Much of ‘The Margot Affair’ has a very cinematic quality to it, in the vein of classic French cinema.
Much of ‘The Margot Affair’ has a very cinematic quality to it, in the vein of classic French cinema.
Family Drama
The clash between rich and poor animates J. Courtney Sullivan’s quietly perceptive new novel.
The clash between rich and poor animates J. Courtney Sullivan’s quietly perceptive new novel.
Lee Conell’s debut will make you laugh even as you grapple with how money defines many of its characters’ most significant choices.
Lee Conell’s debut will make you laugh even as you grapple with how money defines many of its characters’ most significant choices.
Rachel Beanland loosely based her first novel on the story of her great-great-aunt Florence. It’s a worthy tribute and a satisfying historical family drama.
Rachel Beanland loosely based her first novel on the story of her great-great-aunt Florence. It’s a worthy tribute and a satisfying historical family drama.
Funny and relatable, this is a tender tale of two women who are lost and alone, but who eventually become allies and each other’s biggest champions.
Funny and relatable, this is a tender tale of two women who are lost and alone, but who eventually become allies and each other’s biggest champions.
In the late 19th century, two sisters founded two fried chicken joints, Chicken Mimi’s and Chicken Frannie’s. The rivalry continues to the present day.
In the late 19th century, two sisters founded two fried chicken joints, Chicken Mimi’s and Chicken Frannie’s. The rivalry continues to the present day.
A story of good but difficult characters and the openhearted people who love them, ‘All My Mother’s Lovers’ is a compassionate and insightful work.
A story of good but difficult characters and the openhearted people who love them, ‘All My Mother’s Lovers’ is a compassionate and insightful work.
In the hands of an author with darker leanings, this novel could have morphed into a creep show, but Kate Russo plays on the lighter side.
In the hands of an author with darker leanings, this novel could have morphed into a creep show, but Kate Russo plays on the lighter side.
Lisa Duffy paints a portrait of a community of people trying to find out who they are—and with whom they can be themselves.
Lisa Duffy paints a portrait of a community of people trying to find out who they are—and with whom they can be themselves.
Emma Straub’s writing is witty, informal and deceptively simple, drawing readers in as if they’re having a conversation with a close friend.
Emma Straub’s writing is witty, informal and deceptively simple, drawing readers in as if they’re having a conversation with a close friend.
While ‘The Prettiest Star’ is bleak, it moves along at a clip, offering some surprises and a couple of unlikely, brave heroes.
While ‘The Prettiest Star’ is bleak, it moves along at a clip, offering some surprises and a couple of unlikely, brave heroes.
‘Home Making’ is short on action, long on furniture and color schemes.
‘Home Making’ is short on action, long on furniture and color schemes.
‘Saint X’ is a nuanced examination of class, privilege and the terrible ways that tragedy can echo forward in time.
‘Saint X’ is a nuanced examination of class, privilege and the terrible ways that tragedy can echo forward in time.
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