurial swings of girlhood
In plunging us into the collective mind of a group of girls watching the search for a missing girl, author Dizz Tate creates an original, stylistically ambitious take on well-trodden subject matter.
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Book Review: ‘Holding Fire,’ by Bryce Andrews
In his memoir “Holding Fire,” Bryce Andrews confronts the violence and guilt of past generations.
Book Review: ‘Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop,’ by Martin Puchner
Martin Puchner’s new book is a forceful rebuke to those who argue that culture can be owned by groups, nations, religions or races.
Book Review: ‘The Unfortunates,’ by J K Chukwu
J K Chukwu wrote “The Unfortunates,” her playful, powerful debut novel, in the form of an academic thesis.
Review: ‘A Hacker’s Mind,’ by Bruce Schneier
In “A Hacker’s Mind,” Bruce Schneier goes beyond the black-hoodie clichés.
Review: ‘Lives of the Wives,’ by Carmela Ciuraru
Carmela Ciuraru’s “Lives of the Wives” explores five literary unions fraught with resentment, ego and abysmal behavior.
Book Review: ‘Your Driver Is Waiting,’ by Priya Guns
Priya Guns takes on classism and racism in her debut novel, “Your Driver Is Waiting.”
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