Sharon Olds surveys the world and, through the filter of her poems, renews it for the reader.
Sharon Olds surveys the world and, through the filter of her poems, renews it for the reader.
Fiction
To flustered mothers, the internet-weary and anyone bewildered by contemporary life, Kate Baer’s collection will be a balm.
To flustered mothers, the internet-weary and anyone bewildered by contemporary life, Kate Baer’s collection will be a balm.
With his debut novel, Bobby Finger has created his own kind of Lake Wobegon: a vibrant literary locale that readers will be loath to leave. Here’s hoping for more tantalizing, tempestuous tales.
With his debut novel, Bobby Finger has created his own kind of Lake Wobegon: a vibrant literary locale that readers will be loath to leave. Here’s hoping for more tantalizing, tempestuous tales.
While all of her main characters are deeply—really deeply—flawed, Amanda Svensson has you rooting for them through their highs and lows.
While all of her main characters are deeply—really deeply—flawed, Amanda Svensson has you rooting for them through their highs and lows.
Whether you’re a fan of ghost stories, historical novels or both, The Night Ship stands a good chance of sweeping you along in its wake.
Whether you’re a fan of ghost stories, historical novels or both, The Night Ship stands a good chance of sweeping you along in its wake.
When Jordan Crane begins to blur the lines between past and present, reality and memory, truth and imagination, you must lean forward and hold on for one of the most memorable comics-driven rides of the year.
When Jordan Crane begins to blur the lines between past and present, reality and memory, truth and imagination, you must lean forward and hold on for one of the most memorable comics-driven rides of the year.
The narrator of Elizabeth McCracken’s The Hero of This Book doesn’t introduce herself by name, but she welcomes the reader to join her in processing her mother’s death.
The narrator of Elizabeth McCracken’s The Hero of This Book doesn’t introduce herself by name, but she welcomes the reader to join her in processing her mother’s death.
Patience is required to see Kate Atkinson’s latest puzzle through to its end, but the long game pays off, and there’s magic in seeing the whole unexpected picture.
Patience is required to see Kate Atkinson’s latest puzzle through to its end, but the long game pays off, and there’s magic in seeing the whole unexpected picture.
Not since Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend has a novel so deftly probed the magical and sometimes destructive friendships that can occur between two girls.
Not since Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend has a novel so deftly probed the magical and sometimes destructive friendships that can occur between two girls.
Nick Drnaso builds a world we think we understand. Then, methodically and slowly, he breaks it all down—and with it, our understanding of the human condition.
Nick Drnaso builds a world we think we understand. Then, methodically and slowly, he breaks it all down—and with it, our understanding of the human condition.
Less Is Lost, the companionable sequel to Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer-winning novel, Less, traces a hapless writer’s further misadventures.
Less Is Lost, the companionable sequel to Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer-winning novel, Less, traces a hapless writer’s further misadventures.
Kamila Shamsie’s eighth novel speculates about whether even the most cherished friendships could have an expiration date.
Kamila Shamsie’s eighth novel speculates about whether even the most cherished friendships could have an expiration date.
In Mr. Wilder and Me, bitterness isn’t part of Billy Wilder’s makeup, as Jonathan Coe emphasizes the director’s kindness and humility.
In Mr. Wilder and Me, bitterness isn’t part of Billy Wilder’s makeup, as Jonathan Coe emphasizes the director’s kindness and humility.
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