Book Review | ‘Exit Party’ by Emily St. John Mandel
A requiem for an alternate world not unlike our own.
Author: David Starkey
Review | ‘Almost Grown: A New York Memoir’ by Jesse Malin
A literary coming-of-age story of a punk rocker, with New York city as another central character.
Book Review | ‘Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old’ by Mary Beard
A warning not to let a sense of reverence dampen the impact of classic works.
Book Review | ‘Python’s Kiss: Stories by Louise Erdrich’
Famed novelist’s new story collection offers a welcome array of literary adventures.
Book Review | ‘White River Crossing’ by Ian McGuire
A page-turning tale about a perilous expedition for gold in the sub-arctic Canadian wilderness of 1766.
Book Review | ‘Land’ by Maggie O’Farrell
An Irish historical novel and hymn to the importance of natural spaces, from the author of ‘Hamnet’.
Book Review | ‘Gerhard Richter,’ edited by Dieter Schwarz and Nicholas Serota
A lavish monograph retraces the 60-year career of one of the leading artists of contemporary painting.
Book Review | ‘Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums’ by Dolly Jørgensen
A meditation on what’s lost and what endures.
Book Review | ‘Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays’ by Joe Bonomo
Author cranks up the volume with an ode to random music.
‘Memory Rehearsal’ Is Rooted in Santa Barbara
Author Eleni Sikelianos discusses her new book at Santa Barbara Museum of Art on May 21.
