A Novel of Sexual Obsession Has Something to Say About How We Tell Stories
“22 Minutes of Unconditional Love,” by Daphne Merkin, muses on the process of making up stories while recounting a young woman’s torrid affair with an older man.
What Happens When Your Baby Isn’t Who You Expected?
In “Raising a Rare Girl,” Heather Lanier writes about a daughter who has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.
In ‘Want,’ a Lost Friendship and the Anxieties of the Modern Family
Lynn Steger Strong’s new novel follows a Brooklyn wife and mother through professional failure, bankruptcy and the legacy of her past traumas.
In ‘The Golden Cage,’ a Kept Woman Grabs the Keys to the Kingdom
Camilla Lackberg shows how stifled ambition never really goes away. It just bides its time.
What’s Wrong With Men in America?
Two new story collections reveal the toxicities of (mostly white) masculinity, from the frat house to the Midwestern farm.
How Do You Tell Your Child He Is Undocumented?
In Lysley Tenorio’s debut novel, “The Son of Good Fortune,” the Filipino-American journey is over before the story even begins.
The Moral of These Stories? ‘You Are Not as Special as You Think’
In “Cool for America,” Andrew Martin’s characters are caught in a lingering post-adolescence, stretching for a certainty that eludes them.
What if You Didn’t Know Who You Were? What if No One Did?
In Robin Wasserman’s new novel, “Mother Daughter Widow Wife,” a young woman found on a city bus has no identification, no memory, and no one looking for her.
When Bonnie Met Clyde
Christina Schwarz’s fifth novel tells the life story of half of the famous duo, showing the loneliness of life on the lam.
A Sudden Tragedy Leads to Unsinkable Family Secrets
Set in Atlantic City in the 1930s, Rachel Beanland’s debut novel wades through heartbreak.
Jeff VanderMeer’s Young Adult Novel Is a Madcap Magical Mash-Up
Fans of his Borne trilogy, whether young or old, will find much to enjoy in “A Peculiar Peril.”
Who Is Duchess Goldblatt?
A memoir from a Twitter celebrity doesn’t name names, but it does provide an entertaining back story.
On the Path to Recovery, One Step at a Time Is Easier Said Than Done
Erica C. Barnett’s memoir, “Quitter,” chronicles her long and winding road to an alcohol-free life.
When American Politics Turned Toxic
Julian E. Zelizer’s “Burning Down the House” sees Newt Gingrich’s rise in Congress as a turning point in political history.
Ben Ehrenreich’s Dispatches From the Beginning and End of the World
In “Desert Notebooks,” a study of arid America reveals the roots of our present calamities.
How to Sell Your Rape Story
There’s nothing special about my story. That’s the point.
These Radical Black Thrillers Fantasized About Dismantling the Police
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a series of novels by Black authors married revolutionary politics with pulp fiction. Their plotlines remain distressingly relevant.
8 Picture Books That Let Young Minds Wonder and Wander on Their Own
These journeys of the imagination explore what it means to be human.
Jules Feiffer on His Long, Varied Career
Feiffer talks about his new picture book and more, and Steve Inskeep discusses “Imperfect Union.”
Considering the American Voice
Irving Howe wrote for the Book Review about American literature — “moving from visions to problems, from ecstasy to trouble, from self to society” — on July 4, 1976. “Land of the free? Yes, but also home of the exploited.”
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