In “The Furies,” the journalist Elizabeth Flock reports the stories of three women who fought back — to defend themselves, other women or their people.
Reading her audiobook memoir, “How to Say Babylon,” the poet gives voice to her Jamaican roots, her early ambition and the Rastafari father who would have quashed it.
For my family, reading Scarry together was itself like a car trip — the rare sort where no one gets cranky and the world, as seen from the back seat, is fresh and startling.
For my family, reading Scarry together was itself like a car trip — the rare sort where no one gets cranky and the world, as seen from the back seat, is fresh and startling.
Finishing “The Portrait of a Lady” leaves the author of “Old Crimes,” a new story collection, “a little more confident.” Meanwhile, Rod Serling has a place on her shelves.
Utah is a place of paradoxes, full of terrible beauty and complicated history. The writer Terry Tempest Williams recommends books to help you explore the state’s many facets.
In “How to Be a Renaissance Woman,” the historian Jill Burke explores the aesthetic expectations of an era — and just how they were achieved. (Recipes included.)
True to the promise of its title, “The Storm We Made” kicks up a weather system of epic proportions, ranging from military terror during World War II to domestic warmth.