FAMILY HISTORY

FICTION

Akin

By EMMA DONOGHUE

Reviewed by Heller McAlpin ×

In Emma Donoghue's latest novel, a man's quest to understand his family history gets tangled up with his family's future....

B&N PODCAST

The B&N Podcast: Chelsea Handler Gets Empathetic

Posted by The Barnes and Noble Review ×

The TV star and boundary-smashing comedian joins us to talk about finding herself lost in the midst of success -- and the unexpected journey into a trauma in the past that brought her back.

MEMOIR

The Mighty Franks

By MICHAEL FRANK

Essay by Heller McAlpin ×

Michael Frank's memoir explores the strange dynamic of a family whose sense of boundaries was always less than perfect. Essay by Heller McAlpin.

FAMILY HISTORY

American Ghost: A Family’s Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest

By HANNAH NORDHAUS

Reviewed by Jessica Ferri ×

Julia Staab died in 1896. Why then do some believe that she still haunts her Santa Fe home? Review by Jessica Ferri.

Long List

Precious Objects

by James Mustich ×

Alicia Oltuski's first-hand account of New York City's diamond district is engrossing, even if you've never stopped to wonder how those precious stones travel from South African mines to the...

Long List

Conscience

by Quindlen Krovatin ×

Louisa Thomas surveys the early-twentieth-century past of her own family when four brothers faced an ethical dilemma that divided one household: to serve in the military during the Great War...