'Float' Will Lift Your Mind Out Of Its Rut
Anne Carson's unconventional collection of 22 chapbooks can be read in any order, and covers everything from Helen of Troy to H.G. Wells — but mostly, it's about women taking back their own stories.
Sex, Death And Revolution (A Little Long-Winded) In 'Thus Bad Begins'
Javier Marias' new novel is, on the surface, a low-stakes spy story about a young man, his older mentor and a dysfunctional marriage. But really, it's about the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath.
Coming To Terms With A Bloody Past In 'Pull Me Under'
In Kelly Luce's new novel, a woman who calls her heart "the black organ" must return to the home she left long ago and the father she no longer speaks to, in order to confront her troubled past.
Volume 3 Of Eleanor Roosevelt Biography Chronicles The Rise Of An Activist
Feminist historian Blanche Wiesen Cook published the first volume of her biography of Roosevelt in 1992. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the newly released final volume is exhausting and exhilarating.
Faith, Sex And The South Intersect In 'Virgin'
April Ayers Lawson's debut story collection features young, often sheltered characters struggling with intimacy in a world where ordinary uncertainties are amplified by a fundamentalist upbringing.
Three Romances To Light Up Your Diwali
We're celebrating Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with three books sure to strike a spark of romance in your heart, no matter how long and dark the nights are getting.
In 'Table Manners,' A Rather Mannered Plea For Etiquette
Renowned chef Jeremiah Tower focuses on the consumption rather than the preparation of food in Table Manners. The book leans fussy and prim, turning a blind eye to hosts and hostesses short on cash.
'Certain Dark Things' Is A Compelling New Take On Vampires
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's new novel is set in a realistic, multidimensional Mexico City, where a young human boy meets a mysterious girl and gets caught up in a whirlwind of vampire-gang drug wars.
I Shall Faint: 'Unmentionable' Unpacks Victorian Womanhood
Therese Oneill's new Unmentionable is a snarkily informal history of the difficulty of being a woman in the Victorian Era, hemmed in from head to toe with countless rules about dress and manners.
Book Review: 'Garden Time,' W.S. Merwin
Our poetry reviewer, Tess Taylor, praises the most recent collection by W.S. Merwin called, Garden Time.
Fact, Fiction, History And Heart Converge In 'The Terranauts'
T.C. Boyle's new novel is ripped from the headlines ... of 1993. It follows the misadventures of a group of scientists conducting experiments in a hermetically sealed, Biosphere 2-like environment.
Charlotte Holmes Is On The Case In 'A Study In Scarlet Women'
Sherry Thomas' new novel presents a gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes tale, with a heroine who must battle not only the bad guys but also the Victorian era's unfair restrictions on women's lives.
'Thrill Me' Gets Personal About Life And Writing
Writer Benjamin Percy has been on both sides of the divide between literary and genre fiction, and Thrill Me is both a meditation on the writing life and a passionate argument against that divide.
'Blackacre': A Collection Of Poems About 'Searching And Being Buffeted'
Tess Taylor reviews the poetry collection Blackacre by Monica Youn.
In 'IQ,' A Sherlock For South Central
Joe Ide's debut novel follows Isaiah Quintabe, known as IQ around his Los Angeles neighborhood. IQ solves the crimes police won't touch — even when his clients can only pay him in chickens or tires.
A Fisherman And His Beautiful First Mate, On The Run In 'Girl From Venice'
Martin Cruz Smith's new World War II thriller follows a Venetian fisherman who saves a Jewish girl from pursuing Nazis — a predictable scenario, but one that surprisingly never goes stale.
Mary Oliver Issues A Full-Throated Spiritual Autobiography In 'Upstream'
Oliver's latest collection of essays reflect the author's passion for nature and literature. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Upstream presents a portrait of a visionary poet — and a "tough old broad."
'Mister Monkey' Channels Disappointment In Many Voices
Francine Prose takes a comparatively light comic turn in her new novel, about the disappointing lives of a group of people involved in an off-off-off-off-Broadway musical based on a children's book.
In 'Hag-Seed,' A Gentle Guide To Shakespeare's Stormy Island
Margaret Atwood's retelling of The Tempest follows the exiled director of a Shakespeare festival, now reduced to putting on shows with convicts at an isolated rural prison.
The 'Fireside Guide' Has Delightfully Simple Answers To Your Grown-Up Problems
The new Fireside Grown-Up Guide series is a throwback to the brightly-colored life lessons of your childhood. They're dark and dry and surprisingly funny, a pleasant tonic for your grown-up cares.
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