Juliet, Naked
The author of High Fidelity returns to a favorite subject: the heart of the pop music fan.
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James Ellroy: Blood’s A Rover
The author of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia and American Tabloid on the craft of writing, Dylan Thomas, and the…
The Pattern in the Carpet
Heller McAlpin reviews an intriguing puzzle of a memoir.
Jennifer Weiner
Three novels that offer both substance and pleasure.
The Magician’s Elephant
From the award-winning author, a tale in the tradition of Hans Christian Andersen.
That Old Cape Magic
In the latest from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, summer memories retain their bittersweet grip.
Unbeautiful Winner: Leonard Cohen
Considering Leonard Cohen’s place in the Tower of Song.
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo dives into the enigma of a young woman’s past.
Gabriel García Márquez: A Life
The life of a master of storytelling yields a narrative as weighty as one of its subject’s own novels.
The Walkable City: From Haussmann’s Boulevards to Jane Jacobs’ Streets and Beyond
What would life be like if driving weren’t the only way to get there?
The Weight of Heaven
Thrity Umrigar?s newest novel, The Weight of Heaven, straddles the United States and India as Frank and Ellie, a grieving…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The author of Half of a Yellow Sun on her new story collection.
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
The astounding career of the “Million Dollar String Bean.”
Let the Great World Spin
A man’s unlikely balancing act lends momentary grace to the chaos of a fragmenting city.
White Is for Witching
A malevolent house works its will on a family in this heady gothic tale.
Lean, Mean, and High-Toned Too: Richard Stark’s Parker Novels
The enduring appeal of Richard Stark’s dedicated crime professional, Parker.
The Story Sisters
A novel of three sisters whose charmed lives prove not so charming.