What Does the Author of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Think You Should Read?
Delia Owens returns to “Beloved” every now and then: “One sentence from Toni Morrison can inspire a lifetime of writing.”
'The Cuban Comedy' Walks The Line Between Politics And Poetry
Pablo Medina's The Cuban Comedy walks a fine line between poetry and political satire. It follows a woman in rural 1960s Cuba who longs to be a poet, and the troubles she faces when she succeeds.
(Image credit: The Unnamed Press)
Enter The Quarantine Around 'Wilder Girls' At Your Own Risk
Rory Power's debut novel combines creeping, corrupting body horror with the intense bonds between teenage girls at an isolated school for a post-apocalypse story that's fresh, horrible and beautiful.
(Image credit: Delacorte Press)
A Reckoning With the Wars He Has Known
In his memoir, “Places and Names,” the Marine veteran Elliot Ackerman travels to Syria and sees a refracted image of the forever wars of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Girls Captured By Boko Haram Brought Into Focus In 'Beneath The Tamarind Tree'
Former CNN journalist Isha Sesay argues that the Nigerian government, the media, and the public have failed the 276 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the terrorist group five years ago.
(Image credit: Olamikan Gbemiga/AP)
'Saturday Night Ghost Club' Celebrates The Wonders And Horrors Of Being A Kid
Craig Davidson's new novel follows a group of kids through a strange summer of hunting urban legends — it's a coming-of-age story that's also about loss, particularly what we lose when we grow up.
(Image credit: Penguin Books)
Text on the Beach
Beach books are the cool aunts of the literary world: They drive with the top down and take you to new places. They’re memorable, challenging, warm and wise.
If You Could Stop Time, Would You? A Novel Puts a Dark Spin on the Question
During a worldwide economic collapse, the heroes of Andri Snaer Magnason’s “The Casket of Time” seal themselves in time-proof boxes. So does everyone else.
You've Heard 'Monstress' Is Great. But Just How Great Is It?
Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda's epic, gorgeous tale of a young woman with a monster inside her has won countless awards and been heaped with praise — but does it truly break new ground?
(Image credit: Image Comics)
Smart And Propulsive 'Copperhead' Asks: Can You Outrun Your Family's Sins?
Alexi Zentner's new novel follows a high school football star's efforts to separate himself from his racist family. It's an unsparing story about race, class and the limits of individual possibility.
(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)
'The Vagabonds' Details The Publicity-Encouraged Road Trips Of Edison And Ford
Jeff Guinn weaves in a portrait of America's burgeoning love affair with the automobile. But his book rests heavy on the men's positive attributes, while shying away from their "unfortunate flaws."
(Image credit: Donaldson Collection/Library of Congress/Getty Images)
In 'For The Good Of The Game,' Bud Selig Tells Of The MLB Steroid Era
The baseball commissioner's charming, informative memoir is about the best you can hope to read from a powerful professional sports insider --- even if Selig is too defensive on steroids.
(Image credit: Hans Pennink/AP)
How the Department of Defense Bankrolled Silicon Valley
“The Code,” by Margaret O’Mara, is an ambitious history of the cozy relationship between California’s tech start-ups and the federal government.
What Do the Sex Lives of ‘Three Women’ Tell Us About Female Desire?
To write her book, Lisa Taddeo spent thousands of hours over eight years getting to know her subjects in an effort to understand their erotic yearnings and obsessions.
‘Dapper Dan’ Gets Back to Harlem’s Roots
The renowned fashion designer Daniel R. Day recounts a life spent on the streets — and in the ateliers — of Upper Manhattan.
Corkscrew Twists and Turns Propel a Dark, Dark Legal Thriller
In Martin Clark’s “The Substitution Order,” the criminal justice system is irretrievably broken, exploited by con men, crooks and corrupt officials.
I Love My Brother, but He’s a White Supremacist
Alexi Zentner’s new novel, “Copperhead,” attempts to explain but not excuse institutionalized racism.
The Story of the Boko Haram Schoolgirls, by a Reporter Who Takes It Personally
“Beneath the Tamarind Tree,” by Isha Sesay, weaves an account of the Nigerian girls’ kidnapping with the story of her own mother, another African girl determined to get an education.
Can Food Help Women Resist the Patriarchy? This Novel Says Yes
Lara Williams’s debut novel, “Supper Club,” gathers insatiable women for bacchanalian gatherings.
Love and Fate: Are They Prisons We Can Never Escape?
In Ludmila Ulitskaya’s sprawling novel “Jacob’s Ladder,” the trials of a family’s women mirror those of generations of Russians.
Pages
Search this Site
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
