Judy Blume Is Back With In the Unlikely Event, a Portrait of a Town Under Siege
In her first adult novel in 17 years, Judy Blume returns to preoccupations familiar to fans who met her at…
Book Reviews
How to Prepare for Mark Z. Danielewski’s The Familiar Vol. 1
Mark Z. Danielewski has forged an amazing reputation in a very short time. From his debut, House of Leaves, through subsequent…
7 Things to Heart About A Tale of Two Besties
If there are in fact multiple universes, each slightly different from this one, then there must be one in which…
7 Reasons Sarah Dessen’s Saint Anything Is a Must-Read
Sarah Dessen is one of the most iconic YA authors out there, and for good reason. Her books are amazing.…
Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes Is the Next Must-Read YA Fantasy
“You are an ember in the ashes, Elias Veturius. You will spark and burn, ravage and destroy. You cannot change…
Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes Is the Next Must-Read YA Fantasy
“You are an ember in the ashes, Elias Veturius. You will spark and burn, ravage and destroy. You cannot change…
God Help the Child, a Beautiful and Dangerous New Book by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison’s new novel, God Help the Child, is slim but dangerous, a blade without a handle. There’s no safety to be…
James Hannaham’s Delicious Foods Is This Year’s Must-Experience Book
There are books with a lowercase “b,” and books with an uppercase “B,” and then there are books so monumental—so…
6 Reasons David Duchovny’s Holy Cow Needs To Be Your Next Read
I have no idea how David Duchovny pitched his new novel Holy Cow to an agent or editor, but I…
Why Nick Hornby’s Funny Girl Is a Must for Every Reader
Nick Hornby is back with a charming, funny, heart-tugging novel you’ll want to gulp down in a single sitting. (As…
Oprah’s New Book Club Pick: Cynthia Bond’s Ruby
In piercingly lovely prose, Cynthia Bond’s Ruby, Oprah’s latest Book Club 2.0 pick, tells a deeply unsettling, unforgettable story. Ruby Bell…
The Otherworldly Magic and Ordinary Delights of Kelly Link’s Get in Trouble
“Light,” the final story in Kelly Link’s newest collection, is set in a world full of pocket universes, where twins grow…
Jane Smiley’s Some Luck, the First in a Trilogy, Stands on Its Own
A famous American post–World War I song struck a nerve by asking parents, “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the…
The Return of Hercule Poirot in Sophie Hannah’s The Monogram Murders
Whether you realize it or not, we cured death not so long ago—at least when it comes to literary characters.…
Redefining Happiness in Alice Munro’s Family Furnishings
“When is the best time in a man’s life?” In her autobiographical short story “Working for a Living,” Alice Munro…
Stephen King’s Revival Reveals a Life in Supernatural Peril
In the dedication to Revival, Stephen King includes a long list of “the people who built my house”: horror writers…
John Scalzi’s Lock In Is Sci-Fi at Its Most Human
John Scalzi made a name for himself writing science-fiction in one of its classic forms: warfare in space. His excellent Old…
The Laughing Monsters, a Spy Novel for the 21st Century
If you’re looking for a quick, edge-of-your-seat, can’t-put-it-down read, pick up National Book Award winner Denis Johnson’s newest novel, The Laughing Monsters. It’s…
15 Amazing Revelations from The Secret History of Wonder Woman
What does Wonder Woman, the superhero who first appeared in 1941, have to do with polyamory, pessaries, and the polygraph?…