Review | ‘Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks’ by Patrick Radden Keefe
Whether rogues or villains, these real-life protagonists are compelling characters.
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Review | ‘The Magic Kingdom’ by Russell Banks
A tragic story carved from the swamps, creeks, and sawgrass of the Everglades.
Review | ‘Four Treasures of the Sky’ by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s debut novel travels from 1880s China to the American West.
Review | ‘In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss’ by Amy Bloom
The renowned fiction writer turns to memoir, with a very personal story of her terminally ill husband’s last days.
Review | ‘The Intimate City: Walking New York’ by Michael Kimmelman
A curated, lively, and very loving portrait of New York City at the height of the pandemic.
Review | ’Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius’ by Nick Hornby
Famed fiction writer Nick Hornby explores the connection between two of his heroes: Charles Dickens and the rock star, Prince.
Review | ‘The Magician’ by Colm Tóbín
Tóbín’s latest is a not quite worthy attempt to bring the life of writer Thomas Mann to the page.
Review | ‘Sea of Tranquility’ by Emily St. John Mandel
Building on her two previous efforts, Mandel’s newest novel zips through space and time to find tranquility.
Review | ‘Let Me Tell You What I Mean’ by Joan Didion
The art of the perfectly turned phrase in short dorm is on display in Joan Didion’s collection ‘Let Me Tell You What I Mean.’
Review | ‘A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class in Writing, Reading, and Life’ by George Saunders’
Lessons from Chekhov, Tolstoy, Turgenev, and Gogol.