'The Deeper The Water The Uglier The Fish' Is A Darkly Beautiful Debut
Katya Apekina's debut novel follows a pair of sisters sent to live with their estranged father in New York, challenging the bonds between parents and siblings.
(Image credit: )
'The Shape Of The Ruins' Is Baggy, Discursive, But True At Its Core
Juan Gabriel Vásquez's new novel is packed with history, alternate history and conspiracies — though ultimately it's about neither history nor politics, but how they combine to shape one man.
(Image credit: )
'Night Moves' Captures Fleeting Moments In Chicago — And Life
Jessica Hopper's memoir oscillates between charting a story of gentrification, a young woman's love affair with Chicago, and the types of friendships that represent the texture of a city.
(Image credit: Christopher F Photography/Getty Images)
'Unclaimed Baggage' Is The Quintessential Southern Novel For Teens
Jen Doll's new novel follows a group of misfit kids working at Alabama's legendary Unclaimed Baggage store, a place where all kinds of lost things (and people, and one purple leopard suitcase) end up.
(Image credit: )
Investigative Journalist Aims To Expose Ills Of Privately Run Prisons
American Prison is the remarkable story of a journalist who spent four months working as a corrections officer — and a horrifying exposé of how prisoners are treated by a profiting corporation.
(Image credit: NPR)
'These Truths' Looks At America Through The Promises Of Its Beginning
By engaging with our country's past — and present — in an intellectually honest way, Jill Lepore has created a book that truly does encapsulate the American story in all its pain and triumph.
(Image credit: NPR)
In The Powerful 'Deviation,' Luce D'Eramo Rejects Her Past And Faces An Uncertain Future
First published in 1979 and now released in English for the first time, D'Eramo's autobiographical novel details her harrowing experiences in German labor camps during World War II.
(Image credit: )
Did A Real-Life Kidnapping Inspire Nabokov's 'Lolita'?
Sarah Weinman's The Real Lolita offers a compelling argument that Nabokov's 1955 novel had its roots in the 1948 abduction of 11-year-old Sally Horner — despite the author's claim to the contrary.
'Accessory To War' An Uncomfortable Wake-Up Call For Some
An "unspoken alliance" between scientists and the military had been brewing for millennia prior to Hiroshima. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang excel at detailing this union and its possible future.
(Image credit: Araya Diaz/Getty Images)
Homer's 'Unwilling' Women Are No Longer Quiet In 'The Silence Of The Girls'
Told from the perspective of Achilles' concubine, Briseis, Pat Barker's The Silence Of The Girls brings new life to the women of Homer's Iliad.
(Image credit: Cameron Pollack/NPR)
Apocalypse? Naw. 'Woman World' Is a Laid-Back Utopia
Aminder Dhaliwal's popular Instagram comic chronicles life in a world where men have gone extinct. It turns out, without men, life is pretty mellow — making for a sly critique of patriarchy.
(Image credit: Cameron Pollack/NPR)
Bill Cunningham: A Memoir Of Style On All Levels, High And Low
"The best fashion show is definitely on the street — always has been and always will be." Bill Cunningham
(Image credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images)
'The Dinosaur Artist' Dusts Off The Debate Over Who Should Own Fossils
Author Paige Williams brings the discussion to life by recounting the exploits of commercial fossil hunter Eric Prokopi, highlighting one find — a 24-ft.-long Tarbosaurus fossil, the book's star.
(Image credit: NPR)
'Football For A Buck' Tells The Story Of The USFL In All Its Doomed Glory
For three years in the 1980s, sports fans could enjoy football in the Spring. Master storyteller Jeff Pearlman describes the league's wild games, wilder players, and owners — including Donald Trump.
(Image credit: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
'The Real Lolita' Investigates The True Crime Story Of Sally Horner
Written in light of Nabokov's famous novel, the book stands out for its captivating mix of tenacious reporting, astute literary analysis, and passionate posthumous recognition of a defenseless child.
(Image credit: PR)
Everyone's Miserable In The 'Hot, Horrible' World Of 'Ponti'
Sharlene Teo's debut novel is a shimmering story of three women in Singapore, but its plot gets washed away among the grotesque and stomach-churning detail.
A Quiet Purpose Propels Pelecanos' Thriller 'The Man Who Came Uptown'
George Pelecanos' The Man Who Came Uptown may appear like another detective thriller novel, but a richer philosophy on prison literacy lies beneath its plot.
(Image credit: Emily Bogle/NPR)
Ken Starr's Memoir 'Contempt' Looks At The Rocky Road To Impeachment
"An indulgent and prosperous nation readily forgave Bill Clinton and instead blamed the prosecutor," Starr writes of investigating the president. "That would be me."
(Image credit: Lauren Victoria Burke/AP)
3 Required Romances For Your September Reading Pleasure
It's back to school season, which means required reading — so of course, we've got a list of great romances. And they're educational, too — plenty of lessons about life, love and happily ever after.
(Image credit: )
Bob Woodward Has Written About Presidencies. But Trump Book Is His First Indictment
In this account by the longtime journalist, President Trump appears convinced that the same braggadocio that made him rich and made him president will make the world conform to his own view of it.
(Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP)
Pages
Search this Site
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
